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George Enescu Festival 2021 [1]: (SS) Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro, Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, 14.9.2021. Part I: Gli antichi Salamone Rossi – Sinfonia grave (Il primo libro delle sinfonie et gagliarde) Monteverdi – Penelope’s...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
The Mozartists/Page (Signum) Ian Page’s live recording is a lively introduction to the music of Niccolò Jommelli, who, like the Bee Gees two centuries later, had an ear for a striking harmony Niccolò Jommelli, as none but the most...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Akademie der Künste Berlin's Busoni Composition Prize was donated by Aribert Reimann in 1988 and is presented every two to three years to young emerging composers. Santos’ music is distinguished by a lively richness of sound from...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The French-Canadian organization Mécénat Musica launched their Mini-Concerts Santé initiative in 2020, which provided 4,900 concerts to 36,000 members of the public. Small groups of musicians went door-to-door on the streets of...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from ArtsJournal
In renegotiations for the final year (2021-22) of the current contract, management had proposed cutting salaries in half, down to $17,710 per year. Their latest offer, said to be final, is to cut the roster of full-time players from 71...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Usually held annually in Bonn, Germany, the 2020 Beethovenfest and celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday was cancelled due to COVID-19 and imposed restrictions. The festival was able to return this year, presenting over 50...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from ArtsJournal
“[The orchestra’s music director] announced that he would leave his post at the end of the 2023-24 season, saying that the pandemic had made him rethink his life and priorities.” He’ll also step down from the Hong...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Lutosławski, Dvořák, Bartók: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 15.09.2021. (CS) Lutosławski – Partita for violin and piano (1984) Dvořák – Violin Sonata in F Op.57 (1880) Bartók – Violin Sonata...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Jérôme Pernoo was originally suspended from the Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMDP) following accusations of sexual misconduct towards male students. He was reinstated in July 2021, following the expiration of...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Music and Vision
'Songs of Travel and Home' performed by Jullien van Mellaerts, recommended by Geoff Pearce. '... a singer with a very expressive voice, a pleasing tone, a great insight into the music he sings ...'Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
Lammermuir festival A chamber music programme of Ives and Schubert saw Denk, the festival’s artist-in-residence, at his best Lammermuir festival’s artist-in-residence Jeremy Denk is a multi-faceted, intelligent pianist, equally at home...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from Adaptistration
Get Your Magic is a collaboration of Annapolis Performing Arts organizations joining forces to get you back inside our venues for the best entertainment Annapolis has to offer. Participants include Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, The...Thursday, September 16, 2021 from British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content
Before listening to John Ireland’s Trio in D for clarinet, cello and piano, I recommend reading the excellent essay by Stephen Fox at MusicWeb International . I have noted before that this is an excellent piece of musical scholarship,...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Verdi’s Requiem – The Met Remembers 9/11: Ailyn Pérez (soprano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Eric Owens (bass-baritone), Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from ArtsJournal
“Traditional a cappella groups cover pop lyrics and full music beds with impressive skill. But one group in South Korea, called MayTree, is taking the genre further to mimic the digital devices that occupy our lives.” (audio)...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Thomastik-Infeld announced the launch of the Expanded Line of the DOMINANT PRO Violin String Set. Suitable for chamber musicians, soloists, and orchestral musicians, the new set expands upon the possibilities of the legendary...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
To help celebrate the international release of the newly expanded line of the Thomastik-Infeld DOMINANT PRO Violin String Set, The Violin Channel, in conjunction with our good friends at Thomastik, in Vienna, are hosting an...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from ArtsJournal
LA Phil violist Ingrid Hutman: “When we’re injured, we tend to go to sports doctors because that’s what’s available. It’s very difficult to find practitioners who understand the peculiarities of musicians...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
The piano concertos, like his operas, are where you get to meet Mozart himself. And what you find is a man who sought to disrupt privilege and let us see the world through the eyes of others When I was 12, my piano teacher gave me a...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Originally of Greek heritage, Kurtis grew up in Warsaw, and later relocated to Helsinki for a period of study at the Sibelius Academy of Music. She eventually made New York her home. Kurtis was equally at home in a number of...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Music and Vision
Gerald Fenech listens to an overture and symphonies by Andreas Romberg. 'Kevin Griffiths and his Dutch players etch out some bright and eminently satisfying performances, and their advocacy for this music brims with enthusiasm.'Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
Bold Tendencies, London An angry and effective piece inspired by Greta Thunberg’s activism is powerfully performed by local children It was Britten who said that the job of a composer was “to be useful”, and with her growing number of...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Entitled "On with the Show," the project aims to educate musicians and composers on how to receive full financial rewards for their work. Open to its over 155,000 members, PRS for Music will be hosting a series of webinars, as...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The European Foundation for Support of Culture (EUFSC) has launched a new three-week music academy, to take place in Dubai. The Foundation describes the venture as a first in its region, and will be the largest classical music...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
The Boulanger Legacy - Lili Boulanger, Grazyna Bacewicz, Astor Piazzolla, Leonard Bernstein, Nadia Boulanger; Merel Vercammen, Dina Ivanova; TRPTK Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 10 September 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) An imaginative...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Adaptistration
