The weekend of 5-6 December presents a great opportunity for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the meaning of music, guided by one of the medium’s great communicators and geniuses, Leonard Bernstein. In two days of events at Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Bernstein Project Artistic Director Marin Alsop, film curator Humphrey Burton, Southbank Centre [...]
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Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos is Southbank Centre’s An Artist In Focus this season where he performs in four concerts specially created for this mini-residency. The mini residency starts tonight!
More info on Kavakos’ An Artist In Focus
Tom Service comments on the residency in the Guardian blog:
‘Many have tried, but few have succeeded: Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos [...]
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Watch a video on the world premiere of Pictures Reframed in New York this November.
Coming to London this December!
Have a look at what New Yorkers had to say about this exciting programme entitled Pictures Reframed which centres around Mussorgsky’s epic piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition combining music, film and still imagery.
Pictures Reframed is performed [...]
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In a few weeks time, Marin Alsop joins us for a talk and concerts as part of The Bernstein Project.
Alsop’s connection to Leonard Bernstein stretches back to the tender age of nine when she first saw him conducting. At that moment, she knew she had to become a conductor herself. Aged 31, Alsop was [...]
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‘The product of that collaboration, ‘Pictures Reframed,’ an intriguing multimedia piano recital…was presented at Alice Tully Hall on Friday night…the place was packed. I am glad to have attended this multimedia experiment.’ (The New York Times)
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‘…a stunning achievement. Far more than merely another multimedia collaboration for our multitasking, iPod-toting era, it brilliantly illumines [...]
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‘My brother and I were watching The Flintstones on television. Betty and Wilma were going to the Hollyrock Bowl to hear Leonard Bernstone conduct. That was really when the penny dropped. We thought, wow, he must have really hit the big time.’ (Jamie Bernstein)
The Jamie Berstein Podcast
As part of our ten-month celebration of the [...]
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There are two performances of the Pictures Reframed project: 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
JUST ANNOUNCED:
The late-night performance of Pictures Reframed is a more informal presentation of the project. Come and enjoy a drink before the concert with a DJ set from 9pm, and feel free to take your drinks in with you at the beginning of the concert. [...]
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In this major festival, described in The Times last week as ‘crazy world; crazy music; but so compelling’ the life and music of the eccentric genius Alfred Schnittke is explored in depth at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Hear Alfred Schnittke’s music for film, theatre and the concert hall through concerts, film screenings, opera and a [...]
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Friday 4 December, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Live Music and video art
A special evening of music and video centred around Mussorgsky’s epic piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition.
The concert hall is transformed into an exhibition space by vibrant artist Robin Rhode with Pictures Reframed, connecting the world of classical music with that of [...]
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This Friday Yutaka Sado conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the virtuoso Russian pianist Denis Matsuev.
With a fantastic programme of Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak it’s no wonder that the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert on Friday 6 November has sold out. Following the success of our Steve Reich live stream last week we’re delighted to announce [...]
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