A rather curious program from Joshua Weilerstein
The title alone is a bit odd. Why this combination for a CD program? But never mind that, I gave it a spin anyway – mainly because I wanted to hear if this promising young […]
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Why We Should All Continue Listening to the Music of Jeffrey Kaufman
I wrote a post on this blog on February 22nd about the music of American composer Jeffrey Kaufman. Today I am writing more about his music. Why? Because since I wrote that last post, I […]
The Ivors Academy announces the appointment of Roberto Neri as Chief Executive Officer
Roberto Neri has been confirmed as the next Chief Executive Officer of The Ivors Academy. He will start the role on 15th April, taking over from Interim CEO Charlie Phillips. Roberto has over 20 years’ […]
Classical music’s biggest awards announced in Manchester
The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards – ‘the biggest night in UK classical music’ (The Sunday Times) – have been presented this evening at the Royal Northern College of Music. Staged in Manchester for the first […]
Matthew Swann appointed director of the BBC Concert Orchestra
Following a competitive recruitment process, Matthew Swan has been appointed the new Director of the BBC Concert Orchestra, beginning 27 March. Matthew has over 20 years’ experience in leadership roles across orchestral music. He was […]
Mahler Symphony No3 & Strauss Tod und Verklarung – Jascha Horenstein
This Mahler 3 has always been highly thought of. Horenstein’s Mahler was unostentatious, so you don’t get heart-on-sleeve emotion. Nevertheless, he understood the composer’s fevered imagination, neurosis and quixotic nature. In the first movement at […]
Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, new study finds
The tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate our appreciation of harmony, new research shows. The findings challenge centuries of Western music theory and encourage greater experimentation with instruments from different […]
The BBC announces host of new classical music programming across TV and Radio
BBC Radio 3 unveils refreshed schedule, welcoming new talent to its presenting family alongside a raft of new commissions BBC TV announces major new series and performance highlights from across the UK Sam Jackson, Controller […]
Discovering the Music of Composer Jeffrey Kaufman on Classical Archives
Click on the album cover to listen now I had never heard music written by the American composer Jeffrey Kaufman until I listened to “Vocal Music of Jeffrey Kaufman,” a Pheonix CD that is available […]
A terrific new symphony by Adam Pounds. And a strange reading of Berkeley’s rare Divertimento.
Before I get to this wonderful new symphony, which is the reason for acquiring this disc, let’s dispense with the fillers posthaste. The Ravel is just fine – swift, efficient and pleasant, with some excellent woodwind […]
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