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Vol: 119 | 1 Jan 2015
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Get in touch with composer Roxanna Panufnik,
discover innovation of Nannette Streicher,
and enjoy John Adam’s premiere of his Passion Oratorio.
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Musical Fairytales
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New Year’s Concert of
the Vienna Philharmonic
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Music Lessons?
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Ten Tips for Parents
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The Changing Face
of Commissioning
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The Emergence of
Crowdfunding
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Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival
The HKICMF was first launched in 2009 by Premiere Performances of Hong Kong. As a registered charity, The PPHK is designed to contribute to the cultural diversity of the city by organizing concerts and recitals of classical music with high international standards. |
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Date: January 14 to 21, 2015
Country: China
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The Gospel According to the Other Mary
English National Opera |
It’s a Woman’s Business
Nannette Streicher |
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We’re blasted with the full force of the chorus right from the beginning of the show, accompanying a brutal prison drug search. This was one of many lights in which we saw the English National Opera chorus during ENO’s production of John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary... |
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The business of designing and building musical instruments was long in the exclusive domain of men. Or so we have been led to believe! But there was at least one woman who kicked ass in this male dominated world. Her name was Nannette Streicher and she was not merely a front office salesperson... |
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| Pogorelich in Hong Kong |
Roxanna Panufnik |
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I am not fond of musicians who play without taking risks, who either delivers a composition so precisely that a computer could have done the same or blatantly regurgitates a teacher or mentor’s interpretation or style. As Beethoven put it, ‘to play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable...’ |
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I can empathise with Roxanna Panufnik. She, too, is a morning person. ‘Anything difficult that I have to do I schedule for Monday morning; it’s when I’m at my complete and utter freshest!’ I catch her after a stint of morning composition, busy working on a piece for choir... |
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Mendelssohn:
Songs without words
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Roxanna Panufnik:
Three Paths to the Peace
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Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 3 in A major, op. 69
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