United States A Portrait of Augusta Read Thomas: Curtis Ensemble 20/21 / Don Liuzzi (conductor), David Ludwig (artistic director), Gould Rehearsal Hall, Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, 23.3.2019. (BJ)
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The World Premiere of Tommie Haglund’s Symphony in Stockholm
Sweden Tommie Haglund, Delius: Ilya Gringolts (violin), Miah Persson (soprano) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Tobias Ringborg (conductor), Konserthuset, Stockholm, 28.3.2019. (NB)
Lauren Zhang’s Thrilling Return to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
United Kingdom Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Opening Festival – Beethoven Ravel and Chopin: Lauren Zhang (piano), Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, 12.3.2019. (CP)
A New Initiative is Announced Supporting the Development of Female Conductors
The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme is delighted to announce two new Women Conductors Courses beginning in May 2019, in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) and National Opera Studio (NOS).
R.I.P. IN MEMORIAM ANDRÉ PREVIN (1929-2019)
A statement from the London Symphony Orchestra about André Previn (1929-2019)
The London Symphony Orchestra is deeply saddened to hear of the death of its Conductor Emeritus André Previn. His relationship with the LSO spanned over 50 years, with his appointment as Principal Conductor in 1968 marking the start of a new era for the Orchestra. Under his leadership, the LSO performed to large audiences in the concert hall and on television, through André Previn’s Music Night, the show that turned Previn into a star and the LSO into a household name. He introduced new repertoire to the Orchestra, and many of the recordings made together remain definitive versions today.
Bold, Imaginative Programming for CBSO’s Successful Nordic Night in Coventry
United Kingdom Rautavaara, Sibelius, Grieg: Klara Ek (soprano), CBSO Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė -Tyla (conductor). Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 13.2.2019. (CP)
Nadine Benjamin’s Outstanding Tosca Celebrates How Everybody Can!
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Everybody Can! Opera’s Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra / William Conway (conductor). St James’s Church, Piccadilly, 18.1.2019. (TC)
SOME OF SEEN AND HEARD’S REVIEWERS LOOK BACK AT 2018
Seen and Heard’s Best of 2018