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70th birthday celebrations for composer Richard Blackford continue with performances, publications & recordings
Richard BlackfordComposer Richard Blackford celebrated his 70th birthday last month, and the celebrations are spreading out across the year with performances, publications and recordings. His new cantata, Babel, based on the Biblical stories of Noah's flood and the tower of Babel for choir, organ, piano duet and percussion has just been published and is being released on disc on Lyrita in March, with David Hill conducting the Ikon Singers, on a disc that also includes Blackford's La Sagrada Familia, his symphony inspired by Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona, with the composer conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Also recently published is Clarissa's Tango for violin and piano, which Clarissa Bevilacqua, violin [to whom I chatted last year, see my interview] and Thomas Hoppe, piano have released as a digital single.Also in March, Nimbus Records is releasing Blackford's Songs of Nadia Anjuman with soprano Elizabeth Watts and the Britten Sinfonia, which […]
2020-12-31 06:19:00
Some New Releases (CD/SACD Mini-reviews)
[…] with an adventurous energy informed by a rock-reminiscent vibe and overlaid occasionally with electronica, a kind of 21st-century Keith Jarrett Trio had Keith at some point started listening to a lot of Radiohead. I hope that does not make them sound too crazy to appeal to either classical or jazz fans, for this really is an enjoyable recording, their best yet, with energy and imagination in abundance but never taken over the top. Michael Hoppé: Peace and Reconciliation. Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers, Ryan Holder, conductor; Tetra String Quartet. Spring Hill Music SHM6076. I had no idea what to expect from this one, having never heard of either Michael Hoppé or the Spring Hill label, but when I gave the CD a listen it proved to be a delightful surprise. The Requiem for Peace and Reconciliation for choir and string quartet is a beautiful composition, and this arrangement […]
2020-03-16 17:02:39
Applications are now open for the 2020 Mirecourt International Violin Competition – to be held in Mirecourt, France from the 14th to 22nd of November, 2020. Open to international violinists 26 years of age and younger, the 1st prize winner will receive €5,000. The 2020 jury will comprise: Martin Beaver, Esther Hoppe, Dong-Suk Kang, Marianne […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2019-10-10 13:48:29
The then 22-year-old South Korean VC Artist Bomsori Kim and pianist Thomas Hoppe performing Saint-Saens’ ‘Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso’ in the Semi-Final of the 2012 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition – in Hannover, Germany. The Joseph Joachim Competition has this week announced a number of rule and condition changes for its upcoming 2021 competition – […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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