We interviewed Mark Stephenson, who is conducting Peter & the Wolf Live on Stage here 28 – 30 December. Read on to find out what makes him tick, how falling in a lake played a part in his conducting career, and how he came to be in a field near Reading with a whole pack [...]
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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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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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An artist of unique quality and integrity, violinist Leonidas Kavakos leads an extraordinary creative life at the very highest international level.
Folk music and the music of Bach have inspired countless masterpieces and are central to Kavakos’ own musical world. In four concerts created specially for Southbank Centre, Kavakos explores the idea [...]
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What do you fear the most?
Death, because we do not know anything about it, there are only divagations and fiction about this topic.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
This is my secret.
What – or where – is perfection?
In divinity, in nature, in art…
Who is your favourite hero from fiction (book/comic/film/opera) – and why?
Charlie Chaplin [...]
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