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The Intrigue of the Paganini Variations: World Premiere of Poul Ruders’ Piano Concerto no. 3

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CanadaCanada  Ruders, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and Sibelius: Anne-Marie McDermott (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 24.10.2015 (GN)

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Anne-Marie McDermott and Poul Ruders Photo Credit Joyce Janvier

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Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick: Expansive Yet Intimate  

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   Heggie: Moby Dick, LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 31.10.2015-28.11.2015 (JRo) Cast: Captain Ahab: Jay Hunter Morris Greenhorn: Joshua Guerrero Starbuck, first mate: Morgan Smith Queequeg, a harpooner: Musa Ngqungwana Pip, cabin boy: Jacqueline Echols Stubb, second mate: Malcolm MacKenzie Flask, third mate: Matthew O’Neill Captain Gardiner: Nicholas Brownlee   … Read more

Totnes Hosts Absorbing Programme of Inca Music from K’antu Ensemble

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Music in the Age of Discovery: K’antu Ensemble [Ruth Hopkins (soprano, baroque violin, recorders), Sarah Langdon (alto, recorders), Michelle Holloway (alto, recorders), Ben Mitchell (tenor, baroque guitar, charango), Andrew Hopper (bass, viola da gamba), Tymoteusz Jozwiak (bass, percussion)], St Mary’s Church, Totnes, 31.10.2015 (PRB)

K'antu Ensemble Pic credit Philip R Buttall
                             K’antu Ensemble Pic credit Philip R Buttall

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