Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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Cheers, Col
VOCES8 – NEW ALBUM featuring THE VOCES8 FOUNDATION CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA – ‘A CHORAL CHRISTMAS’.
DAZZLING WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF CONTEMPORARY CHORAL WORKS ALONGSIDE NEW ARRANGEMENTS OF FAVOURITE CAROLS CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE Joined by the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra conducted by Barnaby Smith,...
Zubin Mehta must cancel appearances with Berliner Philharmoniker | Gustavo Dudamel to step in.
It is with profound regret that Zubin Mehta has announced he must cancel his concerts from 19 to 21 October 2023 for health reasons.The Berliner Philharmoniker are very grateful to Gustavo Dudamel for agreeing to take over as conductor for the concerts. The programme...
Francesco Piemontesi records Transcendental and B-minor Liszt for Pentatone.
Captured in excellent sound, April & May 2021, in the twelve Études d'exécution transcendante Francesco Piemontesi offers amazing playing - embracing vivid characterisation and the sensitive etching of music that takes a pianist to Olympian virtuoso places that...
The Cleveland Orchestra cancels its forthcoming concerts in Israel.
https://www.colinscolumn.com/daniel-harding-to-conduct-the-cleveland-orchestra-in-israel/
The Cleveland Orchestra’s autograph manuscript of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 to be on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Cleveland Orchestra’s autograph manuscript of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 to be on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art (Photo: David D. Brichford, courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art) CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra announced the autograph manuscript of...
Esa-Pekka Salonen and SF Symphony release new SFS Media recordings on Apple Music Classical today.
Newly released digital-only recordings include Anders Hillborg’s Kongsgaard Variations and Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome, recorded live in concert in June 2022 will be released on Apple Music Classical on Friday, November 3 SAN...
On this Friday the Thirteenth, Many Happy Returns to Phil. Lakmé. Madama Butterfly. La traviata.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzaeBU4xnks Maria Callas (La Scala) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZvgmpiQCcI Mark Elder...
Colin’s back in hospital…(again)
Sadly Colin has once again returned to the bosom of the NHS for a few more tests. He hopes to be back soon, but wanted to make sure that his followers knew that there was a reason for fewer updates than is usual. Hopefully normal service will resume soon.
International Opera Awards 2023 Shortlist Announced.
INTERNATIONAL OPERA AWARDS 2023 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED WITH NOMINEES FROM 26 COUNTRIES TEATR WIELKI, POLISH NATIONAL OPERA, WARSAW TO HOST AWARDS CEREMONY ON 9 NOVEMBER VOTING FOR OPERA MAGAZINE READERS’ AWARD OPEN Harry Hyman, Founder of the International Opera Awards ©...