28th September: Awards Announced, Bikinis in Beijing, and Surreal Stories in Songs
Friday 28th September '12
Gramophone Gramophone Awards 2012 announced! Record of the Year for Vox Luminis; Calleja is Artist of the Year Rhinegold Buyers circle EMI Classics and Virgin Classics after EU judgment Prospective buyers are eyeing chunks of EMI's recording operations – including …
Read25th June: Bernard Haitink, Glyndebourne and Gus Christie
Monday 25th June '12
The Telegraph Interview with composer Heiner Goebbels Heiner Goebbels has transformed Henry Thoreau's ideas into music for the UK premier of Walden as part of the London 2012 festival. The Guardian Glyndebourne and Figaro: a perfect marriage The son of …
Read21st Mar: Schubert, South by Southwest and speech music
Wednesday 21st March '12
The Guardian Portrait Of The Artist: James MacMillan 'My high point? Writing a piece for Celtic FC: my heart filled with pride'. Schubert: Ferocious, Tender, Sublime Schubert's short, prolific career changed history. As Radio 3 devotes a season to …
Read27th Feb: Nick Glennie-Smith, Heiner Goebbels and Paul Lewis
Monday 27th February '12
LA Times The Sunday Conversation: Nick Glennie-Smith The Oscars conductor talks about rehearsals and a love of music. Placido Domingo concert of 'Boccanegra' canceled in New York A concert version of the opera that was scheduled for March at …
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