Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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2021 Gramophone Awards: 11 Category Winners Revealed.
Alina Ibragimova, Susan Bickley, Ludovic Tézier, Takács Quartet, The Tallis Scholars, Paavo Järvi, Sean Shibe, Piotr Anderszewski and Fatma Said among those receiving accolades this year‘Recording of the Year’ to be revealed on October 5 alongside...
Tom Hardy the right fit for Bond’s tux? William Hill’s odds revealed.
With a week to go until the world premiere of new James Bond movie No Time To Die, Revenant and Venom star Tom Hardy remains favourite to land the role. Stars Daniel Craig, Rami Malek and Lea Seydoux will rub shoulders with Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of...
International Centre for Contemporary Music launched to promote the performance, production and commissioning of contemporary music.
Works that speak the truth of our timeInternational Centre for Contemporary Music launched to promote the performance, production and commissioning of contemporary musicInaugural London season of concerts and events announced Zvonimir Hačko Its name is in many...
Tony Hancock: The Test Match.
Today's episode on BBC Radio 4 Extra, at 8 o'clock, midday and 7 p.m., finds Tony captaining the England cricket team to play Australia, as appointed by the Chairman of the MCC Sid James who of course has his own agenda. Kenneth Williams is an incompetent umpire, and...
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Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s 75th-anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall, September 21 – Delius, Elgar, Walton [live relay on BBC Radio 3]
Rembrandt's Belshazzar's Feast This is a tale of woe, of lost and reclaimed, and the alchemy of turning a concert review into a ramble (as tagged). Here I was last night just about to post my review of RPO75, as heard live on Radio 3. Having added the heading, the...
Semyon Bychkov & Czech Philharmonic launch 126th Season with Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony.
Shostakovich as volunteer fireman during the Siege of Leningrad Czech Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov, Chief Conductor & Music Director Jakub Hrůša & Tomáš Netopil, Principal Guest Conductors 126TH SEASON LAUNCH: SHOSTAKOVICH’S SYMPHONY NO....
BBC Young Composer 2021 Winners Revealed.
LONDON 21.09.2021 - This year, after over 500 entrees, six amazingly talented young composers today have been announced as the winners of the BBC Young Composer 2021 competition. BBC Young Composer is the BBC’s annual scheme for 12-18 year olds who want to write...
Greek National Opera Announces Fall 2021 Season at Stavros Niarchos Hall Celebrating Bicentennial of Greek Revolution.
New season marks the company’s return to indoor performance at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, Greece. Highlights include: Giorgos Koumendakis’ opera The Murderess (2014); a new...
JoAnn Falletta Returns to Live Concerts, Recording and Celebrations as Covid Restrictions Lift.
Falletta Conducts Kennedy Center's 50th Anniversary CelebrationConcert to be Broadcast on PBS October 1, 2021 Multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta is delighted to be once again performing for live audiences, recording and celebrating career...