November 7th: $20,000 prize for dramatic sopranos, child composer tops classical charts & Gergiev defends himself in new statement
Thursday 7th November '13
Limelight Elizabeth Connell bequeaths $20,000 prize for dramatic sopranos The late, great soprano, Elizabeth Connell, has bequeathed enough money in her Will to fund a $20,000 prize in her name especially for dramatic sopranos. The inaugural competition …
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Tuesday 21st February '12
BBC Music Magazine Alexander Vedernikov The Russian conductor who dramatically left the Bolshoi Theatre in 2009 talks about Rachmaninov, Scriabin and the difference between Russian and English orchestras A new work by Sally Beamish and Melanie Reid proves …
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