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I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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BBC Proms 2023: Owain Park directs The Gesualdo Six exploring five centuries of madrigals. Sunday July 30 (afternoon) @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p1yk
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg & Aziz Shokhakimov record Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony & Romeo and Juliet for Warner Classics.
The Strasbourg Philharmonic and its music director conjure appropriate dark colours and a tense atmosphere for Shakespeare's doomed lovers, preparing the way for a passionate and exciting account of Romeo and Juliet, which ebbs and flows expressively and, although...
Vox Audiophile Edition releases Maurice Abravanel conducting Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony & 1812 Overture with Utah Symphony Orchestra.
Following what has become a desirable Fourth Symphony, https://www.colinscolumn.com/vox-audiophile-edition-releases-maurice-abravanel-conducting-tchaikovskys-fourth-symphony-romeo-and-juliet-with-utah-symphony-orchestra/, Naxos, now owners of the Vox label, move on to...
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 19: Scottish Chamber Orchestra & SCO Chorus. Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Mendelssohn’s Elijah with, and including, Roderick Williams and Carolyn Sampson. Saturday July 29 @ Royal Albert Hall.
Photo, Chris Christodoulou Carolyn Sampson soprano Rowan Pierce soprano Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano Andrew Staples tenor Roderick Williams baritone [title role] Sung in English...
Salzburg Festival 2023: Photograph from the new production of Verdi’s MACBETH.
Macbeth 2023: Vladislav Sulimsky (Macbeth), Grisha Martirosyan (First Apparition), Extras of the Salzburg Festival © SF/Bernd Uhlig The premiere takes place on Saturday, 29 July, followed by 5 additional performances through 24 August.Großes...
BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 18: Lata Mangeshkar: Bollywood Legend/Bollywood at the Proms. Palak & Palash Muchhal w/City of Birmingham SO. Friday July 28 @ Royal Albert Hall.
Sarah Jeynes, photo Palak Muchhal singer Palash Muchhal singer Saloni Saraf dancer Saajan Raja dancer Ankush Saigal dancer Hannah Nazareth dancer Gubzy Sing Lackhanpal percussion Parvinder Bharat percussion City of Birmingham...
RELEASED TODAY, July 28: Martin Owen records Horn Concertos by Schumann, Strauss & Weber for Chandos, with BBC Philharmonic & John Wilson, and Alec Frank-Gemmill, Christopher Parkes & Sarah Willis.
Originally published on July 9 This showcase for Martin Owen, principal horn BBC Symphony Orchestra, includes Weber’s Concertino, which, following a few bars of orchestral operatic intent, introduces Owen’s mellifluous lyrical phrasing and rich tone – Weber conjures a...
Glyndebourne and Pegasus Opera Company announce four singers taking part in mentoring programme.
Masimba Ushe, Moloko Letsoalo, Jasmine Flicker and Carlos Felipe Cerchiaro 28 July 2023 Glyndebourne and Pegasus Opera Company announce four singers taking part in mentoring programme Glyndebourne and Pegasus have announced the names of four singers who are taking...
GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER, CURATOR AND ACTIVIST CARLOS SIMON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM.
GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER, CURATOR AND ACTIVIST CARLOS SIMON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘TOGETHER’ OUT SETPEMBER 8 VIA DECCA CLASSICS ‘NEAR THE CROSS’ SUNG BY J’NAI BRIDGES OUT TODAY Friday, July 28, 2023 – Grammy-nominated composer Carlos Simon will release...