On Air presents Vienna’s only performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Mahler’s twist on Beethoven’s world-famous work streams from the capital of classical this December To close Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebrations, On Air will present Gustav Mahler’s Re-Orchestration of Beethoven’s beloved 9th Symphony, streamedfrom the Synchron...
LUCIA RONCHETTI APPOINTED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BIENNALE MUSICA, VENICE.
Italian composer Lucia Ronchetti has been appointed Artistic Director of the Biennale Musica in Venice. Ronchetti will be responsible for programming the Biennale Musica for its 2021-2024 editions. The Biennale Musica is one of the six Biennale di Venezia that...
IVOR NOVELLO AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE IVORS COMPOSER AWARDS 2020.
Ivor Novello (1893-1951) Over 50% of the winning composers receive an award from The Ivors Academy for the first time6 category winners are 30 or under, demonstrating the exceptional talent of the new generation of UK classical, jazz and sound art composersCecilia...
Robert Spano Receives Georgia Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities.
December 1, 2020 Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp today announced the recipients of the ninth annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were presented in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities....
Danny Kaye – Hans Christian Andersen | Tubby the Tuba [Eloquence]
The multitalented Danny Kaye (1911-87) steals the show with the eight-ditty sequence “Hans Christian Andersen” (recorded during August 1952 in Los Angeles), words and music by Frank Loesser for the same-name film – superior song-writing – the first number, in which...
Salzburg Festival wins “Best Festival”.
At the 2020 Oper! Awards, the Salzburg Festival was named “Best Festival”: Helga Rabl-Stadler and Markus Hinterhäuser. photo: SF/Anne Zeuner (SF, 1 December 2020) The Salzburg Festival had reason to rejoice last night: at the 2020 Oper! Awards, it was named “Best...
Christopher Luscombe returns to The Grange Festival with pop-up chamber performances of Pagliacci (13 December 2020).
On 13 December 2020, Christopher Luscombe brings his new pop-up chamber production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci to The Grange Festival with two performances at 1.30pm and 4.30pm. Reuniting to work with Luscombe once again are Robert Hayward, Elin Pritchard and...
Many Happy Returns to composer Gordon Crosse, 83 today.
Dec 3: “Global Ode to Joy” Carnegie Hall webcast celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
On Dec 3, “Global Ode to Joy” Celebrates Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with Star-Studded Event in “Live with Carnegie Hall” Streaming SeriesNext Thursday, December 3, the Global Ode to Joy (GOTJ) brings together artists and music-lovers around the world to...