The Dead – Niamh Cusack, The Fourth Choir, Jamie Powe – Wilton’s Music Hall (Photo: Kathleen Holman)
January on Planet Hugill Handel in 1749, Mozart in 1775 and Schubert’s 228th birthday
Our newsletter January on Planet Hugill, is out, looking back at a month when we took time to recharge batteries, but also managed to hear both of Handel’s oratorios from 1749, eavesdrop on Mozart’s sound-world from 1775 as well as celebrating Schubert’s birthday at Wigmore Hall. Interviews this month included a feature on Vaughan William’s Riders to the Sea, getting a rare outing in February, and a deep dive into the world of composer Steven Daverson’s mix of orchestra and live electronics.
Our record reviews this month include rarities such as sonatas by JS Bach’s ‘other’ composer son, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Ethel Smyth’s earliest orchestral work, one of the other concertos for Left Hand commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, Walton’s complete songs (there aren’t many but they are terrific) and the final symphony by Canadian composer Jacques Hétu.
The West-East Diwan Orchestra has been rehearsing in Berlin for its spring tour. Daniel Barenboim has asked his friend Zubin Mehta to stand in for him. Daniel Barenboim: “I am thrilled that Zubin has agreed […]
message received: As our residency in Salzburg comes to an end this week, bassoonist Štěpán Turnovský and trumpet player Reinhold Ambros will retire on September 1. Chairman Daniel Froschauer expressed gratitude to our esteemed orchestra […]
A first from our seen-it-all agony aunt: Dear Alma, Remember me? I’m the North German orchestral player who smeared dogshit in a colleague’s mouthpiece after he grabbed my ass. We are still both suspended. The […]