Tag: Insula Orchestra
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Review – Insula Orchestra play Bruch’s Concerto for Clarinet and Viola and Beethoven 5
Génisson and da Silva bring warmth to Bruch’s compact Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, before Equilbey’s Insula Orchestra deliver a spirited Beethoven 5, in this season opener at La Seine Musicale in Paris.
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Accentus Choir celebrates 30 years with founder and conductor Laurence Equilbey at Philharmonie de Paris
French chamber choir Accentus and Insular Orchestra are one of those rare brands in the classical music world: a box office guarantee.
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Visual artist Mat Collishaw’s and Insula Orchestra’s ‘Sky Burial’ exposes the majesty and awe at the heart of Fauré’s Requiem
Warning: This blog post contains graphic details about ancient funeral practices which some readers may find disturbing. Until earlier this week I was unaware that sky burials – the custom of dead bodies on mountain tops being left for vultures to feed on – was an actual thing. Indeed, directly after Insula Orchestra’s performance of…