Monday, October 21, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
Hervé Niquet discusses Grétry’s opera, Richard, Coeur de Lion with Colin Clarke Opéra Versailles’s production of Grétry’s Richard, Coeur de Lion recently was a great success (review click here). The morning after the first performance of...Monday, October 21, 2019 from I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
The Crypt Sessions presents the JACK Quartet’s Lines Made by Walking The Crypt Sessions presents the JACK Quartet in its.. The post This week: concerts in New York (October 21, 2019 – October 27, 2019) appeared first on I CARE IF...Monday, October 21, 2019 from Adaptistration
I was listening to a classical music podcast over the weekend and the host, a professional musician, was interviewing an orchestra CEO. At one point in the conversation, they started talking about manager vs. musician compensation. What...Monday, October 21, 2019 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Vaughan Williams Tallis Fantasia , two movements from Five Mystical Songs , Richard Blackford Canticle of Winter , Pieta ; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Huw Montague Rendall, Amy Dickson, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Gavin Carr;...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
Beethoven, Whitehead, Glinka, Bruch, Brahms: Jacquin Trio (Jessie Grimes [clarinet], Kay Stephen [viola], Charis Hanning [piano]). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand. 13.10.2019. (PSe) Beethoven (arr. Klengel) – Trio in B-flat major,...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chœurs de l’Opéra national du Rhin, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg / Antony Hermus (conductor), Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg, 19.10.2019. (RP) Production: Director – Nicola Raab Sets...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
Ravel, Lalo, Christopher Rouse: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Louis Langrée (conductor), Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH, 19.10.2019. (RDA) Ravel – Boléro Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole Christopher Rouse – Symphony No.6 Christopher...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The Simply Quartet from Austria has this week been awarded 1st prize in the String Quartet Category at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition – in Copenhagen, Denmark. Comprising violinists Danfeng Shen and Antonia...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from ArtsJournal
A consultant tells the BSO that it needs a “vision” in order to deal with the debt and the uncertain future. The consultant said that “the BSO should be building a blueprint for the next seven to 10 years. In Detroit,...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Classical music | The Guardian
Coliseum, London It’s been three decades since Harrison Birtwistle’s challenging opera has been staged. Musically this might be excellent, but the gaudy and self-indulgent staging does nothing to illuminate the work’s complexities When...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Music and Vision
Giuseppe Pennisi listens to Berlioz's 'Grande Messe des morts'Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Classical-Music.com
Rating: 0 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Composed: 1862-7
Premiered: 21 June 1868, Munich In 16th-century Nuremberg, the goldsmith Pogner causes a stir by announcing that he is to hold a song contest with the...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from The Classical Piano and Music Education Blog
Today’s blog post has been recently published in EPTA’s (or the European Piano Teachers Association) flagship UK publication Piano Professional, for which I write a feature technique article. It’s the second article...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from Classical music | The Guardian
A live album captures the bestselling collaboration on their final tour. Plus, another superb recording from St John’s, Cambridge • Who would have guessed that a British male-voice quartet and a Norwegian saxophonist would form a lasting...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor Op. 47 premiered on this day in 1905. The first performance was given by Czech violinist Karel Halíř – with Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Court Orchestra. The work’s initial...Sunday, October 20, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Tonight’s all-viola celebration, led by conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Christopher Rountree, featuring violists Robert Diaz, Cynthia Phelps and Tabea Zimmermann. This evening’s program, entitled ‘New Classic Viola’, includes:...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Legendary British cellist Jacqueline du Pre died on this day in 1987 from Multiple Sclerosis – aged 42. Despite being forced to retire from the concert stage aged just 28, Ms du Pré is widely respected as one of the finest musicians of...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from The Classical Review
Cincinnati. One of the country’s most venerable ensembles, the Cincinnati Symphony […]Saturday, October 19, 2019 from ArtsJournal
“‘I am not an Otello,’ Thomas says … [Yet] suddenly, it seems that Otello is all anybody wants to hear from him. … The problem [is] that there are very few tenors, white or black, who are able to sing the role. Thomas,...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
R. Strauss, Salome: Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.10.2019. (MC) Production: Stage Director – Krzysztof Warlikowski Sets and Costumes – Małgorzata Szczęśniak Lighting – Felice Ross...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Peninsula Reviews
A large audience turned out Friday evening for the opening night of Santa Catalina’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, which will be running for four performances during the next two weeks. The stagecraft for this production was...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Music and Vision
Alicia Alonso (1920-2019)Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Music and Vision
The young Spanish pianist will give a recital in New York citySaturday, October 19, 2019 from The Independent - Classical
Don Pasquale has always invited playfulness, but Damiano Michieletto's take might be an experiment too far, writes Michael ChurchSaturday, October 19, 2019 from Classical music | The Guardian
Royal Opera House; Glyndebourne, East Sussex; Linbury theatre, London Everything revolves around Bryn Terfel’s tremendous, tragicomic Don Pasquale; Verdi holds his own in a concept-laden Rigoletto. And second-guessing Schumann… On its...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Composer Leos Janacek collecting folk songs in 1906 You are never far from some Czech music, the Royal Opera has a new production of Janacek's Jenufa next year with Asmik Grigorian and Karita Mattila, and Garsington Opera is presenting...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
