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Vol: 135 | 1 Sep 2015 |
Reminisce the gifted voices of the Curtis Institute,
discover Franz Berwald’s inventions,
and meet Fidelio in Salzburg. |
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Music and Art:
Hokusai
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The Silence between Notes
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Curtains of Light
and Sound
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A Talk with Composer
Joyce Tang Wai-Chung
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Isabelle Vengerova
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Great Women Artists
Who Shaped Music
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Beethovenfest Bonn
Held in Beethoven’s hometown Bonn, the tradition of the Beethovenfest can be traced back in 1845, when the event celebrated the 75th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Today, the festival has become a prestigious cultural event dedicated to Beethoven with the participation of top international orchestras, well-known soloists, major ensembles and promising young performers every autumn... |
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Date: September 4 to October 4, 2015
Country: Germany
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| Voices of the Curtis Institute I |
When Nature Calls:
Audience’s Concert Quips |
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Founded on 13 October 1924, the Curtis Institute of Music has since become one of the leading classical music conservatories. It educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level. And that, of course, includes expert instruction in musical composition... |
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Recently pianist Lang Lang played a recital to a packed house. Nature called. He left the stage to pee. Hundreds of spectators started to leave thinking the concert was over. Lang Lang soon came back to the diminishing numbers in the theater. “I’m not done playing yet! he said. “I was just going to the toilet!” |
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| Franz Berwald: If the shoe fits, wear it! |
Fidelio in Salzburg: Matrix, mediocrity and musical brilliance |
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Sweden’s best Romantic composer Franz Berwald (1796-1868) holds the dubious distinction of being one of the most neglected composers in music history. In fact, he was so obscure that in 1946 the Swedish postal service, given the choice between putting Franz Berwald or the Fourth Farmer’s Congress on a postage stamp, went with the farmers! |
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A highlight of this year’s Salzburg Festival was a new production of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio. It was largely deemed a vehicle to show off leading German tenor Jonas Kaufmann at his vocal and artistic zenith. And indeed, he did not disappoint. But they didn’t make it easy for him... |
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| My music |
Video |
Forgotten records |
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JABERI, A.: Piano Sonatas
Nos. 1-3 / Ballades Nos. 1-3
(The Báb)
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Danish National Chamber Orchestra plays Tango Jalousie while eating the worlds
hottest chili peppers |
Duparc:
Invitation au voyage
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