Three June Festivals
The Holland Festival (29th May–June 23rd) The Holland Festival explores cutting edge dance, film, music, opera, theatre, visual arts and multidisciplinary collaborations. This year Stockhausen is very much on the menu,…
New report into the effects of Brexit on the music profession
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has released a new report entitled ‘Impact of Brexit on Musicians’: The main findings were: -Almost 50% of respondents identified an impact on their…
Dominique Lawalrée (1954–2019)
Belgian composer Dominique Lawalrée has died. He was 64. Lawalrée was born in Brussels, studying at the Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie in Namur. He began composing in…
Roberto David Rusconi Interview
I talk to cross-arts composer and sound designer Roberto David Rusconi, whose new work Variazioni Tiepolo will be premiered by the Minguet Quartet in May. Tell us something about your…
Martin Böttcher (1927–2019)
German composer, arranger and conductor Martin Böttcher died on 19th April. He was 91. His early years were dominated by the war; a period in the Luftwaffe was followed by time as…
Notre-Dame organ is saved, but questions remain about the stability of the building
It seems that the majestic Cavaille-Coll organ at Notre Dame has emerged from the dreadful conflagration relatively unscathed. Vincent Dubois, the organist titulaire, said ‘It’s a miracle! The most recent news, a priori,…
May Festivals and Premiere Picks
The Tectonics Festival takes place over the weekend of 4th–5th May in Glasgow. On the first day harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani will perform recent works by Anahita Abbasi, Miroslav Srnka, George Lewis as…
NotePerformer 3
Sibelius has just released version 2019.4, with new playback features and enhancements to Review mode. Their upgrade email also offers a 40% discount on the NotePerformer sound library. That’s $77.99 instead of…
NMC’s Anne Rushton
Anna Rushton, NMC NMC Recordings, a label whose mission is to bring music by British composers to the widest possible audience, will this month celebrate its 30th birthday. To mark…
April Concert Diary
Three opera premieres to look forward to in April: Les Bienveillantes is Hèctor Parra’s sixth major theatre work. It is based upon Jonathan Littell's 2006 novel The Kindly Ones (Les Bienveillantes), which explores…
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