Месец: декември 2019

The Orquestra de Cadaqués is to be suspended, it was made known today. Partly run by the artists agency Ibermusica, the freelance orchestra has been…

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1 Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique No work consumed more of his concentration and micropreparation, and none turned out more different at every performance 2 Mahler 2nd…

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Franz Welser-Möst: I am deeply saddened by the loss of one of my most respected and beloved colleagues! Andris Nelsons, his only pupil: The great…

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If you were fortunate enough to know Mariss Jansons, you soon became aware that he was one of the kindest men alive and that he…

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George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner The London Handel Festival (musical director Laurence Cummings, associate director Adrian Butterfield, festival director Samir Savant), now in its…

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Mariss Jansons died last night at his home in St Petersburg. He was 76. The cause was a longstanding heart condition. He had been ill…

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Hailed as India’s longest-running music society, the Madras Musical Association (MMA) celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2018 with a series of concerts and tours illustrating…

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