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2021-11-15 10:13:21
CMF Artists 2021
[…] Lolita Perešivana was one of four finalists selected for the Guildhall School’s Gold Medal, as well as the recipient of the Musicians’ Company Award. We caught her in the Guildhall School's programme of new operas in May this year [see my review] Soprano Olivia Boen was a finalist in the Guildhall Gold Medal Prize hosted by the Barbican, was a member of the Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange led by Dame Felicity Lott and François le Roux. We caught her in the Guildhall School's triple bill of Italian rarities [see my review] Hong-Kong-born flautist Sirius Chau is the winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2020, He received the Tagore Gold Medal from HRH The Prince of Wales and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Scholarship in 2019; and made his solo debuts at the Wigmore Hall and Bridgewater Hall in the same year South Korean-British pianist Victor Lim made his […]
2021-11-15 10:13:21
CMF Artists 2021
[…] Lolita Perešivana was one of four finalists selected for the Guildhall School’s Gold Medal, as well as the recipient of the Musicians’ Company Award. We caught her in the Guildhall School's programme of new operas in May this year [see my review] Soprano Olivia Boen was a finalist in the Guildhall Gold Medal Prize hosted by the Barbican, was a member of the Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange led by Dame Felicity Lott and François le Roux. We caught her in the Guildhall School's triple bill of Italian rarities [see my review] Hong-Kong-born flautist Sirius Chau is the winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2020, He received the Tagore Gold Medal from HRH The Prince of Wales and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Scholarship in 2019; and made his solo debuts at the Wigmore Hall and Bridgewater Hall in the same year South Korean-British pianist Victor Lim made his […]
2021-11-13 21:08:45
Inspired by the work of sculptor Naum Gabo, I chat to Alex Groves about his latest music, as well as creating pieces inspired by Barbara Hepworth, and the importance of his concert series, Solo
Alex Groves working on an R&D showcase with theatre maker Yve Blake at the Barbican Centre (Photo: Camilla Greenwell) Composer Alex Groves has been nominated in the Solo Composition category of the Ivors Composers Awards 2021 for his solo cello piece, Linear Construction (No. 5). In the first of three interviews with composers from this year's nominees for the awards, I chatted to Alex about Linear Construction (No. 5), which was recorded by cellist Gabriella Swallow during the first lockdown in late Spring 2020 and released as part of Nonclassical’s I hope this finds you well in these strange times – Vol. 1. Alex is the artistic director of Solo, a concert series focusing on single performers exploring music old and new [with the next concert in the series coming up on 16 November 2021]. In his compositions, Alex often uses inspirations from visual arts, and this Summer one […]
2021-11-13 09:59:28
Inspired by the work of sculptor Naum Gabo, I chat to Alex Groves about his latest music, as well as creating pieces inspired by Barbara Hepworth, and the importance of his concert series, Solo
Alex Groves working on an R&D showcase with theatre maker Yve Blake at the Barbican Centre (Photo: Camilla Greenwell) Composer Alex Groves has been nominated in the Solo Composition category of the Ivors Composers Awards 2021 for his solo cello piece, Linear Construction (No. 5). In the first of three interviews with composers from this year's nominees for the awards, I chatted to Alex about Linear Construction (No. 5), which was recorded by cellist Gabriella Swallow during the first lockdown in late Spring 2020 and released as part of Nonclassical’s I hope this finds you well in these strange times – Vol. 1. Alex is the artistic director of Solo, a concert series focusing on single performers exploring music old and new [with the next concert in the series coming up on 16 November 2021]. In his compositions, Alex often uses inspirations from visual arts, and this Summer one […]
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