DE ÓPERA E CONCERTOS: GRAMOPHONE

7 de maio de 2013

GRAMOPHONE

LSO performs two tribute concerts for Sir Colin Davis

The London Symphony Orchestra is to perform two concerts in tribute to Sir Colin Davis, following his death on April 14. The two closing performances of the LSO’s Barbican season on June 16 and 18, which were to have been conducted by Davis, will now be dedicated to the LSO’s former president and principal conductor. The programme will feature Sir Colin’s son, the conductor Joseph Wolfe, Nikolaj Znaider, Gordan Nikolitch and the London Symphony Chorus.

It has also been announced that Daniel Harding will conduct the LSO in a BBC Prom, which was due to be conducted by Sir Colin Davis on August 20, and which will now be dedicated to the late conductor.

Mariinsky II Opera House opens to the public

The Mariinsky Theatre officially opened the doors to Mariinsky II, its new state-of-the-art opera house in St Petersburg on May 2. The company, led by artistic and general director Valery Gergiev, celebrated the opening with three days of special performances.

ENO announces ambitious new season and positive financial news

The world premiere of Julian Anderson’s first opera, Thebans, and a new production by Monty Python legend Terry Gilliam of Berlioz’s rarely staged Benvenuto Cellini are highlights of English National Opera’s 2013-14 season.

Soprano Julia Lezhneva on the Gramophone Podcast

In our latest Gramophone Podcast, editor Martin Cullingford met with Decca's new soprano Julia Lezhneva to talk about her disc of Motets by Vivaldi, Porpora, Handel and Mozart.

The Complete Bach Edition

Nicholas Kenyon reviews Warner's Complete Bach collection - now available on a single 32GB USB flash-drive.

England’s In Harmony joins forces with Venezuela’s El Sistema programme

In Harmony Sistema England, chaired by cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, is to forge official links with Venezuela’s El Sistema programme. Both schemes promote social change through music.