Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017)
Photo: Pavel Antonov Sad news, with the death yesterday of the great Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Whilst not a great exponent of contemporary music, he was known for his…
Muhly’s Marnie opens to mixed reviews
A selection of reviews from the opening of Nico Muhly’s Marnie, premiered at ENO last Saturday. Muhly’s second opera for the company, it is based upon either or both the 1964…
Contemporary Music Front and Centre over Christmas
The Spitalfields Winter Festival runs from 2nd to 9th December. Artistic Curator André de Ridder explains that this year the focus is on ‘making each event, each evening a festival in its…
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Artists
On 9th November the Paul Hamlyn Foundation announced their Awards for Artists list for 2017. The Award, which provides ‘individuals with financial assistance at a timely moment in their careers’, has been…
Ladislav Kubík (1946—2017)
Czech-American composer Ladislav Kubík died on 27th October. He was 71. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Ladislav Kubík studied at the Prague Academy of Music. He established a significant career in Europe—with…
Jean-Jacques Werner (1935–2017)
French composer and conductor Jean-Jacques Werner died on 22nd October aged 82. A native of Strasbourg, in his youth he studied the harp, horn and conducting before completing his higher…
BASCA Composer Awards
The British Academy of Songwriter, Composers and Authors (BASCA) has announced its nominees for its 2017 composer awards, which will be presented in London on 6th December. 2017 British Composer…
October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup
Hyperion have just released a recording of James McCarthy’s cantata Codebreaker, which tell the story of Alan Turing’s life through three key moments: when he fell in love as a boy, during the…
November Concert Diary
The fortieth Huddersfield Contemporary Music festival (17th November—26th), features 31 world premieres and 103 UK premieres across 33 events. One of the first works featured will be rock guitarist Lou Reed’s Metal Machine…
Adopt a Composer Pairings
Sound and Music has announced its 2017/18 ‘Adopt a Composer’ pairings. These are: Anna Appleby with Merchant Sinfonia Max Charles Davies with Côr Crymych a'r Cylch Esmeralda Conde Ruiz with The Fretful Federation Mandolin…
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