kissin interview
Matthew Westwood of The Australian talks to Evgeny Kissin ahead of his Australian tour.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/evgeny-kissin-one-of-a-kind/story-e6frg8n6-1226116058158
Matthew Westwood of The Australian talks to Evgeny Kissin ahead of his Australian tour.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/evgeny-kissin-one-of-a-kind/story-e6frg8n6-1226116058158
Wunderkind violinist Christian Li, just 13 years old, will release his debut album in August 2021 on the Decca Classics label. Featured on this album is the classic Meditation from the opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet, which has been released as a single.
As Wagner -mania is about to hit Melbourne, Gramophone magazine reports that a letter written and signed by the composer is to be auctioned in Barcelona this week. The letter is dated 1881 and in it, Wagner discusses the character of Lohengrin. A spare € 1,200 will open the bidding. Click here for the feature.
The Brussels Philharmonic has revolutionised the use of paper in music performance by distributing Samsung Galaxy devices to its more than 100 musicians. Digital scores are then sent to the players, shaving hundreds of thousands of dollars off their budget. Stylus pens are used to make markings on the scores. More at: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-10.1-is-the-tablet-of-choice-for-the-Brussels-Philharmonic_id36405
Sydney Youth Orchestras under the inspiring leadership of Jessica Cottis on the podium brought the audience a celebration of the mercurial genius of Stravinsky, but much more – a celebration of the return to live performance and the exciting artistry of a new generation of Australian classical musicians.
The Sydney International Piano Competition is on again this year from July 6-23. Artistic Director, Piers Lane AO has announced the list of competitors which includes three Australian pianists – Ayesha Gough from Brisbane, Daniel Le from Melbourne, and Hong Kong-born Australian Jeremy So from Sydney. The other contenders hail from 15 different nations including Kazakhstan,…
With the recent news that the 2013 Nobel prize winner for medicine Thomas Sudhof drew on his classical music training for inspiration, this feature in the New York Times describes how music promotes creative thinking and success in other aspects of like. “Music training sharpens other qualities: Collaboration. The ability to listen. A way of thinking that…