fbpx

15th July: Sakari Oramo about The Proms, applications open for Radio 3 conference & larger budget orchestras hire consultants

Friday 15th July 2016

 

Classical News

In our news today, Sakari Oramo tells what he would do if in charge of The Proms, and applications are now open for Radio 3’s Diversity and Inclusion in Composition conference. Also, this year, the BBC Proms celebrates the cello, with 12 concerts dedicated to the instrument, and conductor Kent Nagano speaks about working with non-professional musicians.

The Telegraph

Sakari Oramo: ‘The Proms should not be dumbed down’

Before conducting the First and Last Night, Sakari Oramo tells Ivan Hewett what he would do if in charge of this great British festival.

Classical Music Magazine

Radio 3 announces Diversity and Inclusion in Composition conference

Applications are now open for Radio 3’s Diversity and Inclusion in Composition conference, which aims to facilitate greater inclusion of composers and prospective composers from the UK’s black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in classical music composition.

Clive Barda receives 2016 Musicians’ Company fellowship

Photographer Clive Barda has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Musicians’ Company. He has photographed musicians, conductors and singers for more than 50 years.

Adaptistration

Is It Possible To Manage A Large Budget Orchestra Using Mostly Consultants?

It certainly isn’t unheard of for larger budget orchestras to hire consultants for everything from temporarily filling staff holes to serving as the architect for marketing or development campaigns but relying on third party providers for the majority of admin functionality is decidedly not the norm.

The Guardian

Sol Gabetta: ‘The cello speaks with a human voice’

This year, the BBC Proms celebrates the cello, with 12 concerts dedicated to the instrument. As she prepares to open the event’s first night, the Argentinian cellist describes why she loves this strange, beautiful and ‘erotic’ instrument

The Strad

How to make scales enjoyable

Encouraging students to practise scales needn’t be an uphill struggle, says Paul Harris – in fact, it can even be fun!

Le Figaro

Philippe Druillet: “Verdi a transformé la colère en génie”

“Le Requiem” est donné le 16 juillet aux Chorégies d’Orange, avec des projections vidéo signées par le dessinateur de Salammbô, déjà à l’oeuvre en 2014 pour “Carmina Burana”.

nmz

Stardirigent Nagano: Ich arbeite sehr gerne mit jungen Amateuren

Stardirigent Kent Nagano hält die Weitergabe von künstlerischem Wissen an den musikalischen Nachwuchs für eine Selbstverständlichkeit.

Lausitzer Musiksommer führt an sechs Orte

Mit einem Konzert im Bautzener Dom eröffnet die Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie an diesem Freitag (20.00 Uhr) den 12. Lausitzer Musiksommer.

Musik heute

Hornist Felix Klieser mit Bernstein Award ausgezeichnet

Der Hornist Felix Klieser hat am Donnerstag in Lübeck den Leonard Bernstein Award des Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festivals erhalten.

Twitter

BR Klassik @BR_Klassik Wir übertragen die Eröffnungspremiere live am 25.7.

New York Times Music @nytimesmusic Classical Music Listings for July 15-21

BBC Proms Team @bbcproms What do you get when you upgrade an antique cello with high-tech 3D mapping technology?

5616

‘The cello chose me’ … Sol Gabetta. Photograph: Uwe Arens