Xavier Montsalvatge News
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2021-04-14 15:57:03
The brilliant Spanish-born pianist, Alicia de Larrocha, studied piano with Frank Marshall at his Academia Marshall, and music theory with Riccardo Lamote de Grignon. She made her first public appearance with a solo recital at the age of five, and was soloist with Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid at the age of 11, performing W.A. Mozart’s “Coronation” Concerto (K. 537). Alicia de Larrocha’s adult career began in 1940, but she did not make any international tours until 1947, when she first toured Europe. In 1953, she premiered Montsalvatge’s Concierto breve, which is dedicated to her, and also made her first visit
2021-03-06 00:04:00
WashingtonPost.com: Washington Performing Arts: Friday, saxophonist Steven Banks, Xak Bjerken & Zora Quartet in free stream; March 26, J'Nai Bridges $20
[…] City, featuring Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F, K.370/368b, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, new works by Banks and premieres of works by Carlos Simon and Saad Haddad (co-commissioned by co-presenter Young Concert Artists). That stream is free and will be available until March 11. And on March 26, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges will perform “Rising, Together,” a program being taped at Sixth & I, including works by Simon, Richard Danielpour, Margaret Bonds, Xavier Montsalvatge, Florence Price and a piece composed for Bridges by Shawn Okpebholo. That stream is ticketed ($20) and available through April 1. washingtonperformingarts.org.
2020-02-22 06:00:00
Classical Music News of the Week, February 22, 2020
[…] her ability to transcend musical boundaries, was recently awarded the Prix Opus "Inclusion et diversité" for her Oktoécho ensemble. To stay informed on all SMCQ projects, subscribe to our infolettre: http://www.smcq.qc.ca/smcq/fr/apropos/liste/ --France Gaignard, Relationniste de presseThe Art of Pleasure at Merkin Hall New York Festival of Song brings its Emerging Artists to the Mainstage with The Art of Pleasure. The beauties of the seaside, romance, and the spirit--along with some guilty pleasures too. Music by Montsalvatge, Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla, Bernstein, Jonathan Dove, Tom Lehrer, Gabriel Kahane, Michael John LaChiusa, The Kinks, and more. From artistic director/co-founder/pianist/host Steven Blier: "The world seems to be going through a very rough patch, so I thought that people needed to take a deep breath and take stock of life's pleasures—the delight of the seaside in August, the wish-fulfillment of dreams, the intoxication of a new love affair. The Art of Pleasure brings all of them […]
2020-01-30 22:12:23
Montsalvatge’s Puss in Boots will be presented in English and Spanish By Peter Alexander Jan. 30 at 3:15 p.m. “It’s a purrr-fect introduction to opera,” Dianela Acosta says about the Boulder Opera’s current production of Gato en botas (Puss in boots) by Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge. Acosta is the company’s executive artistic director and a cast […]
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