Monday 5 October 2009, 7.45pm
PURCELL ROOM at Queen Elizabeth Hall
DEBUSSY arr. Benno Sachs Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
PROKOFIEV arr. David Matthews Peter and the Wolf
MAHLER arr. Erwin Stein Symphony No. 4 in G major
Orchestra of St Paul’s
Richard Baker | narrator
Katherine Broderick | soprano
Ben Palmer | conductor
Katherine Broderick (winner of the 2007 Kathleen Ferrier Award) joins [...]
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Forge Records Label launch – Camden
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Edgy classical venue ‘The Forge’ launches its associated label Forge Records on Thursday September 17, 2009.
The Forge in Camden is a new and exciting venue for classical music, and this September, owners Charlotte and Adam Caird launch their associated label – Forge Records.
The Forge adjoins the bustling Sicilian Restaurant, Caponata, run by Charlotte’s Brother-in-Law. The [...]
Creatives in Residence – The Hospital Club
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The Hospital Club’s Philanthropic Department opens its call for applications for the second year of the Creatives in Residence Programme.
Creatives in Residence (CIR) is a cross-disciplinary initiative. Over the course of a year, we help the Residents develop their current projects, give them access to our studios and facilities, help build their business confidence and [...]
Young People in the Arts membership is launched
Thursday, August 27th, 2009It’s not what you know, but who you know
Building lasting relationships amongst young professionals in the arts
In an environment dominated by senior, seasoned professionals, Young People in the Arts is bringing together a network of newcomers.
“YPIA is not only about allowing junior professionals in different areas of the music industry to improve their own standing. [...]
Ivor Bolton – blogging insider for the Salzburger Festspiele
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Ivor Bolton: Announced as blogging Insider for the Salzburger Festspiele this year
News
Ivor will be staging a unique experiment in coorperation with one of Austria’s biggest newspapers, the Salzburger Nachrichten, which sees Ivor blogging every couple of days live from the Festspiele about concerts, lifestyle, gossip and of course everything music.
Find the blog here:
Ivor Bolton blog
Video [...]
Proms Special on Dilettante Music
Monday, July 20th, 2009Dilettante Music has launched a very different Proms special involving a witty Q&A with a different artist in the spotlight for each day of the Proms.
So far Paul McCreesh, Stephen Hough and Bo Kristan Jensen have taken the questionnaire.
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz – The Private Collection: Mussorgsky and Liszt
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009In 1988, Vladimir Horowitz donated a treasure trove of original recordings to Yale University from his Private Collection. Recorded live at Carnegie Hall between 1945 and 1950 and unreleased until now, these stunning performances capture Horowitz at the peak of his technical and musical glory.
On June 30th, 20 years after his death, Sony Masterworks had the privilege of releasing the never-before-released live recordings by arguably the greatest, certainly the most fascinating pianist of the 20th century …
Cuban band Tiempo Libre releases Bach In Havana
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Sony Masterworks two-time Grammy®-nominated Miami-based Cuban music group, Tiempo Libre have released ‘Bach in Havana’.
Uniting the two musical worlds of the band’s Cuban childhoods, the CD connects the rhythm and sensibilities of Afro-Cuban music with the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach and features guest tracks by the Cuban legend Paquito D’Rivera and the Cuban born [...]
DilettanteMusic.com seeks digital Composer-in-Residence
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009DilettanteMusic.com, the web’s global classical music hub, has announced the launch of its Digital Composer-in-Residence competition, which makes DilettanteMusic.com the web’s first social network to commission and present original content from its community.
The competition launches alongside the site’s brand new intuitive searching and shopping features.
A Unique Competition Uniting Online and Offline Music
Composers from around the [...]