In tune:
Back to School —
the Joy of Learning
(minus the stress)

Composer of the Month:
Baldassare Galuppi

Music notes:
Richard Wagner's cycle has made its mark on comic books

Festival de Saintes

“Saintes, Mecque des Baroqueux” (“Saintes, Mecca for the Baroque”) — le journal Libération

Launched in 1972, the Festival is held annually at Abbaye aux Dames, located in the beautiful historic commune of Saintes. The estate was found in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, and was the first Benedictine abbey for women in the area. The event aims to present quality performances of classical music, with an emphasis on the Baroque repertoire… read more

Date: July 9 to 18, 2010
Country: France
Website: http://www.abbayeauxdames.org/

Wine, Women and Song — Carmina Burana

Date: July 2 to 3, 2010

One of the most popular choral works composed by Carl Orff, to be interpreted by HKPO, Shanghai Opera Chorus, Hong Kong Children's Choir and three great soloists... read more

Baldassare Galuppi

Baldassare Galuppi (18 October 1706 – 3 January 1785) was an Italian composer, nicknamed “Il Buranello” because of his origin on the island of Burano, near the city of Venice. He was regarded as one of the most fecund and influential composers of his generation, and was most renowned for his operas, particularly opera buffa. He composed more than a hundred operatic works, numerous cantatas, oratorios, Masses and Vesper psalms, much chamber music, and about 125 keyboard works... read more

Back to School — the Joy of Learning (minus the stress)

A very close family friend of ours who was a prominent and extremely successful barrister recently decided to retire to go back to school. He has chosen to study archaeology, one of his passions, and has just started his first year. I imagine the whole experience – the learning process, the integration into a strange environment where kids speak a language you’re no longer able to relate to… Find out Juliette's new music lectures

Richard Wagner's cycle has made its mark on comic books

Look, up in the sky! In case you haven't noticed already, our entertainment stratosphere has grown crowded with muscle-bound superheroes in almost every conceivable shape and size: the franchise-rebooted likes of Spider-Man and Superman, battle-armored warriors such as Robin Hood and Perseus. To whom do we owe our super-saturated superhero culture?… read more

Beethoven:
Spring Sonata 2nd movement

The famous "Spring" sonata for violin and piano is performed here by the eminent Belgian violinist Arthur Grumiaux with the legendary pianist Clara Haskil .
Recorded in 1956 in Vienna... listen

Music: Heart, Soul and Dollar
— Robert Greenberg

Enjoy the inspiring and lively lecture given by Professor Greenberg... watch the video