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2024-03-29 09:54:00
An imaginative and seductive mix of musics: The 48th St Magnus International Festival with Alasdair Nicolson, Lisa Robertson, Erland Cooper, Huw Watkins, George Crumb and more
St Magnus CathedralUnder the directorship of Scottish composer Alasdair Nicolson, the 48th St Magnus International Festival from 21 to 29 June 2024, brings a mix of film, literature, theatre, community participation and world-class musicians to the Orkney Islands. The result is an imaginative and seductive mix of musics from contemporary to folk to community performance. Local composers feature strongly, both contemporary classical and the more folk influenced.Swedish chamber orchestra Musica Vitae with guest cellist and director Robin Michael perform an eclectic programme including music by Bach, Highland composer Lisa Robertson, the UK premiere of cello concerto Storm Runes by Alasdair Nicolson and a programme based on Swedish folk music. Michael will also be performing a solo event at Stromness Town Hall, with Welsh composer Huw Watkins’ Sonata for Solo Cello and two of Bach’s Cello Suites. [Musica Vitae will also be at Kings Place in London on 27 June with their Storm Runes […]
2024-02-22 17:57:40
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2024-02-03 14:00:52
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Kazeem Abdullah conducts Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, and Victor Ryan Robertson in a broadcast recorded this fall from New York
2023-12-22 18:26:00
I am sadly far behind in maintaining this. Here are some updates. I'm absolutely certain that I am missing some.Donald Runnicles leaves the Deutsche Oper Berlin at the end of 2025-26.Donald Runnicles takes up the Dresden Philharmonic at the beginning of 2025-26. He succeeds Marek Janowski.Christian Thielemann succeeds Daniel Barenboim at the Berlin State Opera.Daniele Gatti succeeds Christian Thielemann at the Dresden Staatskapelle in mid-2024. (Note: he lost a job earlier in this century owing to accusations of sexual misconduct.)Krzysztof Urbański becomes chief conductor of the Bern Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2024-25 season.Eric Jacobsen is now music director of the Virginia Symphony.Long Yu is now the music director of the Shanghai Symphony.David Robertson appointed creative partner of Utah Opera / Utah Symphony, for three-year period starting in 2023-24.Kwame Ryan appointed music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as of the 2024-25 season.Philippe Auguin is conductor-in-residence of the Greek […]