Laurence Equilbey Leads an Enterprising Musical Celebration of International Women’s Day

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Louise Farrenc: Alexandra Conunova (violin), Natalie Clein (cello), Elisabeth Brauss (piano), Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.3.2018. (CC)

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Insula Orchestra with Alexandra Conunova (violin), Natalie Clein (cello), Elisabeth Brauss (piano)
& Laurence Equilbey (conductor) (c) Mark Allan/Barbican

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Anna Goryachova beguilingly stares down the camera for Royal Opera’s Carmen in cinemas

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Directed for the screen by Pati Marr and broadcast to Cineworld Basildon from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. 6.3.2018. (JPr)

Anna Goryachova (Carmen) © Bill Cooper

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ARABELLA STEINBACHER IN CONVERSATION WITH GREGOR TASSIE

Interview with Arabella Steinbacher

Arabella Steinbacher (c) Sammy Hart

When I spoke with Arabella Steinbacher, she was half way through a tour with the Orchestre National de Lille in Southern France playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and conductor Mark Shanahan. The bitterly cold weather allowed the German violinist some extra time in her hotel to speak with me about her early career and her inspirations for what has been a busy calling embracing the standard classical repertoire and explorations of less known 20th century repertoire.

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