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Yes, it really is Natalia on our television screens! Orchestral
Byline: By ANDREW BALDWIN H UDDERSFIELD music-lovers may well blink when they tune into BBC2 reality programme Maestro. Is it really her? Yes, that's our Natalia on the telly! And with actor David Soul, legendary star of Starsky and Hutch. Natalia Luis-Bassa, principal conductor of Huddersfield...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., mentor, orchestra, TV
Research articles 2008-08-08
Thielemann triumphs in Bayreuth's 'Valkyrie'
BAYREUTH, Germany AFP — With German star conductor Christian Thielemann in the pit for the Bayreuth Festival's current "Ring" cycle, it doesn't matter that there's nothing much going on onstage: you can simply shut your eyes and enjoy. Following a rather lacklustre "Rhinegold" on Monday evening, the 97th edition...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, festival, music, orchestra
Research articles 2008-07-30
A second Prom and it's all for free
THERE will be no need for fingers crossed for fine weather for Slaith waite Philharmonic Orchestra's Summer Prom tomorrow night. The orchestra will be indoors, on stage at Huddersfield Town Hall for a free concert packed with good music and one which the BBC have decided to record. ...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., FINANCE, MARKETING, orchestra
Research articles 2008-06-27
Berlin Philharmonic back home after fire
BERLIN AFP — Simon Rattle conducted a rehearsal of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on Tuesday for the first time since a large fire two weeks ago at the orchestra's home, a spokeswoman for the venue said. Monday night also saw a concert by the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Berlin, orchestra, roof, spokeswoman
Research articles 2008-06-03
Iraqi orchestra stages rare concert
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq's national symphony orchestra staged a rare concert in Baghdad in what organisers said was an effort to preserve the nation's cultural heritage despite years of warfare. A repertoire of Arabic, Kurdish and classical Western compositions was played on Wednesday to an audience of 400 people...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Baghdad, Iraq, orchestra
Research articles 2008-05-22
Unveiling a cello maestro; classical
ONE of Britain's most exciting young cellists will be on stage at Hall One of The Sage Gateshead tomorrow with the Northen Sinfonia to perform one of the most sublime contemporary compositions for her instrument. Natalie Clein's exceptional musicality has earned her a number of prestigious prizes, including the...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., orchestra
Research articles 2008-05-09
Italian conductor Muti to direct Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CHICAGO AFP — Italian conductor Riccardo Muti was named Monday as the 10th musical director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with a five-year-contract to start in the 2010-2011 season. The famous maestro from Naples won unanimous approval from the board of trustees of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association as...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, director, Milan, music, orchestra
Research articles 2008-05-05
'Vespers' truly magnificent
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SINGERS, A CAPPELLA CHOIR and CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Monteverdi "Vespers," Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, Saturday Claudio Monteverdi's "Vespers" is one of the major sacred works from the early 17th century, and one of the most important works in his oeuvre. And...
Tags: orchestra, performance, University of Utah
Research articles 2008-04-15
Rarely performed 'Vespers' cornucopia of vocal magnificenc
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SINGERS, A CAPPELLA CHOIR and CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Monteverdi "Vespers," Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, Saturday Claudio Monteverdi's "Vespers" is one of the major sacred works from the early 17th century, and one of the most important works in his oeuvre. And while there...
Tags: orchestra, performance, University of Utah
Research articles 2008-04-13
Japanese pianist returns home for concert tour
PARIS AFP — Not content with wowing audiences across Europe, Spanish-based pianist Azumi Nishizawa returns to her native Japan this week for a concert tour, including an unprecedented performance at Kyoto's famed Kiyomizu Temple. The 30-year-old musician will be accompanied by Geneva's Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the orchestra...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Geneva, MARKETING, orchestra, Paris
Research articles 2008-04-01
News Briefs
New Partnership with Nissan in Nashville Nissan North America and the Nashville Symphony recently announced a five-year partnership, aimed at expanding music education for children in middle Tennessee. Nissan's $500,000 contribution to the Nashville Symphony, distributed over the next five years, will provide support for the orchestra's new education initiative...
Tags: FINANCE, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., orchestra
Research articles 2008-04-01
Guest conductor leads WU orchestra
By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL With firing cannons and ringing chimes, "The 1812 Overture" might have been the most bombastic work Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote, but it wasn't his most beloved. That title belongs to the Russian composer's "Serenade for Strings," which the Washburn...
Tags: Baylor University, orchestra
Research articles 2008-03-14
Y. Chamber Orchestra at memorial for Barrus
PROVO -- Current and former members of the Brigham Young University Chamber Orchestra will perform in a memorial concert honoring Clyn D. Barrus on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. As director of orchestras at Brigham Young University, Barrus conducted the Philharmonic and the...
Tags: Brigham Young University, orchestra
Research articles 2008-03-03
New York Philharmonic brings musical diplomacy to NKorea
PYONGYANG, Feb 26, 2008 AFP — The New York Philharmonic filled a Pyongyang theatre with the "Star-Spangled Banner" and a popular Korean folk song as it played an historic concert aimed at boosting US ties with communist North Korea. The 106-member orchestra received a lengthy standing ovation and flowers...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, orchestra
Research articles 2008-02-26
Critic's corner
Some things are much more welcome when they're free. Granted, this PBS presentation of the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company (tonight, 9 ET/PT, times may vary) may still strike you as a hard sell. Starring Raul Esparza (Olive's would-be boyfriend on Pushing Daisies), the production...
Tags: olive, orchestra, PBS, TVs
Research articles 2008-02-20
Travel Business News
Jan 28, 2008 Cambodia has reached out to Angelina Jolie to become the country s ambassador of tourism. Jolie filmed Lara Croft, Tomb Raider in Cambodia and subsequently adopted a Cambodian boy. If Jolie accepts, it would immediately raise Cambodia s tourism profile in the U.S. Cambodia is also...
Tags: agent, Cruise, CWT, Delta Air Lines Inc., Orchestra, sales, TOURISM, YTB International Inc.
Research articles 2008-01-28
NY Philharmonic in North Korea will be broadcast live
WASHINGTON AFP — The New York Philharmonic's concert in Pyongyang on February 26 will be broadcast live on satellite television, a statement from the orchestra said Friday. The concert, which was announced December 11, is to open with the US and North Korean national anthems, the orchestra has said....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, NETWORKING, orchestra, TVs
Research articles 2008-01-25
MakeMusic's Monthly SmartMusic Subscription Report
SmartMusic subscribers exceed 86,000; software featured on NBC's Today Show MINNEAPOLIS -- MakeMusic, Inc. (Nasdaq: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription results for SmartMusic([R]), the music learning software for band, orchestra and choir. SmartMusic subscriptions as of December month-end numbered 86,901, representing a net gain of 1,569 over the previous...
Tags: FINANCE, music, NBC Universal Inc., orchestra, software
Research articles 2008-01-03
Young Venezuelan conductor takes classical world by storm
NEW YORK AFP — Star Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, widely acclaimed as an astonishingly-gifted musician, has just completed his first tour of the United States, sealing the young maestro's status as a major player in the world of classical music. At just 26 years old, Dudamel has been described...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, music, orchestra, Simon
Research articles 2007-11-14
Dudamel-mania: 26-year-old Venezuelan conductor conquers US
NEW YORK AFP — At just 26 years old, star Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel has been described as an inspiring prodigy, astonishingly gifted, and the most exciting thing in classical music. Now, with his first US tour at the helm of the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra and his...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, music, orchestra, Simon
Research articles 2007-11-14
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