LA OPERA IN 2018/2019
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Buxton Festival 2018 and its New CEO
Buxton Festival Announces Michael Williams as New CEO
Michael Williams, who is currently Managing Director of Cape Town Opera, (CTO), will take up his new post in Buxton in April 2018.
Akram Khan’s Giselle for ENB Can be Seen in Cinemas from 25 April
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET AKRAM KHAN’S GISELLE COMES TO CINEMAS FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM 25 APRIL 2018
Running time 105 minutes / BBFC TBC / Released from 25 April 2018
Hailed as ‘a masterpiece of 21st century dance’ from English National Ballet, Akram Khan’s Giselle is released in cinemas for the first time from 25 April 2018, thanks to a collaboration between English National Ballet and digital commissioning agency The Space, giving ballet fans nationwide the opportunity to see this award-winning production in glorious high definition on the big screen.
Classical Music at the Barbican in 2018/19
The Barbican announces its 2018/19 classical music season
At the core of the Barbican’s 2018/19 classical music season ambitious programme are the Centre’s Resident Orchestra: the London Symphony Orchestra; Associate Orchestra: the BBC Symphony Orchestra; and the Barbican Associate Ensembles the Academy of Ancient Music and Britten Sinfonia, alongside the Barbican’s own-curated concert series, Barbican Presents. The Australian Chamber Orchestra returns as the Barbican’s newly appointed International Associate Ensemble at Milton Court. Throughout the season, Barbican programmes will be supported by creative learning work and through close collaborations with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
The ‘New’ Szymanowski Quartet’s First Appearance at the Wigmore Hall Next Sunday
The Polish SZYMANOWSKI QUARTET, a former BBC New Generation ensemble, returns to the Wigmore Hall 7 January on for a coffee concert of Schubert and Mozart. They also appear on In Tune on 4 January.
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Violinist Liza Ferschtman Celebrates Bernstein’s Centenary in 2018
Liza Ferschtman celebrates Bernstein’s centenary with recording and five-country tour
The Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman will release her 10th album on Challenge Classics in January 2018, featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s ‘Symposium’ and Korngold’s Violin Concerto. The recording comes at the start of Bernstein’s centenary year. From January to June 2018 Ferschtman will give 10 performances of Bernstein’s five-movement concerto across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, the UK and USA.