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I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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Hamburg International Music Festival Starting On 28 April.
OPENING WITH HAYDN'S »CREATION« AND THE SPECTACULAR ART INSTALLATION »BREAKING WAVES«Hamburg, 13 April 2022: The sixth edition of the Hamburg International Music Festival begins on 28 April with a performance of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio »The Creation«. Between then and...
Leonore Piano Trio records music by Woldemar Bargiel for Hyperion.
The first two (F-major, Opus 6; E-flat, Opus 20) of Woldemar Bargiel’s three Piano Trios make for delightful and diverting listening. Bargiel (1828-1897) was Clara Schumann’s half-brother and his music was greatly admired by Brahms. It’s easy to hear why in this pair...
On now, midday, BBC Radio 4 Extra, Hancock’s Half Hour: Tony in search of a model of a trumpeter, and he’s a potential Member of Parliament. Quotations misattributed to Beethoven and Rembrandt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_four_extra. Also at 7 p.m. and BBC Sounds.
BBC Radio 3 celebrates live music with broadcasts from Festivals across the UK this Spring.
Today [13/04/2022] BBC Radio 3 reveals highlights of its schedule for Spring 2022, with a celebration of live music from UK Festivals at its heart. Alan Davey, Controller BBC Radio 3, says: “As we gear up to unveil the return of the Proms as we know them, after two...
BBC Singers announce new creative appointments with Anna Lapwood, Owain Park, Abel Selaocoe and Roderick Williams OBE.
The BBC Singers are delighted to announce that a celebrated roster of artists are joining them in a number of new creative appointments. Owain Park will join the BBC Singers as Principal Guest Conductor, while Roderick Williams OBE will be appointed Composer in...
New Artistic Leadership Team for the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste to join as Chief Conductor, Pekka Kuusisto as Principal Guest Conductorand Artistic Co-director and Anna Clyne as Composer-in-Residence The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra is renewing its artistic leadership model. The orchestra willhave a...
Enrico Caruso kickstarter.
To celebrate the 150th birthday of the World’s greatest tenor, Enrico Caruso, British opera singer Mark Milhofer has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds to record Caruso’s own compositions alongside those written for him. Mark’s mission, as a huge fan of Caruso, is...
BBC Young Composer to further invest in young music makers across the UK with a focus on development.
For the first time ever, there will be a BBC Young Composer Prom this year, with six newly commissioned pieces from the 2021 competition winners · BBC Young Composer will offer a new suite of resources including a composition tool, available for teachers and young...
Music Conservatories Across North America Present Virtual Concert to Benefit Ukraine.
Cleveland Institute of Music, Colburn School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, New World Symphony, Royal Conservatory of Music, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music share performances by their gifted young...