Watch OAE’s video ahead of their concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall on Saturday 4 June. Buy tickets / More info
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Photos from Lang Lang Inspires!
Posted on May 24, 2011 by Liz White
Massed Piano Day on 22 May! Photos c Berlinder Lawley Lang Lang Take Over Day in February 2012
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John Cage’s Indeterminacy with Steve Beresford, Tania Chen and Stewart Lee
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Alison Fraser
Comedian Stewart Lee has curated a weekend of gigs and comedy as part of Festival of Britain. On Saturday night we host John Cage’s Indeterminacy performed by contemporary pianists Steve Beresford and Tania Chen alongside Stewart Lee reading Cage’s stories. Here’s a sneak peak: See John Cage’s Indeterminacy at Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room on 28 [...]
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Lang Lang Inspires, a triumph!
Posted on May 23, 2011 by jessicahothersall
Congratulations to all who performed on Sunday as part of the Massed Piano event. A fantastic day by all accounts and reviews are rolling in for the Lang Lang Inspires week. ‘Superb’ says The Guardian. ‘Lang Lang’s solo recital of Chopin’s Op 25 Etudes has been called ‘Technically stupendous, it’s parallel thirds, sixths and [...]
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LANG LANG INSPIRES: Young pianist’s blog
Posted on May 19, 2011 by Liz White
Lang Lang Inspires is a major project with virtuosic pianist Lang Lang from 17 – 22 May aimed at inspiring young pianists. As part of the project Southbank Centre has invited 100 young pianists to join Lang Lang on the Royal Festival Hall stage in a massed piano day event on Sunday 22 May. Drew [...]
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Behind the scenes: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Alison Fraser
In a evening of passion and romance, Corinthian Chamber Orchestra and Adrian Brown pair Dvořák’s much-loved cello concerto and Rachmaninov’s monumental Third Symphony. It is amazing to think that Dvořák procrastinated for years over an existing commission for a cello concerto, considering the instrument insufficient to carry the solo part. Brahms appears to have thought [...]
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Ardittis prepare for Birtwistle premiere
Posted on May 9, 2011 by katievickers
Even after having hundreds of pieces composed for them, the players of the Arditti Quartet still look forward to the prospect of a world premiere. ‘It’s a challenge to bring a piece to the public, to actually take the dots off the paper and make it sound like something,’ says Irvine Arditti, first violinist and [...]
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