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
Colburn School and SF Symphony announce two new Salonen Conducting Fellows.
Elias Peter Brown and Aleksandra Melaniuk join San Francisco Symphony conducting staff in the 2023–24 season as an extension of their work as Salonen Fellows in the Colburn School Conservatory of Music’s Negaunee Conducting Program SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Conductors Elias...
Handel Hendrix House to open after dark for intimate Friday evenings from 18.00 – 20.00 every Friday from 27 October to 15 December 2023 and 12 January to 23 February, 2024.
Handel Hendrix House, the Mayfair museum once home to composer G.F. Handel and rock legend Jimi Hendrix, will open its historic rooms on Fridays for atmospheric, music-filled evenings. Handel Hendrix House will open specially from 18.00 - 20.00 every...
Beck Family’s Extraordinary Generosity to Toronto Symphony Orchestra Surpasses $50 Million.
Beck Family CEO Mark Williams thanks the Beck Family and announces the historic gift to TSO musicians and staff at the morning orchestra rehearsal (photo by Allan Cabral). Beck Family’s Extraordinary Generosity to Toronto Symphony Orchestra Surpasses $50 Million...
Academy of St Martin in the Fields celebrate centenary of Sir Neville Marriner in April 2024.
Four special concerts mark the centenary of the birth of Sir Neville Marriner, featuring new music by Errollyn Wallen and Vince Mendoza as well as performances by ASMF Music Director Joshua Bell, conductor and former ASMF flautist Jaime Martin and jazz drummer Douglas...
Wishing David a speedy recovery. John Wilson conducts ‘Make our Garden Grow’ from Candide (music by Leonard Bernstein). BBC Proms 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DROkQJc_F0 John Wilson Orchestra; Scarlet Strallen; Julian Ovenden; Louise Dearman; Lucy Schaufer and the Maida Vale Singers.
1958 & 1965 – Stravinsky in Hamburg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y2usvM5o68
December 15, 1932 – London Philharmonic Orchestra – Sir Thomas Beecham conducts the final bars of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Polish’ Symphony (No.3).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGpDkaOYjAA
On Tour Oct 17-28: The Music Critic starring John Malkovich – Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Detroit, Chicago, New York – Plus New Album.
New York, NY -- John Malkovich stars in The Music Critic – a show in which classical music, theater, and comedy collide – written and conceived by Aleksey Igudesman, in a US tour which runs from October 17 to October 28, and continues in June...
The Global Music Education League Competition returns to Beijing after four-year break.
The Global Music Education League Competition returns to Beijing after four-year break. Winner will receive a package that includes $100,000 and international management. This year’s edition of the Competition will be dedicated to the violin and will run from November...