BACKIn today’s Classical News, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded grants worth over £1 million pounds, Roderick Williams has been appointed as visiting consultant in vocal performance at Birmingham Conservatoire, and BBC Proms has committed to making classical concerts welcoming to all, with a new disability-inclusive event at the Royal Albert Hall.
Classical Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation announces latest grants
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded grants worth over £1 million pounds to 28 projects across the UK.
Classic FM
Gareth Davies is Chairman and Principal Flautist of the LSO and he spoke exclusively to our presenter Anne-Marie Minhall about the orchestra’s new music director, Sir Simon Rattle.
Music Teacher
Roderick Williams takes Birmingham Conservatoire post
Roderick Williams has been appointed as visiting consultant in vocal performance at Birmingham Conservatoire. The baritone, who was awarded an OBE earlier this year, will visit the institution on a regular basis to give recitals, individual coaching and masterclasses.
Huffington Post
BBC Proms Launches First Disability-Inclusive Concert To Make Classical Music Accessible To All
With their silent audiences, formal attire and clapping etiquette, classical music concerts don’t scream accessibility. But BBC Proms has committed to making classical concerts welcoming to all, with a new disability-inclusive event at the Royal Albert Hall.
Berliner Morgenpost
Bei Berlins Kulturstätten herrscht Sanierungsstau
435 Millionen Euro werden benötigt, um alle Theater und Konzertsäle der Stadt instand zu setzen. „Es muss dringend etwas getan werden.“
Fono Forum
Kulturinstitut der Musikindustrie
Joyce DiDonato, Matthias Goerne, Daniel Hope (!), Kent Nagano, Maurizio Pollini, Fazıl Say, Christian Tetzlaff, das Wiener Klaviertrio, Thomas Fritzsch, Sebastian Knauer, Linus Roth und der Nachwuchskünstler Lucas Debargue gehören zu den Preisträgern des ECHO KLASSIK 2017.
concerti
Experimentierlust lässt Besucher staunen
Das Festival vielsaitig gibt klangvolle Einblicke nicht nur in die Geigenbau-Historie
El Mundo
Cartas de amor de grandes compositores
“Es una última y dura prueba, pero mi amor es mi fe, y estoy sedienta por el martirio”, escribe Marie d’Agoult cuando deja a su marido para amar a Franz Liszt. Es uno de los fragmentos de una de las misivas que recoge el libro ‘Cartas de amor de músicos’ (Turner), de Kurt Pahlen.
Pizzicato
Genova organizes Paganini festival
Genova, the city of the Premio Paganini, is planning a festival with nine concerts, all with free entrance, with the participation of three winners of the Paganini Award.
