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Read more about the article Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017)

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017)

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 23, 2017
  • Post category:Performer Obituary

  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…

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Read more about the article Muhly’s Marnie opens to mixed reviews

Muhly’s Marnie opens to mixed reviews

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 20, 2017
  • Post category:General News

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…

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Read more about the article Contemporary Music Front and Centre over Christmas

Contemporary Music Front and Centre over Christmas

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 16, 2017
  • Post category:Concert News

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…

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Read more about the article Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Artists

Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Artists

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 12, 2017
  • Post category:General News

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…

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Read more about the article Ladislav Kubík (1946—2017)

Ladislav Kubík (1946—2017)

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 4, 2017
  • Post category:Composer Obituary

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…

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Read more about the article Jean-Jacques Werner (1935–2017)

Jean-Jacques Werner (1935–2017)

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 2, 2017
  • Post category:Composer Obituary

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…

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Read more about the article BASCA Composer Awards

BASCA Composer Awards

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 26, 2017
  • Post category:General News

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…

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Read more about the article October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup

October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 19, 2017
  • Post category:All Posts/CD 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…

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Read more about the article November Concert Diary

November Concert Diary

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 14, 2017
  • Post category:Concert News

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…

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Read more about the article Adopt a Composer Pairings

Adopt a Composer Pairings

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 11, 2017
  • Post category:General News

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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