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Philip R Buttall

Three Musicians Display Empathy for John Ireland’s Music

15/10/201213/10/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Ireland, Brahms: Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Peter Cigleris (clarinet) John Lenehan (piano), Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, UK 11.10.2012 (PRB)

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Miranda’s New Work Reflects Plymouth’s Sea-Faring Heritage

25/09/201224/09/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kirke, Ryan, Miranda: Juliette Pochin (mezzo-soprano), Pennisula Arts Chorale, Ten Tors Orchestra / Simon Ible (conductor), St Andrew’s Minster Church, Plymouth. 22.9.2012 (PRB)

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New Devon Opera’s Madam Butterfly in the Top League

27/07/201220/07/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Madam Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of New Devon Opera / Paul Foster (conductor), Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University. UK 17.7. 2012 (PRB)

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Dussek and Dante Quartet Play Sensational Schumann

17/07/201212/07/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mozart, Schumann, Britten, Brahms: Dante Quartet – Krysia Osostowicz & Giles Francis (violins), Rachel Roberts (viola) & Richard Jenkinson (cello), Stephen Stirling (horn) & Michael Dussek (piano), Church of St Mary, Callington. UK 11.7.2012 (PRB)

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Dante Quartet Presents New Cellist at Summer Festival

17/07/201212/07/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Britten, Boccherini, Telemann, Schnittke, Mozart: Dante Quartet – Krysia Osostowicz & Giles Francis (violins), Rachel Roberts (viola) & Richard Jenkinson (cello) with the Dante Festival Orchestra, Stephen Stirling & Jacob Row (horns), St Paul’s Church, Yelverton. UK 10.7.2012 (PRB)

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Young Violinist Plays Bach with Panache and Authority

05/06/201203/06/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mozart, Bach, Barber, Tchaikovsky: Callum Smart (violin), European Union Chamber Orchestra / Hans-Peter Hoffman (director), Guildhall, Plymouth, 1.6. 2012 (PRB)

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Musical Encounter Between East and West in Plymouth

05/06/201228/05/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Ash Madni, Mendelssohn: Bristol Ensemble Piano Trio (Roger Huckle, Robyn Austin & Christopher Northam), Plymouth University Sherwell Centre, UK. 26.5. 2012 (PRB)

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Hartmann and Bergius Delight Audiences in Far-Flung Venues

05/06/201228/05/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Geminiani, Fux, Tartini, Bach: Rebekka Hartmann (violin) & Caroline Bergius (harpsichord), Menheniot Church, Cornwall, UK. 25.5.2012 (PRB)

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