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Swedish actor (1879-1921)
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2024-03-18 08:39:00
Breezes of Spain: discovering the music of Óscar de la Cinna
Óscar de la Cinna in 1875Pianist and composer Óscar de la Cinna (1836–1906) is not a household name. Born in Hungary, he was musically educated Prague, Warsaw and Vienna, studied with Czerny and was a classmate of Liszt. A virtuoso pianist, he moved to Spain as piano tutor to the Spanish Royal family, before finally settling in Andalucia. There he was influenced by Spanish folk songs and Moorish dance music.On Friday 29 March 2024, there is a chance to get to know Óscar de la Cinna's music when a piano and dance performance, Breezes of Spain (Brisas de España) is being presented at The Horton, the renovated Grade II-listed former Horton Chapel in Epsom that is now an arts venue.The performers are Yoel Vargas (dance and choreography) and José-Vicente Riquelme (piano), both of whom took part in the Horton's Spanish season last year. There is also a preconcert talk about the […]
2024-03-16 05:00:05
Watch ‘The Last Repair Shop’ — the Oscar-winning short documentary about music education
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2024-03-14 11:00:19
Her legend is traduced by the narrative she was abandoned by a man and went on a downward spiral: she was not self-destructive but highly self-aware, as I found when writing a novel about herAlthough she was born a hundred years ago, Maria Callas remains the best-selling classical singer of all time. But when I tell people I have written a novel about her, the reaction comes with a sigh: “Oh Maria, such a talent, but what a tragedy.” All because Callas was left by a man. In 1968, the singer’s lover of nine years, the “Golden Greek” shipowner Aristotle Onassis, ended his relationship with her in order to marry the former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The story of Callas, much like the storylines of the romantic operas in which she starred, goes that she was betrayed by the man she loved before going into a decline that ended in […]
2024-03-11 21:22:23
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