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Monday 18 March 2024
Breezes of Spain: discovering the music of Óscar de la Cinna
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Óscar de la Cinna in 1875 Pianist and composer Óscar de la Cinna (1836–1906) is not a household name. Born in Hungary, he was musically educ...
600 young musicians aged 7-11 join the RLPO to celebrate 15 years of In Harmony Liverpool
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Today (18 March 2024), the Liverpool Philharmonic together with 600 young musicians aged 7-11 from Anfield and Everton, will celebrate 15 ye...
Quite an achievement: the North London Chorus' ambition rewarded in a performance of Ethel Smyth's The Prison that intrigued and engaged
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Henry Brewster (HB) in 1897 Beethoven: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt , Smyth: The Prison , Brahms: Nänie : Rebecca Bottone, Alex Otterbu...
Saturday 16 March 2024
From Early Music to contemporary: the Royal Festival Hall organ is 70 and organist James McVinnie is celebrating with a Southbank Centre residency
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James McVinnie performing at the Royal Festival Hall organ with Bedroom Community - Sept 2015 The Royal Festival Hall organ is 70. Built fr...
Friday 15 March 2024
Almost an expressionist nightmare: Janáček's Jenůfa at ENO with Jennifer Davis in the title role
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Janáček: Jenůfa, Act 3 - Jennifer Davis - English National Opera, 2024 (Photo: © Ellie Kurttz) Janáček: Jenůfa ; Jennifer Davis, Susan Bull...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Gavin Higgins becomes a Patron of Awards for Young Musicians
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Ben Goldscheider, Gavin Higgins & London Chamber Orchestra at London premiere of Higgins' Horn Concerto (Photo: Jerome Weatherald) C...
Young vocal health: St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh launches of two vocal programmes, the only ones of their kind in Scotland and the North of England
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St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh S t Mary's Music School in Edinburgh is the only specialist music school in Scotland, and it is al...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Contemporary music for St Patrick's Day: Belfast-based choir Cappella Caeciliana, musical director Matthew Quinn, makes its London debut
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Cappella Caeciliana, musical director Matthew Quinn The Belfast-based choir Cappella Caeciliana , musical director Matthew Quinn, makes its ...
Out of the Shadows in Clapham and Estonia
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Following its successful premiere in February 2023, Out of the Shadows , the evening of my songs will be returning in 2024 with performances...
Little short of a revelation: Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset explore Wagner's influences with In the Shadows
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In the Shadows: Auber, Bellini, Berlioz, Halévy, Méhul, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Spontini, Weber, Wagner; Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, C...
Tuesday 12 March 2024
It's back: Classical Pride returns to the Barbican with a five celebration of LGBTQ+ composers and artists
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After a debut last year, Classical Pride, artistic director Oliver Zeffman is back with a five-day festival from 3 to 7 July 2024, showcasin...
Lovely Music: Louth CMS annual June celebration features operas by Robert Ashley, Stockhausen’s Stimmung, Linda Catlin Smith & more
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Robert Ashley photographed by Mimi Johnson in 1975 Louth Contemporary Music Society will be presenting its annual mid-June festival, Lovely ...
Upheaval: cellist Janne Fredens & pianist Søren Rastogi in music by four women composers from the years 1911 to 1918
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Upheaval: Henriëtte Bosmans, Dora Pejačević, Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger; Janne Fredens, Søren Rastogi; OUR Recordings Reviewed 4 March ...
Monday 11 March 2024
Premiere of Eleanor Alberga's piano concerto, commissioned by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for Leeds Piano Competition winner Alim Beisembayev
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Alim Beisembayev (Photo: Nabin Maharjan) Kazakhstan-born pianist Alim Beisembayev won First Prize at The Leeds International Piano Competiti...
BBC Ten Pieces celebrated its 10th anniversary last week by announcing a new collection of ten works by women composers across eight centuries.
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Sally Beamish, Hildegard von Bingen, Margaret Bonds, Lili Boulanger, Reena Esmail, Cassie Kinoshi, Marianna Martines, Laura Shigihara, Errol...
Something astonishing: Olivia Fuchs' new production of Britten's Death in Venice for Welsh National Opera involved a collaboration with circus arts, NoFit State
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Britten: Death in Venice - Mark Le Brocq, Antony César Welsh National Opera (Photo Johann Persson) Britten: Death in Venice ; Mark Le Brocq...
Friday 8 March 2024
Lumen Christi: I chat to Master of Music, Simon Johnson about his first disc with the choir of Westminster Cathedral
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Simon Johnson & the choir of Westminster Cathedral recording at Buckfast Abbey Ad Fontes , the record label founded by Buckfast Abbey , ...
Sounds of Blossom: Kew Gardens' Spring festival offers a full sensory experience with collaboration with the Royal College of Music
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Magnolia campbellii 'Pink tulip tree' © RBG Kew Kew Gardens' Spring festival, Sounds of Blossom , will see visitors not only e...
A vivid account of Szymanowski's rarely performed Harnasie from the LPO, with a visual installation from Wayne McGregor & Ben Cullen Williams that never quite matched the terrific music
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Wayne McGregor & Ben Cullen Williams: A Body For Harnasie - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner - Royal Festival Hall (Photo:...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Danza Gaya: Simon Callaghan & Hiroaki Takenouchi play with wonderful elan & relish, clearly having a great deal of fun
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Danza gaya: music for two pianos - Madeleine Dring, Dorothy Howell, Pamela Harrison; Simon Callaghan, Hiroaki Takenouchi; LYRITA Three 20th-...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Congratulations to all the winners at the 2024 RPS Awards, and a special mention for Jasdeep Singh Degun, the first Indian Classical musician to receive the Instrumentalist award
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Jasdeep Singh Degun at the RPS Awards 2024 (Photo: Robin Clewley) Congratulations to everyone who was involved in last night's Royal Phi...
Ian Venables' intense settings of John Clare at the centre of the Dante Quartet's Conway Hall concert alongside Gurney and Elgar
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Brinkwells in the Surrey Hill, where Elgar wrote his Quartet Beethoven, Ian Venables, Gurney, Elgar; Dante Quartet, Brian Thorsett; Conway H...
In case you missed it: our latest newsletter, February on Planet Hugill, has just gone out
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My newsletter, February on Planet Hugill , has just gone out, a month that took us from Delibes' Lakmé to Wagner's Siegfried to so...
Catching up with Gediminas Gelgotas: my article, Vilnius in drei Sätzen, in latest issue of Schott's Das Orchester
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Back in 2018, I interviewed Lithuanian composer Gediminas Gelgotas when he brought his New Ideas Chamber Orchestra to the UK. Since then he ...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
New music for non-traditional inclusive ensembles: RNS Moves & National Open Youth Orchestra in dynamic new pieces
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RNS Moves (Photo: Tynesight Photographic) New music for non-traditional inclusive ensembles: the Royal Northern Sinfonia's RNS Moves is ...
A dynamic performance where singers & instrumentalists actively participate in movement alongside the dancers: Scherzo Ensemble presents a danced version of Haydn's The Creation
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A new danced version of Haydn's The Creation is being presented at New Hall Winchester and St John's Smith Square on 6 and 7 April ...
Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments - London Handel Players
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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos - title page Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments: Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann; London Handel Players, director ...
Monday 4 March 2024
Encouraging experimentation and innovation: Aberystwyth University's new hub for emerging composers, CERDDWN
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CERDDWN composers Top row (left to right): David John Roche, Jefferson Lobo (photo copyright Matthew Thistlewood), Mared Emlyn, Nathan James...
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