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Oh, La traviata, how do I love thee? Let me count the recordings. The post appeared first on parterre box.
2024-03-19 07:43:00
Evgeny Kissin to give Wigmore Hall recital in aid of the Jeremy Singer Charitable Trust established in memory of his cousin
Evgeny Kissin (Photo: Mascia Sergievskaia)The Singer family established the charity, the Jeremy Singer Charitable Trust, in memory of their son Jeremy Singer, who sadly passed away in 2012 at the age of 37. The Trust promotes educational opportunities for underprivileged young people at university level. It aims to help disadvantaged students succeed in life by providing them with the resources to make the most of their time at university.A fundraising concert, in collaboration with Brasenose College, Oxford, is being presented at Wigmore Hall on Saturday 29 June 2024 with a recital from pianist Evgeny Kissin. Kissin is in fact, Jeremy Singer's cousin and has fond memories of Jeremy.Jeremy Singer read History at Brasenose College and the Trust intends to fund bursaries at the college, the recipients will be known as ‘Jeremy Singer Scholars’ and an annual dinner will be given by the College for the present and past scholars. Evgeny Kissin's recital […]
2023-12-13 23:10:09
There are a few key ingredients you need for any great New Year’s Eve. Some shimmer, some sparkle, a little Champagne for your midnight toast—and of course, FIREWORKS. We’ve got all those things and more on a New Year’s Eve …
2023-10-25 07:46:00
Pianist Piers Lane joins Norwich-based orchestra, the Academy of St Thomas for celebrations of their Golden Jubilee
[…] to his professionalism, Piers Lane gave the audience what they wanted - an encore! What they got blew them apart with Piers delivering a brilliant rendering of Dudley Moore’s Colonel Bogey Theme in the style of Beethoven. And the same to you, matey! What the hell, more was to come. Boom! Boom! The Academy never does encores - until now. Turning to Johann Strauss, Benjamin Pope made an excellent arrangement of the Viennese waltz king’s Champagne Polka while fitting in a few bars of Happy Birthday for good measure which ended AST’s Golden Jubilee bash on a high with the conductor and leader saluting the night with a fluted glass of Champagne. The audience roared, the players gleefully smiled and cellist Sally Wortley, AST’s general factotum and dogsbody all wrapped up in one big drum-roll, simply beamed. Fifty and not out. Many an England batsman would like to knock up such […]
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