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British composer (born 1966)
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- postminimalism, ambient music
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2024-04-08 14:26:23
Sol Hurok, 2024
[…] list of Hurok’s clients read as Who-is-Who in American Music: he worked with the cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, violinists Nathan Milstein and Efrem Zimbalist, and later represented the younger stars, Van Cliburn, Jacqueline du Pré, Itzhak Perlman, and Pinchas Zukerman. For many years Hurok tried to bring Soviet artists to America. It became possible only after Stalin’s death. The pianists Emil Gilels and violinist David Oistrakh came first, in 1955, then, later, such luminaries as Sviatoslav Richter, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Leonid Kogan and Mstislav Rostropovich. Hurok also represented the singers Galina Vishnevskaya and Irina Arkhipova and conductors Kiril Kondrashin and Yevgeny Svetlanov. Some of Hurok’s greatest coups were achieved with the ballet companies: the Bolshoi tour in 1959 was a sensational success, and so was Kirov’s, which Hurok brought in 1961. Sol Hurok died in New York on March 5th of 1974.
2024-04-01 16:22:01
SCRUTINY | Esprit Orchestra At Koerner Hall: Ligeti 2, Richter No Score
Thursday evening in Koerner Hall, Esprit Orchestra proved true to the avant garde with the invaluable assistance of the violinist Mark Fewer.
2024-03-27 10:14:00
Perth Festival of the Arts: from Wallace and Gromit for brass band and The Magic Flute in Scots to the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Tenebrae
In its 52nd year, Perth Festival of the Arts returns on 22 May to 1 June and on 8 June 2024 with a diverse programme of arts and culture. As ever, there is a strong classical music strand. Steven Mercurio conducts the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at Perth Concert Hall in a programme of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Bruch's Violin Concerto with soloist Chloe Hanslip. European ensemble II Giardino d'Amore present their programme, The New 4 Seasons, a musical theatre experience with music by Vivaldi, Piazzola and Richter.The Scots Opera Project return to the festival with an innovative reinterpretation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This ground-breaking production reimagines the classic within the confines of an asylum, performed in a Scots language translation. Whilst Scottish Opera will be presenting opera on a miniature scale with their Pop-Up performances. Principal Percussionist of English National Opera, Mick Doran, brings an irreverent, humorous, and moving show – An A-Z of Orchestral Triangle […]
2024-03-26 08:10:00
A radical new look: full line-up for Nevill Holt's 2024 festival
[…] of which he is music director, for the premiere performance of The Devil's Den by British-Canadian composer Isabella Gellis. The opera is Shadwell Opera's first full-length commission and we are promised a tale of superstition and sacrifice rooted in English folklore, concerning a child, a rabbit, a devil, a druid and their mysterious connection to a celebrated dolmen.Britten Sinfonia will also be giving a concert featuring music by Benjamin Kwasi-Burrell and Sergey Akhunov, plus Max Richter's version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, accompanied by David Yarrow photography. There are recitals from pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, tenor Nicky Spence, soprano Mary Bevan & pianist Joseph Middleton, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly & pianist Imogen Cooper, and pianists Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy (including Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring).Alexis Ffrench will be performing music from his latest album, Michael Morpurgo will be reading passages from his novel War Horse with musical accompaniment from Ben Murray, […]
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