Conductor Riccardo Muti has been named as the second recipient of the biggest prize in classical music – the Birgit Nilsson Prize. The prize of a million dollars, is a bequest of the late Swedish soprano who died in 2005 aged 87. It is awarded every 2- 3 years for outstanding achievement in opera or concert by…
Having collaborated on the recent production of The Threepenny Opera, conductor and music educator Richard Gill and performer Eddie Perfect have struck another chord in the field of music education: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/odd-couple-stand-for-classical-ideals-20111015-1lq64.html Checkout also this brilliant presentation by Richard Gill for TEDx 2011 on “The Value of Music Education”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeRus3NVbwE
Congratulations to ALL the nominees and winners! Best Classical Album Winner: Sally Whitwell – Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass (ABC Classics) Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet – Fandango (ABC Classics) Latitude 37 – Latitude 37 (ABC Classics) Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra – Mozart Violin Concertos Vol 2 (BIS) Teddy Tahu Rhodes…