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Post by MartinT on Aug 13, 2015 7:34:21 GMT
I'm really looking forward to Prom 56 on Thursday 27th August. Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (Litton and the Bergen PO), yum! For Ruth: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with Alina Ibragimova.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2015 14:08:24 GMT
Yo-Yo Ma tonight at the Albert Hall - I have high hopes for this feast of Bach..
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Post by MartinT on Mar 25, 2016 13:30:05 GMT
Charles Dutoit conducting the RPO at the Festival Hall on Tuesday 29th March:
1. Respighi: Fountains of Rome
2. Dvorák: Cello Concerto (Gautier Capuçon)
3. Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911)
Really looking forward to it (though wish it could have been his old orchestra, the Montreal).
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 25, 2016 22:20:33 GMT
Wish I could join you Martin but am heading to Madchester...
Sounds like a superb line-up and I have never heard the Dvorak live... Enjoy!
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Post by MartinT on Mar 29, 2016 19:48:23 GMT
Wow, wow, what a first half! The Respighi was sumptuous and Capucon was mesmerising in the Dvorak. Dutoit's band are pretty stunning, too. Full write-up soon.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 29, 2016 22:46:32 GMT
Excellent!
Wish I had been there instead of battling driving rain and traffic on motorways...
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 29, 2016 12:33:28 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Oct 29, 2016 18:06:07 GMT
I've got to get looking at concert events again. It's been an unusually dry year for me.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 30, 2016 20:31:49 GMT
I am determined to get a ticket for the sold out Mutter / Beethoven!
Yes, more concerts for me next year too.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 31, 2016 8:54:05 GMT
We need to have another TAS classical gig get-together. Let's see if we can find a concert of interest to a few members and have a meet-up beforehand?
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 31, 2016 13:28:49 GMT
A capital idea Martin - let's look at some possibilities ...  |
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 2, 2016 15:48:15 GMT
Managed to get tickets for Mutter / Beethoven after checking ticket website for returns several times a day... RESULT!!
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Post by MartinT on Nov 2, 2016 21:16:49 GMT
Nice one!
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Post by MartinT on Nov 23, 2016 6:43:05 GMT
We're going to meet up with some friends at The Anvil, Basingstoke, for a concert of Gershwin with the London Concert Orchestra this Friday. Not really a top composer for me, but I like The Anvil as a venue and it's not costing us anything.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 24, 2016 19:26:48 GMT
I'm not a huge Gershwin fan either but sure it will be pleasant enough!
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Post by kettlechips on Feb 22, 2017 17:17:05 GMT
I'm looking forward to Xenakis day at Wigmore Hall on Saturday the 25th.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 22, 2017 18:42:37 GMT
Xenakis is a composer I know nothing about, and neither does my Greek wife ...  The blurb says that "he revolutionised twentieth-century classical music." What would you recommend we have a listen to? |
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 22, 2017 18:47:03 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 22, 2017 18:54:28 GMT
I've also just booked to see Janine Jansen play the Brahms at the Barbican on March 12 - got a couple of the last tickets ... Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra is the supporting programme - nice! |
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Post by kettlechips on Feb 22, 2017 21:19:31 GMT
I think he's wonderful! But perhaps an acquired taste.... Maybe try Metastaises to start
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