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Max Richter’s New Release On Decca Inspired By Human Rights

Composer Max Richter announces the release of VOICES, a major new recording project inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,  The first single from this important new work, All Human Beings is already available on Decca Records, accompanied by a new music video. VOICES was released on 31 July, 2020. ‘VOICES’, described as a…

APRA AMCOS Australian Music Centre Reveal 2020 Art Music Award Finalists

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre have announced the names of the finalists in the 2020 Art Music Awards. The Art Music Awards are given annually, celebrating achievements in the fields of composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. This year’s Awards are streaming as a virtual event, premiering on APRA AMCOS’…

Ironwood Releases Romantic Dreams: Quintets for Piano and Strings On ABC Classic

Acclaimed period-instrument ensemble Ironwood, revives the sounds of the French Romantic era with works by Louise Farrenc and Camille Saint-Saëns in a new album release, Romantic Dreams: Quintets for Piano and Strings, available July 24, digitally and on CD, on ABC Classic. Travel back in time to the changing tastes of mid-19th-century Paris, from the…

More Online From Selby & Friends

Selby & Friends presents a third online performance, welcoming two new friends to their online series, performing Schubert’s joyous ‘Trout’ Quintet. They will perform Mozart’s final Piano Trio, Brahms’ final Piano Quartet, No 3 in C minor Op. 60 and Schubert’s inimitable Piano Quintet in A major, Op.114 Die Forelle. The entire concert along with…

Alagna And Kurzak In Concert From The Mediterranean

In addition to the free nightly streamed performances, New York’s Metropolitan Opera is also presenting ticket performances from some of their greatest stars. Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak Live in Concert SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, at 1:30PM EDT (US time) Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak perform live from an outdoor terrace on the French Riviera. As…

This Week From The Met

This week from the Met, experience some of opera’s greatest love stories—from the passionate eroticism of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut to the transcendental rapture of Tristan und Isolde and the timeless La Bohème—with another week of free Nightly Opera Streams. To enhance your viewing experience, explore the curated collection of related content, including articles, videos, podcasts,…

Selby&Friends Add Ravel To YouTube Concerts

Selby&Friends at Home perform Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, available now on their YouTube Channel. Originally performed in their By Arrangement tour, pianist Kathy Selby is joined by violinist Andrew Haveron, cellist Timo-Veikko Valve (Tipi) in this arrangement for piano trio by the American composer and pianist, Matt van Brink. Says Selby “This came as…

This Week From The Met

The next week of free Nightly Opera Streams from The Metropolitan Opera features five powerful Italian dramas—including Lucia di Lammermoor, starring Natalie Dessay as the young bride driven to madness,  as well as Dvořák’s haunting fairy tale Rusalka and Wagner’s epic Die Walküre. For more details, cast, notes and other resources and to donate, click…