Sunday, August 19, 2018 from Classical Music and Musicians
“Nessun Dorma” I thought that it might be nice to hear how some famous tenors have sung the aria “Nessun Dorma”. I’m going to give a brief background to Turandot, Puccini’s last opera, a synopsis, that...Sunday, August 19, 2018 from Music and Vision
Mike Wheeler listens to Andy von Oppenkowski's recital as part of the Derby Cathedral organ seriesSaturday, August 18, 2018 from Seen and Heard International
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [11] – Mozart, Schubert: Christian Blackshaw (piano), Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker (strings), Queen’s Hall, edinburgh, 18.8.2018. (SRT) Mozart – Piano Quartet No.1 K478 Schubert...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST
The Hills of Dreamland - Edward Elgar orchestral songs, new from Somm Recordings, sponsored by the Elgar Society. Elgar's genius for oratorio, and large scale works for orchestra and voice somewhat eclipse his ventures in art song,...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Seen and Heard International
Edinburgh International Festival [10] – Stravinsky, Elgar, Ravel: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Usher Hall Edinburgh, 17.8.2018. (GT)...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Classics Today
Franz Krommer, as I have mentioned before, was by no means a “follower” of the classical tradition, but one of the principal participants in its creation. Our view of him his obscured by several factors, not the least of...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Classics Today
Unlike his Bruckner, Andris Nelsons seems to have real feeling for Shostakovich, and in the Boston Symphony he has far and away the best orchestra for the job. They play the living daylights out of the Fourth Symphony, taking...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Classics Today
No need to waste much time here. Pletnev’s versions of Shostakovich’s Forth and Tenth Symphonies, two of his beefiest, most muscular works, are simply the worst available. He conducts at rehearsal tempos almost throughout....Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Violinist.com
By Laurie Niles: Today was my first day in Shanghai, and I arrived just in time to miss the monsoon that blew through earlier in the week but to catch quite a lot of Haydn quartet-playing for the first day of the semi-finals at the...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Rossini Semiramide at the BBC Proms in 2016 - Susana Gaspar, Daniela Barcellona, Albina Shagimuratova, Barry Banks, Gianluca Buratto, Mirco Palazzi, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder - photo Chris...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content
Continuing my look at the group of 'novelties' from the 1968 Promenade Concets where one or more recordings have been made, and where the piece is (relatively) well-known to enthusiasts of the composer. British Premieres Don Banks:...Saturday, August 18, 2018 from Music and Vision
'Ricciardo e Zoriade' at the Rossini Opera Festival, heard by Giuseppe PennisiFriday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
28-year-old American violinist Benjamin Beilman is quickly building an impressive international reputation for his eloquent music making, distinctive sound and effortless virtuosity. A graduate of the Music Institute of Chicago, Curtis...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Seen and Heard International
Grimeborn Opera Festival 2018 – Mark-Anthony Turnage, Greek: The Kantanti Ensemble / Tim Anderson (conductor), Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London, 15.8.2018. (RD) Production: Director – Jonathan Moore Design – Baśka Wesołowska...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Music Genre: Classical
If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach's six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices.Friday, August 17, 2018 from ArtsJournal
In the final entry of his 18-year column “Resonant Frequency,” Mark Richardson writes about the joys of a life lived with music blasting through headphones (and for him, those joys are very real), and his middle-age...Friday, August 17, 2018 from CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST
Onnee oi EP! ! Esa Pekka Salonen's 60 th Birthday celebrated in style livetream from the Helsinki Festival, marking its 50th anniversary. More composer parties like this, please ! Fabulous atmosphere,- you don't need a word of...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Joshua Kosman
The young vocal artists of the 2018 Merola Opera Program have spent the summer showing off their prowess in staged operas by Mozart and Stravinsky, as well as an evening of long excerpts by Bizet, Barber and others. Now, before they...Friday, August 17, 2018 from classical music | New York Post
Rich people march to a different tune. The richest Americans may be way more likely to listen to classical music — which could include Beethoven, Mozart and Bach — than the rest of us. Indeed, those who listened to classical reported...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
1st prize winning performance by Japanese violinist Mayu Kishima – in the Final of the 2016 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition – in Shanghai, China. The 12 Semi-Finalists for the 2018 Competition were this week...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull died on this day in 1880 – aged 70. Bull is remembered as one of the preeminent virtuosi of the 19th Century – often likened to Paganini. He became extremely famous and wealthy in his day –...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Today is British violinist Daniel Hope’s 45th birthday! A student of Zakhar Bron, Daniel served for six seasons with The Beaux Arts Trio – and today performs and records regularly with many of the world’s top orchestras and conductors....Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
An international stolen instrument alert has been issued for a 1840 Joannes Franciscus Pressenda violin – stolen from a home in Pukekohe, Auckland on the evening of the 12th of August, 2018. The instrument bares the label: “Joannes...Friday, August 17, 2018 from ArtsJournal
“The Cleveland Orchestra released a statement Thursday detailing the group it has appointed to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against suspended concertmaster William Preucil.”Friday, August 17, 2018 from ArtsJournal
“The [Sept. 6] reading session in Verizon Hall isn’t open to the public. But by inviting select decision-makers such as conductors and artistic administrators from other orchestras, the organizers aim to encourage further...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Classical music | The Guardian
Royal Albert Hall, London The National Youth Jazz Orchestra swagger through works by Stan Kenton and former member Laura Jurd, plus an original arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue Its most famous alumnus is Amy Winehouse but the National...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Classical-Music.com