George Frideric Handel Brockes Passion ; Elizabeth Watts, Robert Murray, Cody Quattlebaum, Ruby Hughes, Rachael Lloyd, Tim Mead, Nicky Spence, Gwilym Bowen, Morgan Pearse, Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr; AAM Reviewed by Robert...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Christophe Rousset The recent recording of Gounod's Faust on Palazzetto Bru Zane represents something of a new departure for Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques , who are known for their performances of French Baroque...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Classical-Music.com
Rating: 0 We all know it. Accompanied by spasmodic strings and the occasional contrasting legato from a violin, a minimalistic tune made of just a few notes on the piano conjures up a nostalgic atmosphere. It’s the theme of...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content
Doreen Carwithen’s Overture: Bishop Rock was first heard on Monday 14 July during the 1952 season of Promenade Concerts at the Town Hall in Birmingham. The City of Birmingham Orchestra was conducted by Rudolf Schwarz. Other music heard...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from Classics Today
This excellent recital assembles music by five American composers, Griffes, Ives, Carter, Zaimont and Barber, into a thoughtful program consisting of three major works and two shorter ones. First the small stuff. Ives’ The Alcotts...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The Violin Channel this week caught up with respected Viola Professor, Tabea Zimmermann – at the New World Symphony’s ‘Viola Visions‘ Festival, in Miami Beach. We sat her down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions – to help gain some...Saturday, October 19, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
A series of masterclasses, led by conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and viola pedagogues Kim Kashkashian and Tabea Zimmermann – with student violists Alec Luna, Teresa Mejias and Mikel Rolley. Recorded live on the 18th of October,...Friday, October 18, 2019 from Violinist.com
By Laurie Niles: If you asked me 15 years ago if I preferred a wooden or carbon fiber bow, I probably would have said "wooden" without any hesitation. But carbon fiber bows keep getting better and better, and at this point, I've tried...Friday, October 18, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
National Theatre Live – Bridge Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: recorded live at the Bridge Theatre and shown at Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 17.10.2019. (JPr) Production: Director – Nicholas Hytner...Friday, October 18, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The three ensembles progressing to the Final Round of the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition String Quartet Category have today been announced – in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 2019 String Quartet Finalists are:...Friday, October 18, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Orchestral masterclass with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and violists Roberto Diaz, Cynthia Phelps and Jonathan Vinocour – focusing on the most popular viola excerpts from the viola canon. Recorded live on the 18th of October,...Friday, October 18, 2019 from ArtsJournal
For music fans, the news last Thursday that WNYC will end New Sounds, a show hosted by John Schaefer since its debut in 1982, has provoked a deep sense of mourning and nostalgia for both the show and the city’s eroding arts and...Friday, October 18, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Chilean-American violist, Roberto Diaz and pianist Tao Lin performing Brahms’ Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat. Recorded live on the 11th of April, 2019 – at the Wang Opera Center, in Naples, Florida, United States. ROBERTO DIAZ...Friday, October 18, 2019 from Classical Voice North America
By Sean Erwin MIAMI BEACH – The New World Symphony's Viola Visions Festival sampled viola-centric music over 300 years, revealing a surprising history of negotiations between the human body and a mid-voice instrument still evolving.Friday, October 18, 2019 from ArtsJournal
“I’ve talked to people who feel they know Bach very well, but they aren’t aware of the time he was imprisoned for a month. They never learned about Bach pulling a knife on a fellow musician during a street fight. They never heard...Friday, October 18, 2019 from Violinist.com
By Laurie Niles: Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well...Friday, October 18, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major premiered on this day in 1923. The first performance was given by violinist Marcel Darrieux with The Paris Opera – conducted by Serge Koussevitzky. Prokofiev composed the...Friday, October 18, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Johannes Brahms’ Double Concerto in A Minor Op. 102 for violin, cello and orchestra premiered on this day in 1887. The first performance was given by cellist Robert Hausmann and violinist Joseph Joachim. The concerto was, in part, a...Friday, October 18, 2019 from ArtsJournal
This Little Light of Mine: The inimitable Mr. Cummings speaks to the League’s annual meeting about how the arts has the power to change lives. “As I march toward the twilight of my life, there’s nothing more important...Friday, October 18, 2019 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Incredible archival performance of the then 15-year-old Tabea Zimmermann’s 1st prize winning performance in the Final of the 1982 Geneva International Music Competition. Watch Tabea perform live this week at the New World Symphony’s 2019...Friday, October 18, 2019 from ArtsJournal
“When what we listen to is all based on algorithms, you’re fed things that will already fit your taste. My intention with the show was always to make it like a series of doors. You could peek in and you could go into that door if you...Friday, October 18, 2019 from Seen and Heard International
Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Statisterie Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 11.10.2019. (MC) Production: ...Friday, October 18, 2019 from CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST
Márta Kurtág has died. Her relationship with György Kurtág was very much a partnership of creative equals partnership. They were together for 73 years, working, playing and inspiring each other. Shockingly, wikipedia leaves her out...Friday, October 18, 2019 from Classics Today
Thursday, October 17, 2009 8pm. Carnegie Hall, NY Bach and Mendelssohn always go well together, the one having been a major influence on the other, and so it proved Thursday evening at Carnegie Hall, when the Orchestra of St. Luke’s...