In the wake of the new Federal vaccination standards for businesses and the President’s appeal to concert venues to make proof of vaccination status required, it will be interesting to see how that impacts nonprofit performing arts...Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.9.2021. (CC) Production: Director – Oliver Mears Set designer –...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Lammermuir Festival 2021 [2]: (SRT) The Gesualdo Six – St Mary’s Church, Haddington, 12.9.2021 Fading: Motets by composer including Tallis, Byrd, Park, Blok-Wilson and Cruttwell-Reade Ryan Corbett and Djordje Gajic (accordions)...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
James Conlon became Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera in 2006 and has conducted more than 400 performances with the company. He has conducted landmark productions including the 2010 Ring cycle, the 2013 Britten centenary...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Offering 89 events between August 10 and September 12, the festival planned to target a wide variety of audiences. 29 of the events were completely free, 47 events were sold out, and 29 of the symphony concerts had an average...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The Violin Channel recently talked with Nicholas Mann, President of the Naumburg Foundation, to discuss their upcoming Chamber Music Competition. The candidates for this year's Naumburg International Chamber Music Competition were...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The Violin Channel recently discussed the newly written arrangement with Curtis Stewart. You can read more about the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Violin Series, here. You recently composed an original work based on a...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from ArtsJournal
And it’s sort of an internal hire: in April 2023, Kazuki Yamada, a 42-year-old from Japan who’s been the orchestra’s principal guest conductor for three years, will succeed fast-rising Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (and, before...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra appoints Kazuki Yamada as Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is delighted to announce that Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada has been appointed as...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The film, “TÁR,” will be directed by three-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Field, who also wrote the screenplay. This will be his first film after 15 years. The score will be written by Grammy award-winning composer Hildur...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Hess was born in Munich in 1971 and studied at the music academies in Würzburg and Munich under the tutelage of Julius Berger and Helmar Steihler. When he was 18, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic and Leonard...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Musikfest Berlin [5] – Britten’s War Requiem, Op.66: Flurina Stucki (soprano), Matthew Newlin (tenor), Markus Brück (baritone), Chorus and Children’s Choir of the Deutsches Oper Berlin / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Philharmonie,...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
Royal Opera House, London Oliver Mear’s striking staging posits a Mantua united by misogyny and violence and boasts a terrific cast, with Lisette Oropesa truly outstanding With full audiences returning to Covent Garden for the first time...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Music and Vision
Giuseppe Pennisi listens to the opera 'Risurrezione' by Franco Alfano. 'Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the orchestra of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino skilfully.'Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
Japanese musician, currently the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s principal guest conductor, will succeed Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla in April 2023 The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra today announces that its next chief conductor...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Live music is now returning to London, and Jenny Moore and Rattle’s gig at Café Oto on 9 September was.. The post Jenny Moore and Rattle Offer Community and Catharsis at Café Oto appeared first on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN .Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Soleil Noir: arie per Francesco Rasi ; Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Louise Pierrard, Thomas Dunford, Flora Papadopoulos Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 7 September 2021 Star rating: 5.0 (★★★★★) A spectacular and engaging voyage around the tenor...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Adaptistration
Nearly a decade ago, I published an article asking why the field still relied on using “will call” as the preferred name tracking prepaid tickets. Since then, not much has changed but that doesn’t make it any less of a...Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Richard Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Simone Young (conductor). Zurich Opera, Zurich. 12.9.2021. (JR) Production: Director – Andreas Homoki Set designer – Hartmut Meyer Costumes – Mechthild...Monday, September 13, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Lammermuir Festival 2021 [1]: (SRT) Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I – Dunbar Parish Church, 10.9.2021 Jeremy Denk (piano) Wolf, Italian Songbook (Italienisches Liederbuch) – The Brunton, Musselburgh, 12.9.2021 Roderick...Monday, September 13, 2021 from Seen and Heard International
Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, National Theatre Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra / Karsten Januschke (conductor). Národní Divadlo, Estates Theater, Prague, 8.9.2021. (RP) Production: Director – Alexander Mørk-Eidem Sets –...Monday, September 13, 2021 from ArtsJournal
There are new clubs in the city and new haunts where jazz can once again be heard regularly. There is fresh talent filling out the rosters of trios and quartets. And there are fresh ears hungry for a bit of cultural nourishment. –...Monday, September 13, 2021 from ArtsJournal
Since the turn to online services, however, the award has undertaken an additional role. It is upholding the idea of the album in the face of technological change. Even the televised event is structured like a record. – The...Monday, September 13, 2021 from ArtsJournal
Thierry Loreau, a Belgian filmmaker and TV director, sees the domination of young Koreans in classical music competitions as a cultural phenomenon, labeling it the “K-classics generation.” – Korea TimesMonday, September 13, 2021 from Classical music | The Guardian
Barbican, London Julian Anderson’s Exiles – premiered incomplete – and Judith Weir’s Natural History were compelling, with Lucy Crowe an engaging soloist, and Peter Maxwell Davies’s Orkney Wedding was a magnificent close to this season...