20th April: San Francisco Symphony live-stream, voice exhibition at Wellcome Collection & Bolshoi’s modern Don Pasquale
Wednesday 20th April '16
Classical News In our news today, first orchestral Facebook live-stream from San Francisco Symphony, 2016/17 Cambridge Classical Concert Series announced, Bolshoi Theatre's modern take on Don Pasquale, Countertenor Brian Asawa dies aged 49 & ‘This is a …
Read6th December: Nelson Mandela, Sergei Filin attack, and composer wins $100,000 prize
Friday 6th December '13
Slipped DiscNelson Mandela’s classical pianistOne of Mandela's closest friends was pianist Harold Ruben who refused to play in front of segregated audiences in South Africa before moving to London to teach at the Royal College of …
Read21st Feb: Alexander Vedernikov, Elizabeth Connell and a magical Russian ballerina
Tuesday 21st February '12
BBC Music MagazineAlexander VedernikovThe Russian conductor who dramatically left the Bolshoi Theatre in 2009 talks about Rachmaninov, Scriabin and the difference between Russian and English orchestrasA new work by Sally Beamish and Melanie Reid proves …
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