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Grant Llewellyn returns with Beethoven Celtique in Brittany and Paris
Following the success of the Beethoven Celtique programme with the Orchestre National de Bretagne in 2021, Grant Llewellyn is reunited with Bryn Terfel and Carlos Núñez for an encore of this unique celebration of Beethoven and Celtic culture. This time, Llewellyn is also joined by traditional singers and instrumentalists for this special programme, which Llewellyn conducts in…Read more ›
Laura with Aurora at King’s Place
This Saturday Laura van der Heijden performs alongside the Aurora Orchestra in the second of her three projects as ‘Artist in Focus’ at King’s Place across 2023. Laura performs CPE Bach’s fiery cello concerto, conducted by Nick Collon in a programme that also features Schubert and Ligeti, in the composers anniversary year. Laura’s summer is…Read more ›
Viviane Hagner: 23/24 artist in residence
The Orchestre National de Bretagne have just announced their 2023/24 season and have named Viviane Hagner as their artist in residence. She will be joining them in Rennes several times over the season and her first concert, in October 2023, sees her perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major. Following that will be a series…Read more ›
Hyeyoon Park at Bold Tendencies
Tonight acclaimed violinist Hyeyoon Park performs at Bold Tendencies in ‘Verified’ – a World Premiere by Kate Whitely and the Multi-Story Orchestra. The piece was inspired by how social media affects us and was commissioned by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, of which Hyeyoon is an alumna. This community project involves local school children from across the…Read more ›
Grosvenor’s 22/23 season finishes in style
Tonight, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor closes the Philharmonia Orchestra’s season with fellow musicians Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, conducted by Santtu Mathias-Rouvali to a sold out Royal Festival Hall. This marks the close of a fantastic 22/23 season for the British pianist which has included major debuts, critically-acclaimed performances in recital, chamber…Read more ›
Out now: Alpesh Chauhan’s debut recording
Today sees the release of Alpesh Chauhan’s debut album, Tchaikovsky: Orchestral works for Chandos Records, which was recorded at Glasgow City Halls with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra of which Alpesh is Associate Conductor. The recording features a collection of the composer’s symphonic fantasias: La Tempête, Francesca da Rimini, and The Voyevoda, alongside the Overture…Read more ›
Laura performs World Premiere with BBC Scottish Symphony
Tonight celebrated cellist Laura van der Heijden performs the World Premiere of Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s new cello concerto with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow, conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. Cheryl’s exciting new work takes its inspiration from nature and will be available to stream on BBC Sounds following to its first broadcast next week (25 May).…Read more ›
JBM Artists head for Australia and New Zealand
Anthony Marwood is in Australia and New Zealand for a month, working with Sydney Conservatorium, the Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne Recital Centre (a recital with pianist Stefan Cassomenos) and on the jury of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand. Andrew Litton heads to Adelaide this week for a Rachmaninoff…Read more ›
Henning Kraggerud brings Romantarctica to Tasmania
At Hobart’s Federation Concert Hall this week, Henning Kraggerud’s composition Romantarctica for solo violin, clarinet and orchestra will receive its Australian premiere with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, one of the co-commissioners of the work, together with the orchestra’s Principal Clarinet Andrew Seymour, and the composer as violin soloist and director. Romantarctica brings together two ports…Read more ›
Last weekend saw the successful premiere of Christopher Rüping’s production of Il ritorno / The Year of Magical Thinking at the Bayerische Staatsoper under the baton of Christopher Moulds, as part of the Staatsoper’s Ja, Mai Festival celebrating the synergies between the various disciplines of the arts. “[T]he Bavarian State Orchestra and the Monteverdi Continuo Ensemble conjured up…Read more ›