Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
Welcome to my Column, a bit of a blog: news, reviews, things to watch, and other posts to read; a mix of things. I hope you like the contents.
Cheers, Col
A change at the Oakland Symphony tomorrow, Friday the Twentieth … no Tippett, Elgar instead.
Noting that Leonard Slatkin was due to conduct Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time (a WWII masterpiece) at this Oakland concert, https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/event/season-finale-leonard-slatkin/, I was hoping for a webcast (if Rhode Island can do one,...
Vache Baroque Festival launches video series celebrating women composers on 22 May.
The Vache Baroque Festival is proud to announce a new video series which celebrates the work of women composers of the baroque era. Entitled VB Showcase, the project aims to shine a light on lesser known songs, with new videos due for release every fortnight from...
Diana Ross ft Tame Impala – SINGLE OUT NOW. Turn Up the Sunshine.
Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala today (Thursday 19th May) release the joyous,dance-inducing new single ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’,from Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, produced by 2022 Grammy Producer of the Year Jack Antonoff. This unique collaboration for ‘Turn Up...
Meet Orchestra Lumos (Formerly Stamford Symphony).
The Fairfield County cultural institution, headed by MusicDirector Michael Stern and President/CEO Russell Jones,has redefined its purpose, and rebranded its identity ● Stamford Symphony is now Orchestra Lumos, effective May 18, 2022● This rebrand is a complete...
Music Academy: 75th-anniversary season (June 15–Aug 6).
Music Academy of the West’s 75th-Anniversary Summer Season: Eight Weeks of Live Events in Scenic Santa Barbara (June 15–Aug 6)The Music Academy of the West celebrates its milestone 75th anniversary season with eight weeks of live events at its picturesque Miraflores...
PIANIST MIN-JUNG KYM RELEASES NEW CHARITY ALBUM TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION OF FRANCE’S UKRAINE FUND. RELEASED ON SIGNUM CLASSICS, 27 MAY 2022.
Pianist Min-Jung Kym announces the release of a new digital-only charity album on Signum Classics to raise money for the Foundation of France’s Ukraine fund. The album features a live recording of Kym’s Concert for Ukraine which took...
Next Wednesday, May 25: A Celebratory Tribute to Harrison Birtwistle. Night’s Black Bird.
Online Event: Wednesday 25 May at 6:00-6:30pm BST(1pm ET/ 10am PT) Please join Boosey & Hawkes on Wednesday 25 May for a special tribute to the life and music of composer Harrison Birtwistle — a ground-breaking modernist, beloved collaborator, and one of the most...
The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg publishes its 2022/23 concert season.
Hamburg, 18 May 2022: The Elbphilharmonie enters the coming season with classical music stars such as Barbara Hannigan, Cecilia Bartoli, Yuja Wang, Jan Lisiecki, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and Sir Simon Rattle, and a spotlight on non-European music....
SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2022/23 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON.
Sir David McVicar directs Puccini’s trio of operas, Il tabarro (The Cloak), Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and Gianni Schicchi, known collectively as Il trittico, in a first for him and the CompanyOpera performances in over 60...