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Warner 20th Century Classics Part 1
[…] Paris Hans Werner Henze Symphony No. 7 Symphony No. 9 Barcarola Three Auden Somgs Ian Bostridge tenor Julius Drake piano Simon Rattle Ingo Metzmacher Segei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 7 Symphony-Concerto Cinderella Suite Han-Na Chang cello Simon Rattle André Previn Antonio Pappano Krzysztof Penderecki Symphony No. 1 Partita for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra Threnody De Natura Sonoris 1 and 2 Cello Concerto No. 1 Fonogrammi Anaklasis Felicja Blumental harpsichord Siegfried Palm cello Gustav Holst The Planets Choral Fantasia Hymns St. Paul Suite The Perfect Fool Suite No. 2 Janet Baker mezzosoprano Norman Del Mar Sir Adrian Boult Igor Stravinsky Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra Danses Concertantes Ebony Concerto Suites Nos. 1 & 2 for Small Orchestra Symphonies of Wind Instruments Symphony in 3 movements Violin Concerto in D Maxim Vengerov violin Simon Rattle Erich […]
2019-03-27 11:52:27
Focus on Lithuania at the Felicja Blumental International Music Festival
This year's Felicja Blumental International Music Festival has just opened. Running until 30 March 2019, the festival is Tel Aviv’s longest-‐running classical music festival, and this celebrates 21 exceptional years in 2019 with a rich and varied programme of events. This year's festival is very much a celebration of things Lithuanian.The Aidija Chamber Choir presents a programme of Lithuanian music, conducted by Romualdas Gražinis and pianist Andrius Žlabys performs a varied recital featuring Lithuanian painter, composer and writer Čiurlionis. The Israel Chamber Orchestra welcomes Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis as Giedrė Šlekytė conducts an evening featuring Arvydas Malcys’ Scherzo from his Concerto for accordion and strings, and the Festival also showcases a rousing documentary film called How We Played the Revolution, which focuses on the art-‐rock band, Antis, who played a key role in Lithuania’s struggle for freedom.Other artists this year include British pianist Robert Markham who accompanies Bruno Monteiro from Portugal […]
2018-05-06 06:50:00
The Felicja Blumental International Music Festival celebrates 20 years
The Felicja Blumental International Music Festival was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel by Annette Celine in memory of her mother, the Polish pianist. This year the festival celebrates 20 years, as well as marking the first festival since Celine's death in 2017. Running from 7 to 12 May 2018 at Tel Aviv Museum of Art, this year's festival features Christina Pluhar and Arpeggiata returning for the fourth time with a programme of ancient music from the Mediterranean. Also visiting the festival this year are soprano Gillian Keith and the Armonico Consort in a programme of secular cantatas by Bach.Other events include a programme of songs sung by and associated with the festival founder Annette Celine, performed by soprano Yael Levita accompanied by Daniel Gortler. There will also be music from three leading Israeli women composers Chaya Czernowin, Shulamit Ran and Betty Olivero.Full details from the festival website.
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2017-06-03 23:48:38
Death of a festival founder
We hear from Tel Aviv that the singer Annette Celine died there this morning at the age of 78. Annette was the daughter of the international pianist Felicja Blumenthal. She founded the Felicja Blumental piano competition in 1999 and reissued many of her mother’s recordings on the Brana label.
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