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2024-04-12 04:00:00
Peter Donohoe from 1978 to 2017
[…] trumpet and strings), op.35 * [21'40]06 - 08 Piano Sonata No.2 in B minor, op.61 [26'42]09 - 11 Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, op.102 * [19'00]Peter Donohoe- piano; Orchestra of the Swan conducted by David Curtis*Signum Classics SIGCD493 [recorded April & December 2015 and March 2016; issued 2017][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venues: Cheltenham Town Hall, Gloucestershire; Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk and Malvern Theatre, Worcestershire, UK.Recording engineers: Mike Hatch and Robin Hawkins; Producers: Adrian Peacock and Nick ParkerDownload from Mega.
2024-03-29 09:54:00
An imaginative and seductive mix of musics: The 48th St Magnus International Festival with Alasdair Nicolson, Lisa Robertson, Erland Cooper, Huw Watkins, George Crumb and more
St Magnus CathedralUnder the directorship of Scottish composer Alasdair Nicolson, the 48th St Magnus International Festival from 21 to 29 June 2024, brings a mix of film, literature, theatre, community participation and world-class musicians to the Orkney Islands. The result is an imaginative and seductive mix of musics from contemporary to folk to community performance. Local composers feature strongly, both contemporary classical and the more folk influenced.Swedish chamber orchestra Musica Vitae with guest cellist and director Robin Michael perform an eclectic programme including music by Bach, Highland composer Lisa Robertson, the UK premiere of cello concerto Storm Runes by Alasdair Nicolson and a programme based on Swedish folk music. Michael will also be performing a solo event at Stromness Town Hall, with Welsh composer Huw Watkins’ Sonata for Solo Cello and two of Bach’s Cello Suites. [Musica Vitae will also be at Kings Place in London on 27 June with their Storm Runes […]
2024-03-28 07:26:00
Without a shadow of doubt, a brilliant programme all round: Sibelius, Prokofiev & Saariaho in Berlin with Jan Lisiecki, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Tarmo Peltokoski
[…] has Finnish ancestry on his father’s side and Filipino on his mother’s. He’s a conductor certainly going places, one destination - Toulouse, France. In September 2022, Peltokoski first guest conducted there the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse returning for a further appearance only a month later. Now he finds himself the orchestra’s new music director. Bonne chance! I must say, too, that Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is in safe hands under the direction of Robin Ticciati. He has been at the crease since 2017 and since 2014 is enjoying a good innings as music director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The orchestra certainly ticks my box standing fair and square against its mighty neighbour, the Berlin Philharmonic. I’ve heard DSO on many occasions at the Philharmonie, the last couple of times in 2018 and 2019. Therefore, it was nice to pick up on them again after ‘you know what’. Bravo! […]
2024-03-25 10:46:00
Listening to the past: Manchester Camerata's Hearing Voices programme with Karen Cargill, Simone Menezes and Kantos Chamber Choir
Manchester Camerata at Stoller Hall (Photo: Robin Clewley)Manchester Camerata's Hearing Voices at Stoller Hall on 5 April 2024 features the ensemble, conducted by Simone Menezes, joined by mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill and Kantos Chamber Choir for a programme that explores voices from the past and present, the work and memory of those before us. So, there is Britten's re-creating Phaedra's fatal obsession, Arvo Pärt remembering Britten, Michael Tippett evoking Corelli, Sally Beamish in Showings using Julian of Norwich's revelations of divine love, and Nick Martin's Falling. Book-ending the evening are works by Purcell, Hear my Prayer and Dido's Lament.A slightly different version of the programme, without Kantos chamber choir, features in Lancaster on 4 April 2024.Full details from the Manchester Camerata website - Stoller Hall and Lancaster.
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