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First Night of the BBC Proms 2015 – Gary Carpenter introduces Dadaville, a first-night first-performance [July 17]
The First Night of BBC Proms 2015 includes a new work by Gary Carpenter (born 1951). It’s called Dadaville and is given its world premiere by the BBC Symphony Orchestra...
Feature Review – English Haydn Festival 2015
Wednesday 3 June-Sunday 7 June 2015, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England The English Haydn Festival – now in its twenty-second year – is currently settled as a five-day event, which works well....
The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition [until 3 July 2015 live, and beyond as recordings]
As you may know, medici.tv is the official webcast partner of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. You can view the daily journal, interviews and auditions directly on the medici.tv website...
Feature Review: British Piano Festival [14-16 June 2015]
Birmingham Conservatoire, England Review of Monday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Curated by Mark Bebbington and John Thwaites, the British Piano Festival was an ambitious three-day retrospective (beginning...
Sir Christopher Lee (27 May 1922-7 June 2015) – From pen-pushing via a stake through the heart to Carmen, heavy metal, The Soldier’s Tale and Peter & the Wolf
The whole world knows Christopher Lee as an actor in horror films and playing larger than life characters of iconic stature. Few may know of his musical talents... Like many...
Preview of Domaine des Vaux Opera Festival 2015 – Lucia di Lammermoor, Le nozze di Figaro [13-15 July 2015]
As it has done for eighteen seasons Diva Opera returns in July to Domaine des Vaux in the parish of St Lawrence, Jersey (that’s not New Jersey but ‘original’ Jersey...
Spring Cleaning – Leonard Slatkin shares his experiences as a beleaguered collector-junkie
A few months ago, I got a new car. At that time, I had a choice between a 2014 model and a 2015. After not much thought, I went with...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2014-15: Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci (Cav & Pag) – with Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze, Eva-Maria Westbroek & Patricia Racette [Showing on Saturday April 25]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #10: Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci...
Feature Review: BBC Symphony Orchestra – Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez at 90 [21 March 2015]
Feature CD Review: The Symphonies of Haydn – Vienna State Opera Orchestra/Max Goberman [Sony Classical]
Haydn 45 Symphonies & 3 Overtures Vienna State Opera Orchestra New York Sinfonietta* Max Goberman The Library of Recorded Masterpieces, made between 1960 and 1962 in Vienna SONY CLASSICAL 88843073942...
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