Nikolai Medtner News
British composer and pianist
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- Russian Empire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- composer, pianist, university teacher
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2023-11-03 11:59:00
Fairy Tales: Elisabeth Turmo and Elena Toponogova explore lesser-known Norwegian and Russian repertoire
[…] fiddlers. The interest of the Russian strand must inevitably centre two pieces by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) based on Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade, but there is also the Fantasy on themes from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Golden Cockerel by Efrem Zimbalist (1889-1985), a Russian composer who fled the country and made a big career in the USA and whose son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, was a well-known actor in the TV series, 77 Sunset Strip! There is also music by Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) and Igor Frolov (1937-2013).
2022-09-05 09:00:44
In this issue South African cellist Abel Selaocoe tells Charlotte Smith about his unique musical upbringing and his ongoing mission to bring African and Western classical music together. Elsewhere, Leon Bosch reports on the work of the Buskaid charity in inspiring the South African musicians of tomorrow; Rick Jones dons his boater and follows in the footsteps of Vaughan Williams in the hunt for English folk music; Simon Heighs reports on the listeners and performers returning to the joys of vinyl; and pianist Evgeny Kissin shares frank thoughts with Michael Church on the Ukraine crisis and Russia, country of his birth. For this month’s BBC Music Magazine Interview, Claire Jackson speaks to flautist Sharon Bezaly as she releases her new album, Synergy. We pick out the best recordings of Vivaldi‘s Gloria, and Nikolai Medtner is our Composer of the Month. […]
2022-05-09 06:35:29
Up Close and Musical is back with an all-female line-up
[…] along with a remarkable number of works by female composers. There will be five concerts across the two days, and in each recital the artists will have a candid interview with Shiri Rashkovsky, and following each performance there is a chance to enjoy a meal or drinks at the Fidelio Cafe. Pianist Clare Hammond opens the festival with a recital of 20th century works including music by Doreen Carwithen, Unsuk Chin, George Walker and Nikolai Medtner. Trio Klein (violinist Kamila Bydlowska, violist Shiry Rashkovsky, cellist Ella Rundle) return to the festival with a late-night recital performing music by John Adams and Duran Duran (in new arrangements) plus trios by Sofia Gubaidulina and Alfred Schnittke. The programme's tongue-in-cheek name is 80's Night as all the music was written in the 1980s! Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd performs a diverse programme from Hildegard von Bingen to Sofia Gubaidulina and Deborah Pritchard, the all-female Eusebius Quartet performs Bartok […]
2022-02-11 19:54:10
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2022 | 8:00 PM (ET) NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION FINAL ROUND AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND fdsla;dkfj fdsla;dkfj Shuan Liu (Piano) Medtner | Piano Sonata No. 12 "Romantica" Gluck | Melodie from orfeo ed Euridice (Arr. Sgambati) Christine Jeon (Cello) Bach | Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major | Prelude […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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