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Central Conservatory
of Music, Beijing
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Yibing Chu and the
Harmonic Thinking
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In touch with
James Conway
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Founder of
English Touring Opera
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Ciccolini and the Waltz
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A Dance that
once ruled the World
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Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
First held in 1948, the event is an annual international music festival dedicated to opera. Taking place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, the house programme also features concerts of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo instrumental music...
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Date: June 7 to July 24, 2014
Country: France
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In touch with Jorja Fleezanis
Concertmaster and Prophet |
The Dossier Richard Strauss |
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With an illustrious career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and teacher, Jorja Fleezanis has a great deal of wisdom to share. We had a wonderful chat about her insights about making a life in music... |
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Although Richard Strauss was absolved of any Nazi affiliations, Thomas Mann declared him a “Hitlerian composer.” And Arturo Toscanini famously said, “To Richard Strauss the composer I take off my hat; to Richard Strauss the man I put it on again...” |
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| Fazioli: The Ferrari among Pianos |
Intimacy in Strauss
The Cello Sonata |
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When I was doing some research on piano makers, I came across a rather interesting statistic. In the first half of the 20th century, 300 piano makers plied their trade in Europe. By December 2013, only 9 makers remain... |
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Richard Strauss was controversial as a person and as a composer, despite being one of the more prominent composers of the 20th Century. “He’d be better off shoveling snow,” said composer Arnold Schoenberg... |
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| Selected videos |
My music |
Forgotten records |
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Diana Damrau and Xavier de Maistre perform Fauré’s “Après un rêve”
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York Bowen: 24 Preludes / Suite Mignonne / Berceuse (Ortiz)
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Verdi: String Quartet in
E minor – Allegro
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