Our Music Nation Podcast! All music, all ages, all weekend

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Liz White

If you thought you knew what orchestras were about, think again. Come and experience an amazing variety of music, spanning Baroque to sampled sounds in the Music Nation weekend. Hear interviews with Trinity Laban students and Lawrence Cummings Directot of OAE’s The Night Shift. During the Music Nation weekend, a pulsing urban jungle, created live [...]

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Pianist Angela Hewitt talks about her forthcoming recitals

Posted on March 28, 2011 by katievickers

There are two chances to catch Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt at Southbank Centre. Tomorrow’s International Piano Series recital includes a Bach Partita, Beethoven’s Eroica Variations and Brahms’ Handel Variations.  Angela writes: “My programme pairs two suites of the Baroque period with two of the greatest masterpieces ever written in variation form. It is well known that Beethoven played a lot [...]

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Rock Star plays some Hardcore Classical?

Posted on May 25, 2010 by nadiagasper

James Rhodes known as the classical pianist with a rock-star attitude, but his honey-smooth performing style reveals a soft centre. Come experience an evening of Bach, Beethoven, banter and a whole lot of charm.  Programme includes: Bach-Marcello Adagio Beethoven Waldstein Sonata Bach-Busoni Toccata, Adagio & Fugue ‘Fresh, vital and undeniably exciting.’ (The Observer) ‘Performances of [...]

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