Chosen by critic Ivan Hewett of the Daily Telegraph among his “Five of the VeryBest” Proms of the season and already sold out, John Wilson leadshis 100 strong orchestra on 22 August in the first ever concert performance of the original Rodgers & Hammerstein movie orchestrations, to be shown on BBC 2 on 28 August.“Last year’s Prom (music from the MGM musicals) was the surprise hit of the season.This year promises to be equally a memorable:a glorious romp through the songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s hit shows, with a starry line-up of soloists that includes Kim Criswell”.
LEON McCAWLEY RECORDS FOR SOMM
Somm has embarked on an ambitious recording project with Leon McCawley.
A disc of solo Chopin will be released in time for his International Piano Series recital on 1 December at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, while he records solo works by Barber in September and Brahms next January. His busy summer includes recitals in Cumbria at Rosehill Theatre and Lake District Summer Music and in Birmingham and Manchester, featuring music by Chopin, Barber and Schumann, all composers celebrating special anniversaries this year.
ALESSANDRO TAVERNA JOINS C7M LIST
2009 saw three competition wins for the Italian pianist ALESSANDRO TAVERNA bringing him to the forefront of international young players of his generation. We are delighted to welcome him to our artists' list.
He has a number of prestigious British engagements in his diary including a recital at Queen's College, Cambridge, for the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, a shared programme with playwright Alan Bennett at the Harrogate International Festival and a recital for Summer Music Society of Dorset at Minterne.
"What a remarkable musician he is: his semi-final recital spanning Ligeti, Chopin, Bach and Stravinsky was fifty minutes of flawless poetry." THE INDEPENDENT 2009
KURT NIKKANEN'S WALTON HAS VITALITY
Kurt Nikkanen has joined the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and conductor William Boughton for a new recording of Sir William Walton's Violin Concerto released on the Nimbus Alliance label.
It is the first collaboration between the orchestra and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University which contains the world's largest archive of Walton's original manuscripts. The ongoing project aims for Walton's music to be brought to life using these manuscripts.
NICOLAE MOLDOVEANU RECORDS COMPLETE SWAN LAKE
In the current financial climate it might be considered unusual for a major London orchestra to invest in a studio recording of a much loved ballet score that is already well represented in the catalogue but that is exactly what the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has done with their absolutely complete new recording of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, conducted by Nicolae Moldoveanu.
Recorded at Cadogan Hall last summer and due for a highly appropriate wintry release, it was produced by Anna Barry who said:
"Recording the complete Swan Lake ballet in sessions was always going to be a great pleasure, but it was made even more so by the conductor Nicolae Moldoveanu. I was slightly surprised to receive an email from him ahead of the sessions warning me that his tempi might be quite fast because of his Transylvanian vampire blood, but he turned out to have normal teeth and – obviously - a fantastic sense of humour. He brought the score to life for us all with his astute descriptions not only of the action on stage, but within the music itself, and he guided us through the work with consummate skill, conjuring up marvellous detail with brilliant, concentrated use of rehearsal. The recording shows the orchestra off wonderfully and is a great tribute to Nicolae’s energy, imagination and talent."
Chosen by critic Ivan Hewett of the Daily Telegraph among his “Five of the Very Best” Proms of the season and already sold out, John Wilson leads
Barber in September and Brahms next January. His busy summer includes recitals in Cumbria at Rosehill Theatre and Lake District Summer Music and in Birmingham and Manchester, featuring music by Chopin, Barber and Schumann, all composers celebrating special anniversaries this year.
2009 saw three competition wins for the Italian pianist ALESSANDRO TAVERNA bringing him to the forefront of international young players of his generation. We are delighted to welcome him to our artists' list.