 |
 |
| |
In tune:
Scary Niu Niu
|
Composer of the Month:
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
|
My music:
Franz Schubert:
Die schöne Müllerin
|
|
 |
 |
 |
A young boy
with impressive technique |
A piano virtuoso
from Classical to
Romantic era |
The jewelled combination of
Mark Padmore and
Paul Lewis |
|
|
|
 |
ARD International Music Competition
 The competition, founded in 1952 and taken place annually in Munich, is one of the most important international competitions in Germany for classical music. Disciplines alter every year to include voice, solo instruments and ensembles… read more
Category: Piano duet, Cello, Flute, Horn
Date: August 22 to September 10, 2010
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.br-online.de/br-klassik-english/ard-musikwettbewerb/index.xml
|
|
 |
Swire Maestro: De Waart’s Mahler 7
 Date: September 10 to 11, 2010
In the all-Mahler programme, young Chinese bass-baritone Shen Yang will interpret a selection from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, followed by Symphony No. 7... read more
|
|
 |
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (November 14, 1778 – October 17, 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.
Hummel was born in Pressburg, Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia), the son of National Theater conductor Johann Hummel. He began music instruction at the age of three, playing the violin fluently at five and the piano at six... read more
|
|
 |
 |
Scary Niu Niu
 Niu Niu had his Wigmore Hall debut in 2006, when he was just nine years old. Introduced to the London public by pianist Leslie Howard and sponsored by David Tang of Shanghai Tang fame, Niu Niu received a taste of limelight and glamour in one of the foremost concert halls in the world… Find out more about Niu Niu
|
|
Beethoven May Not Have Died of Lead Poisoning,
After All
 Scientists began speculating about what really killed Ludwig van Beethoven almost as soon as he was buried in 1827. He had complained of a “wretched existence,” with a long list of symptoms: abdominal pain, digestive trouble, colic, chronic bronchitis… read more
|
|
 |
 |
Franz Schubert:
Die schöne Müllerin
After Winterreise, this is another jewel.
Mark Padmore, Paul Lewis, and Schubert, a divine lyrical combination. listen
|
|
Tine Thing Helseth -
Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major,
3rd movement
Enjoy the lively performance of Hummel's Trumpet Concerto by Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth... watch the video
|
|
 |
|