VALENCIA. To begin with, a message of calm to our audience: if in the last few days you have noticed a fast buzz going through the streets of Valencia, don’t worry. It was probably daniel broncano (Orcera, Jaén, 1986) carrying out one of his habitual routines: flee from purism and orthodoxy in classical music and … Read more
First mentioned in 1290, Gräfenroda is considered the birthplace of the garden gnomes. The composer Johann Peter Kellner was born here in 1705 and was cantor for decades. Many Bach works would not have survived without his sheet music copies. He deliberately arranges the Weise organ in the St. Laurentius Church for an authentic baroque … Read more
Today, the Czech soprano Kateřina Kněžíková won the prestigious BBC Music Magazine Awards in London for classical music. With her album Phidylé, she won in the “Vocal” category. The award is the second most important British music award in the field of classical music after the “Oscars of Classical Music”, awarded by the monthly Gramophone. … Read more
“The full and positive way to go out of your way is to have illusion: it is the condition that life, without further restriction, is worth living”, Julian Marias. JONES: Dreams and imaginations (3). N. Balbeisi (sop.), F. Marin Corbi (lyra viol). TELEMANN: Overture Suite for strings and continuo in G Major, ‘Burlesque de Quixotte’ … Read more
brilliant idea of Juan March Foundation that of dedicating a cycle to scores that, for various reasons, have not achieved due recognition. The justification for this project lies in the words of the person in charge of the institution’s musical programming, Miguel Ángel Marín: “Beyond spiritual enjoyment, this series of concerts aspires to provoke reflection … Read more
DISAPPEARANCE – The rock legend pianist-singer died of cancer at the age of 87 in Los Angeles. Creator of pieces such as “Tutti Frutti” or “Lucille”, he was one of the first to join the “Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame” in 1986. Shimmering costume, screeches, outgoing and cheerful personality, Little Richard, rock and roll pioneer died … Read more
The Dutch top conductor Bernard Haitink passed away on Thursday evening at his home in London. He was 92. Haitink was one of the most influential conductors of his generation. – Haitink was active worldwide, but his name remains most closely associated with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, which he led for more than a quarter … Read more
Before her, the only woman to conduct one of the 25 largest orchestras in the United States was American Marin Alsop, musical director of the Baltimore Symphony until 2020. The French Nathalie Stutzmann will take the head of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, becoming the second woman to lead a large American orchestra, the institution announced … Read more
The singer created a “Riot of love” interpreting Like A Prayer, accompanied by pianist Jon Baptiste, in front of a church in Harlem. More than 40 years after the start of her career, the one who quickly established herself as an icon of pop music, continues to be talked about. October 8, in full promotion … Read more
Only classical music can arrive in 2022 (classical music) Apple Music. Apple, along with the news of the acquisition of British classical music streaming service provider Primephonic said the plan. Currently it is Apple Music Nearly half a million classical music albums are available in its 75 million catalog, but it is not easy to … Read more