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Christopher Moulds has returned to Moscow where he conducts the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and fine casts in a series of three Handel Operas: Rodelinda, Tamerlano and Guilo Cesare. The concert performances will all take place at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall on 3rd, 9th and 15th September respectively. 3/9/21 – https://meloman.ru/concert/gendel-rodelinda-koroleva-langobardov/ 9/9/21 – https://meloman.ru/concert/gendel-tamerlan/ 15/9/21 –…Read more ›
Krzyzowa Music, of which Viviane Hagner is Artistic Director is back in full swing for its seventh season. The musicians are all there busy preparing for concerts which take place from 26th August to 5th September at a range of stunning venues. JBM artist Olli Mustonen joins the festival as pianist and composer, taking part…Read more ›
Celebrated British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has been enjoying a busy summer – with recent recitals at the presitigious Radio France Festival in Montpellier and at La Roque in the South of France. Next he travels to Hamburg for two performances of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.2 this Saturday with Mo. Kent Nagano and the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester…Read more ›
First Night of the Proms: Daniel Hyde performs Poulenc’s Organ Concerto
Daniel Hyde will be performing Poulenc’s Organ Concerto as part of the First Night of the Proms 2021 tonight at 19:30. Lead by conductor Dalia Stasevska, Daniel will be joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC 2, and will be available online for 30…Read more ›
Hyeyoon Park opens the Young Euro Klassik Concert series
Celebrated violinist Hyeyoon Park performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto on Friday this week at the opening concert of the Young Euro Klassik Concert series at Konzerthaus, Berlin conducted by Marzena Diakun. Hyeyoon is renowed for her outstanding style and virtuosity and this performance will be later broadcast on Deutshlandfunk Kulture on 3 August at 20:00. Fresh…Read more ›
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the opening night of ‘RhineGold’
This weekend, Alpesh Chauhan conducts the opening night of ‘RhineGold’ with Birmingham Opera Company and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. This will be the Birmingham-born conductor’s first production as their newly-appointed Music Director. For more information, click here. After the tragic news of Sir Graham Vick’s passing earlier this month, the whole…Read more ›
Anthony Marwood performs Ligeti at Tanglewood
Anthony Marwood will perform the Ligeti Violin Concerto at Tanglewood on 26th July 2021. The performance, with the Tanglewood Music Centre Orchestra, will be conducted by Thomas Adès. One of the premier summer music festivals in the world and summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937, Tanglewood is located in the beautiful Berkshire…Read more ›
Fresh from her studio recording at Maida Vale with BBC Symphony Orchestra last month, this week Francesca takes the rarely-performed but much-admired Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges Violin Concerto in A major to the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington as part of the Wolf Trap Festival. Italian violinist Francesca said ‘It’s like fireworks! It’s actually extraordinary…Read more ›
Carlos Izcaray returns to Porto
Carlos Izcaray continues his association with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música this month, with two concerts in Portugal. The first programme is dedicated entirely to music from, or associated with, the Americas, including works by Silvestre Revueltas, Igor Stravinski and Alberto Ginastera. The second programme includes much-loved works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,…Read more ›
Opus Klassik Awards nominations
It has been announced that both Benjamin Grosvenor and Zlata Chochieva have been nominated for Opus Klassik awards in the same two categories. Benjamin’s nominations are for his highly acclaimed ‘Liszt’ album, and Zlata has been nominated for her superb performance on her album ‘(re)creations’. The categories are “Instrumentalist of the Year”, and “Solo Recording…Read more ›