Colin Currie and Kalevi Aho in conversation

Posted on April 17, 2012 by elsieburke

Read an interview with Colin Currie (CC) and Kalevi Aho (KA) about the new percussion concerto written for him by Aho in what is one of the most eagerly-anticipated premieres of the season . CC Kalevi Aho – your new “Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra”, entitled  “Sieidi”, represents a colossal milestone within the Solo Percussion with [...]

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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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‘Please join us and help Japan’: Sapporo Symphony Orchestra concert in aid of Japan earthquake and tsunami victims

Posted on March 22, 2011 by katievickers

Sapporo Symphony Orchestra have announced that their Royal Festival Hall concert on Monday 23 May will be in aid of victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The orchestra’s players and tour management will not take any payment for the performance, and all ticket proceeds will be shared between the Japanese Red Cross Society and Japan [...]

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James MacMillan’s new oboe concerto: a personal view from Nicholas Daniel

Posted on October 14, 2010 by katievickers

On Monday 18 October oboist Nicholas Daniel will give the London premiere of  James MacMillan’s new oboe concerto at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Here Nicholas Daniel gives a personal view of the piece and how it was developed. ‘Sometimes important new pieces emerge after a long ‘courtship’ with a composer, sometimes they come out of the blue. With [...]

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Concerto for Beatboxer and Orchestra

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sam Dub

Anna Meridith (who you might have seen this year working with Goldie on the BBC’s Maestro) and our inimitable artist in residence Shlomo have been commissioned by Southbank Centre to write a new classical work entitled ‘Concerto for Beatbox and Orchestra’. I’ll let them explain the project for themselves: The new piece will be performed on February [...]

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