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2023-09-07 15:31:21
Our October cover star is guitarist Sean Shibe, whose adventurous spirit has found expression through some boundary-pushing collaborations. The groundbreaking performer tells Michael Beek how working with others keeps his creative fires burning. Elsewhere this issue, Clive Paget explores The English Concert’s vast and laudable project to make all of Handel’s works available online for free. And Brian Wise leads us on a walking tour of Los Angeles, where the likes of Stravinsky and Rachmaninov once roamed. We also learn how broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill’s book Year of Wonder is inspiring a whole range of devoted listeners through new book club run by the Boise Philharmonic. Rebecca Franks joins one of their sessions. This month’s BBC Music Magazine interviewee is former piano prodigy Kit Armstrong, who tells Michael Church about his new projects – including urban regeneration and a new opera about Machaut. October’s Musical Destination is Spetses, where Charlotte Smith finds […]
2022-03-01 15:10:25
The jury for this year included BBC Music Magazine reviews editor Michael Beek (chair), plus critics Andrew McGregor, Berta Joncus, George Hall, and Rebecca Franks. The prize-winning recordings will be announced on Thursday, April 28, along with the Recording of the Year and Personality of the Year. The awards are broken up into nine […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-01-28 09:15:40
English Touring Opera might be back on the road, but its ETO at Home project continues apace. The latest video, which streams tonight at 7.30pm and will then be available free on ETO's website, is Giovanni Battista Ferrandini's Il pianto di Maria performed by mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby with the Old Street Band, conductor Jonathan Peter Kenny. The film, directed by Rebecca van Beeck is very much a visual interpretation of the cantata rather than a filmed concert. Van Beek juxtaposes film of Carby's performance with images of mothers and sons, love and loss, plus footage of natural forces echoing the tumultuous earthquakes described in the original poem. Ferrandini (1710-1791) was well-known in his day; his opera Catone in Utica opened the new Bavarian Court Theatre in Munich in 1753. The theatre still survives, now known as the Cuvilliés Theatre after the architect. In retirement he was visited in Padua by the young Mozart […]
2021-07-02 09:57:48
Planet Symphony: Lucy Hale's final piece re-imagined as an audio trail
[…] Nickie Miles-Wildin and vocals by Miryam Solomon, the piece has been created by Disabled and non-disabled artists working together to honour Hales’ original ideas. Planted Symphony tells the tale of Lagether, a herbalist who calls upon the natural world to help her heal, grow and be transformed. Using GPS, the music will automatically play into visitors' headphones as they move through the garden trails. Each movement will have an accompanying installation by Jon Van Beek including a giant welcome mat and wicker huts for solo journeys accompanied by a clarinet. Planted Symphony will be at Milton Keynes International Festival (14-18 July 2021), Higham's Park, Waltham Forest (18 & 19 September 2021), Inside Out Festival, Dorset (24-26 September 2021) and online at http://www.plantedsymphony.com/ from October 2021.
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