16th October: Villazón records Verdi, Violin Competitions, and Vexed Musicians Vote to Strike
Tuesday 16th October '12
Gramophone Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition awards two First Prizes Alexandra Conunova-Dumortier and Dami Kim each receive €50,000 and a Naxos CD recording Villazón records Verdi arias for DG Verdi year begins – watch footage from the session Classic FM Neil …
Read27th June: Dr Dee, Edward Gardner and Jamie Philips
Wednesday 27th June '12
The Guardian The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science As Damon Albarn's opera opens in London, Carole Jahme wonders why Dee has been written out of the history of science. The Simon Bolivar …
Read23rd May: Frederick Delius, the Met and Ton Koopman
Wednesday 23rd May '12
The Independent Delius: How a great British musical myth was born A BBC film will shed light on the enigma of Frederick Delius. The Guardian Beethoven's 10th? Now there's a thought... The composer had plans to create 'a new gravitional …
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