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2024-04-20 22:11:00
Concertgebouw Orchestra. Emmanuelle Haim, conductor; Lenneke Ruiten, soprano. April 14, 2024.
Main Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Orchestra (Seat 13-32, 97.25 Euros).At the conclusion of the concert.ProgramConcerto grosso in G major, op. 6, No. 1 by Handel.Suite nr. 3 in G (from Water Music, HWV 348-350) by Handel.Suite (from 'Dardanus') by Rameau.Cantate 'Il delirio amoroso,' HWV 99 '(Da quel giorno fatale)' by Handel.A program - available in Dutch only - costs 3 Euros.We are going on a river cruise in France, and decided to tag on "pre-" and "post-cruise" visits to Amsterdam and Hamburg, partly/mostly for the opportunity to visit concert halls in the two cities.Concertgebouw shows up in many lists as one of the top concert halls in the world, and the current NY Phil music director Jaap van Zweden started his music career as the concertmaster of the (Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra (at age 19, the youngest ever). For our Amsterdam stay I would attend two concerts. Anne also came to […]
2024-01-15 08:44:00
Continuing support: both the City Music Foundation and the Continuo Foundation announce plans for supporting artists in 2024
CMF Artists on the Hogarth Stair at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 2021Two foundations that regularly support performers have announced plans for the coming year, with the City Music Foundation opening applications for 2024 artists, and the Continuo Foundation announcing its latest grant-making initiative (its seventh). The City Music Foundation (CMF) has announced the opening of applications for 2024. Emerging solo performers and ensembles in classical, jazz and folk can apply for the CMF's programme of artist mentoring and support. During the very fragile early stages of a professional career, CMF helps artists to develop their unique creative vision, and gaining recognition and a network within the music industry, with the aim of guiding them towards a secure and sustainable future in the profession.This year there had been a slight change of approach, responding to discussions with artists and to the changes in the financial climate. The CMF will now focus on […]
2022-06-14 12:09:49
On this day the revue New Faces of 1956 opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, featuring an eclectic collection of talent including Maggie Smith, Jane Connell, Tiger Haynes, John Reardon, Bill McCutcheon and Inga Swenson.
2021-01-15 09:53:22
City Music Foundation & Barts Heritage present concert series in Great Hall of St Bartholemew's Hospital
[…] Lebedev, 2015 CMF Artist (details from CMF website) and then run monthly throughout the year with pianist George Fu to come on 24 February. Full details of the season from the CMF website. St Bartholomew's Hospital was founded in 1123, and the historic buildings on the site include the main square designed by James Gibbs in the 1730s with the North Wing (from 1732) which includes the Great Hall, which is accessed via the Hogarth Stair with its two huge Hogarth canvases (Hogarth was born in nearby Bartholemew Close and offered to decorate the Stair free to prevent an Italian artist from doing so). Barts Heritage is currently undertaking a project to repair and conserve the Great Hall and the North Wing in time for the hospital's 900th anniversary in 2021.
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