Rating: 0 What: BBC Prom 47 – Elgar, Prokofiev and Venables When: Friday 17 August, 7-10pm Where: BBC Radio 3 This Prom welcomes the BBC Symphony Orchestra, who will be performing Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Music Genre: Classical
Watch the 19-time Grammy winner return to his lifelong passion for J.S. Bach, playing music from the Cello Suites and offering advice on the art of incremental learning.Friday, August 17, 2018 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Hubert Parry Complete works for string quartet ; Archaeus Quartet; MPR Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 14 August 2018 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) A disc which allows us to see Parry moving from student works to something deeper and more serious...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical music
Oliver Brignall: I Do Need Me - William Morgan, Nathan Gregory - Metta Theatre at Tête à Tête (Photo Claire Shovelton) Oliver Brignall I Do Need Me , Laura Bowler I'm Not A Bit Like A Clown ; William Morgan, Alexandra Bork, Nathan...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Naxos Blog
Invented during the early part of the nineteenth century, the accordion’s popularity soon soared and has been sustained ever since by its adaptability to many styles of music, from folk to heavy metal. Virtuoso performer Hanzhi Wang...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Classical music | The Guardian
Hat Hut When classically trained composers try their hand at “jazz”, the results can often recall plain-clothes members of the drugs squad trying to pass themselves off among the crowds at a music festival. Their attempts at...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Sequenza21/
This year’s Proms as well as commemorating the centennial of the end of the First World War is also marking the centennial of The Representation of the People Act, which gave voting rights to some women in the United Kingdom for the...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The Violin Channel recently caught up with Southern Methodist University Artist-in-Residence, South Korean-born violinist Chee-Yun. We sat her down to discuss the turning points and major influences in her career – and see what advice...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Violinist.com
By Paul Stein: The best advice I was ever given by a violin teacher about the dreaded pinkie, the little fourth finger that rarely reached far enough, was Dont give it a second thought. Its too late to think after the finger goes...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
To help celebrate the international release of French violin virtuoso Renaud Capuçon’s new album Bartók Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, The Violin Channel is this week giving away 5 fresh-off-the-press personally-autographed CD copies –...Friday, August 17, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
And the winners are in! The following 5 lucky VC members will each be receiving a fresh-off-the-press personally-autographed CD copy of London Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Roman Simovic‘s debut solo album: Paganini 24 Caprices –...Friday, August 17, 2018 from Music and Vision
Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades' at Salzburg impresses Giuseppe PennisiThursday, August 16, 2018 from Classical Voice North America
Queen Of Spades Gets Reshuffled As Stark, Cool Drama"> By Rebecca Schmid SALZBURG – Two maverick stage directors took their first cracks at Tchaikovsky's "The Queen Of Spades" and Monteverdi's "The Coronation Of Poppea." The former...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from Seen and Heard International
TEN NEW DEBUSSYS PROJECT CELEBRATES DEBUSSY’S CENTENARY Venue: St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel (York) – Saturday 1 September 2018, 7.30PM Marking the centenary of Debussy’s death, on Saturday 1 September the York Late Music...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from Seen and Heard International
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [9] – John Gay, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord’s The Beggar’s Opera: Soloists, Les Arts Florissants / Florian Carré (conductor). King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 16.8.2018. (SRT) Cast: Mr Peachum –...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The 18 competitors for the 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians Contest have this week been announced – in Edinburgh, Scotland. The candidates, each nominated to represent their home countries, are: 18-year-old cellist Maxim Calver from the...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from Music Genre: Classical
The Minnesota Orchestra will be the first major U.S. orchestra to play in Soweto, South Africa. The orchestra's tour of the country grew out of its conductor's work with youth orchestras there.Thursday, August 16, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Board of Trustees has today announced a special five-member committee has been formed to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by long-term concertmaster,...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from Classics Today
Did you know that there are over 300 types of honey produced in the United States alone? Amazing, I know. Honey bees are fascinating creatures, and while working my way through the wonderful world of varietal (a.k.a. monofloral) honeys...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington DC, has this week announced the selection of five honorees to receive 2018 ‘Kennedy Center Honors’ for lifetime artistic achievements – including composer Philip Glass. The...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from ArtsJournal
Volker Hagedorn: “You might think you’re just there for the music, but the fact is that you are still participating in an entirely invented, cultish religion. … For me, Bayreuth nowadays is more of a curiosity than...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
A new report, published this month in the European Seizure journal, has produced preliminary learnings to suggest that listening to Mozart’s music may help prevent epileptic seizures in children. The research, undertaken by the Royal...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
Challenge Classics has announced the release of the Amsterdam-based piano trio Van Baerle Trio‘s new album: Beethoven Complete Piano Trios Vol. 2. Comprising pianist Hannes Minnaar, violinist Maria Milstein and cellist Gideon den Herder,...Thursday, August 16, 2018 from The Violin Channel | The World's Leading Violin, Strings & Classical Music News Source
The New York-based Lark Quartet has this week announced they are set to disband at the end of the current 2018-19 season – after more than 34 years as an ensemble. Founded in 1985, the quartet’s current members include violinists Deborah...