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You may not be aware that the BBC plans to cut a significant number of musicians it has on its books. To do so will – make no bones about it – result in listeners and concertgoers missing out on hearing a group of hugely talented performers. The controversy swirling around their summary departure grows…
News of Apple’s Classical App looked opportunistic this week. I’ve been raging with various former managers, producers friends (and BBC Singers) to make me feel the priority was them and them alone. I touched on this personal ‘challenge’ in my Britten Sinfonia post. A few hours later however, and I ended up thinking about things…
One week provides yet another reminder of how fragile live music performance is in the UK, here with the launch of Britten Sinfonia’s £1m fundraiser.
The project is called “Light Flowing” and focusses on sharing the feeling of lightness, of lifting up with audiences, something close to her heart and relevant given the struggles of the past few years.
Cellist Abel Selaocoe secured the Instrumentalist award, while organist Anna Lapwood won this year’s coveted Gamechanger award. Elsewhere in the ceremony, the Singer category was topped by Anna Dennis (Violet, Aldeburgh Festival 2022), and Martin Brabbins was awarded the Conductor award.
A sparkling list of shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.
Hear composer Stuart Hancock’s sparkling score in a live performance of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!’ with the Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra
If the running order I have for the 2022 BBC Proms is the one that went to the printers then by my reckoning it’s, in terms of music at least, a return to form for the summer-long classical music festival.
Thanks to the work of Artistic Director and pianist Chris Glynn, Ryedale builds on its growing artistic reputation.