The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate Grieg and the “opening up” of live concerts at the Grieghallen.
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra’s digital music series ‘Close up – at a distance’ continuesthroughout June with five more online concerts being performed and streamed from theGrieghallen in Bergen. These one-hour performance are available on the orchestra’s...
Aurora Orchestra debuts on Deutsche Grammophon.
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ANNOUNCES DEBUT RELEASE FROM AURORA ORCHESTRA Music of the Spheres available digitally on Friday 12 June Including a commissioned composition by Max Richter, available from today, Friday 29 May ...
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RELEASED TODAY, MAY 29 … Martyn Brabbins records James MacMillan – Symphony 4 and, with Lawrence Power, Viola Concerto [Hyperion]
Previously published on May 12 To be honest I blow hot and cold with James MacMillan’s music but I am definitely at the top end of the temperature scale with Symphony 4, given its world premiere at BBC Proms 2015 conducted by dedicatee Donald Runnicles (a performance...
Opera North Walking Home
WALKING HOME: STEP INTO OPERA NORTH’S NEW SERIES OFSOUND JOURNEYS FOR LOCKDOWN Following the recent easing of regulations on exercise and time spent outdoors in the UK, OperaNorth has announced Walking Home: Sound Journeys for Lockdown, its commission forBBC Arts and...
Many Happy Returns to Michael Berkeley (Lord Berkeley of Knighton), composer, and presenter of BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions, 72 today.
The first Virtual Benedetti Sessions culminate with a packed weekend of activities on 30 & 31 May.
The first Virtual Benedetti Sessions culminate with a packed weekend of activities on 30 & 31 May Final Celebration Concert, Sunday 31 May, 16.00 BST Highlights include: Paganini Technique Postcards concludes as Nicola Benedetti is joined by ten...
Metropolitan Opera launches Met Opera Global Summer Camp.
Free online programming to engage and support students worldwide June 15 – August 7 New York, NY (May 27, 2020)—On June 15, the Metropolitan Opera will launch the Met Opera Global Summer Camp, a new educational initiative to engage and support students...
The final musical curtain – what would your choice of work be?
So, the Proms as we know them are off, albeit, given the amount in its archive, the BBC has enough material to easily fill each of the intended Proms-related radio and television slots. Repeats they may be, but we might enjoy listening and watching again or coming...
An announcement from the BBC Proms Office regarding the 2020 Season: July 17-September 12.
Photo of Sir Henry Wood, 3 March 1869-19 August 1944, co-founder of the Promenade Concerts NOT THE PROMS AS WE KNOW THEM, THE PROMS AS WE NEED THEM Unveiling the 2020 BBC Proms 17 July – 12 September 2020 This year marks 125 years since the first Proms seasonThe...