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The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2024, at the Royal Northern College of Music
L-R from top: Nicky Spence; Jasdeep Singh Degun; Roman Grigoriv, Olga Diatel and Illia Razumeiko; and Jack Capstaff at the RPS AwardsThe Royal Philharmonic Society held its awards ceremony at the Royal Northern College of Music on Tuesday night (5 March) – the first time they’ve ever done them out of London. And here are my awards for the highlights of the show: l The ceremony began with Conversation in the Forest by Keiko Abe, performed by “The Sound of Manchester” – Delia Stevens and Le Yu (aka Aurora Percussion Duo), with Andrea Vogler, David Hext, Harriet Kwong and Paul Patrick. l Most entertaining acceptance speech of the night was from tenor Nicky Spence (winner, Singer category), pointing out that he’d been up for the award more than once before and “I was beginning to think I was Pippa Middleton” and telling the tale of how his […]
2023-11-26 14:00:23
BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds review – a life-affirming programme from an orchestra firing on all cylinders
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterFrom James Lee III’s vivid exploration of Martin Luther King to an electrifying performance of Nielsen’s fourth, this was an evening to lift even the most downtrodden spiritsAmid the daily reports of man’s inhumanity to man, it was a welcome relief to spend two hours in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with this life-affirming programme from the BBC Philharmonic under chief conductor John Storgårds. The UK premieres of two BBC commissions, flanked by Copland’s rousing Fanfare for the Common Man and Nielsen’s titanic intrepid Fourth Symphony – “The Inextinguishable” – offered plenty of intellectual red meat and enough adrenalin-charged jollies to lift the most downtrodden spirits.James Lee III likes to contemplate contemporary issues through the prism of history. In the Michigan-born composer’s piano concerto, Shades of Unbroken Dreams, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech serves as a launchpad to reflect the ongoing struggle for equal rights, especially, he […]
2023-11-02 07:26:00
All change at the BBC orchestras
Adam Szabo (Photo: Phil Sharp)It is all change at the top of the BBC orchestras, as Bill Chandler has been appointed director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and Adam Szabo has been appointed director of the BBC Philharmonic.Originally from the USA, Bill was a violinist in the Houston Symphony and then joined the Royal Scottish National Orchestra as associate leader. Since September 2021 he has been director of the BBC Concert Orchestra, where he increased the orchestra's presence for Nottingham and Great Yarmouth, plus regular appearances at Alexandra Palace and plus appearances on Radio 2’s Piano Room series and Radio 3’s Unclassified Live, a tour with CBeebies and concerts with Streetwise Opera, London Jazz Festival and Grange Park Opera. He appointed the orchestra’s Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing earlier this year.Adam Szabo comes to the BBC Philharmonic from being co-founder and artistic director of Manchester Collective [see my 2020 interview […]
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2023-11-01 11:10:08
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