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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 […]
All the conducting master class
2024-02-27 04:53:00
Permanent – Full Time London, GB, W1A 1AA BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B’CAST Job Closing Date: 23:59, Sunday 10th March 2024 THE ROLE Job Introduction Working to the Controller, BBC Radio 3 & BBC Proms, the Holder of this new post will take responsibility for the day-to-day artistic planning of the world’s largest classical music festival. This […]
All the conducting master class
2023-10-24 16:31:00
Associate Chorus Director This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and inspiring choral conductor to play an active role in continuing the London Philharmonic Choir’s strategy to maintain its place as a distinguished symphony choir. The post Holder will have experience in directing choruses and will be able to demonstrate the ability to […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2023-08-31 18:48:06
Business Mentality in the Arts? Unkind Cuts?
From many sources we learn that Brandeis University proposes to place its PhD programs in composition and musicology on hiatus “until financial conditions improve,” according to Assistant Professor Emily Frey Giansiracusa’s account in Slipped Disc of Provost Carol Fierke’s pronouncement. Current candidates will be able to complete their work, and no faculty will be let go. Will the University’s bottom line take the slightest notice of this? Will the Lydian Quartet be shrunk to a trio? Is this what the President Liebowitz called “a lean into science”? Will science studies actually benefit? Our correspondents think not. Is this the beginning of an assault on the Arts? The directors of beloved institutions don’t always make the best decisions. Community hue and cry did not save Boston’s magnificent Opera House from Northeastern University’s wrecking ball, though powerful artistic opinion-makers managed to reverse Emerson College’s intention to morph Clarence Blackall’s stunning and historic […]