André Previn (1929–2019)
André Previn died last night at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. Born in Berlin, Germany, Previn showed phenomenal musical talent at an early age. His father, a lawyer,…
Ami Maayani (1936–2019)
Israeli composer Ami Maayani died on 16th February. He was 83. Born near Tel-Aviv, Maayani studied conducting, violin and viola playing at the Academy of Music in Jerusalem (1951–53) and…
Streetwise Opera Appoints Hannah Conway as Artistic Director
Hannah Conway will join Streetwise Opera, a charitable organisation that runs programmes for the homeless, from April 2017. She replaces founder Matt Peacock, who will leave the company for With One Voice,…
March Festivals, Concerts and Premiere Picks
The concerts of the Barcelona Obertura Spring Festival (4th–17th March) take place in three magnificent venues: the Liceu Gran Teatre, one of the biggest opera venues in Europe; the Palau De la…
14th Plymouth Contemporary Music Festival 2019
Plymouth’s Contemporary Music Festival (22nd–24th February) has been winning plaudits over the last few years, with Sound and Music’s The Sampler saying calling it ‘One of the UK’s most innovative festivals of contemporary…
Michel Legrand (1932–2019)
French singer, pianist and composer Michel Legrand died in Paris on 26th January. He was 86. Legrand’s early training suggested the path of a classical musician - the Paris Conservatoire…
John Rutter Receives the European Church Music Prize 2019
The German city of Schwäbisch Gmünd has awarded John Rutter the €5000 European Church Music Prize. Their citation commended him for ‘his great contributions to the field of clerical music: John Rutter…
Article 13
Brexit is not the only European issue that British composers should be thinking about right now. You may have seen, especially from platforms such as YouTube, a concerted action against…
John Joubert (1927–2019)
British-South African composer John Joubert died on 7th January. He was 91. Joubert was born in Cape Town, South Africa and educated in the Anglican Diocesan College in Rondebosch. He…
Tantum Ergo Premiere
Many thanks to the Choir of St. James’s Church, Sussex Gardens and George de Voil, who performed my little Tantum Ergo last night. Hope to have a recording of this…
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