Showing posts with label Benjamin Britten. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benjamin Britten. Show all posts
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Great Britten

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Delighted to hand the floor today to our young correspondent Jack Pepper today for a look at why we need a new Britten in Britain for the 2...
Sunday, February 05, 2017

Black magic #kaufmannresidency

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Back on stage!  The one problem with recitals by Jonas Kaufmann is the absolute scrum at the ladies' loos. The Barbican's facil...
Friday, July 15, 2016

Debussy for Nice

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It's impossible to offer adequate musical responses for the atrocities we're seeing around the world - from Syria to Dallas to, toda...
Sunday, December 01, 2013

Benjamin Britten: "My Fairy-Tale Uncle"

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My Yorkshire sister-in-law has drawn my attention to this wonderful memoir from a member of the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus , which is per...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

A soapbox and an orange tree

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A weekend full of anniversaries kicks off with a new weekly "soapbox" slot, which the stringed instrument dealers Amati.com have ...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Cheers for BB

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It's you-know-who's birthday today. I wanted to find something to post that is out of the ordinary, but close to my heart. So I'...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

More precious than rubies

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Who can find a virtuous woman? And what does "virtue" mean? I had a fascinating talk with Fiona Shaw, who is directing Britten'...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Why THE REST IS NOISE festival will change concert-going forever

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The second part of the Southbank Centre's year-long celebration of the music of the 20th century kicked off on Saturday. And as it did s...