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Laura performs Rachmaninoff at the BBC Proms
Cellist Laura van der Heijden performed an enchanting recital yesterday afternoon at Dewsbury Town Hall alongside pianist Jâms Coleman. Repertoire included Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise as well as his magnificent Cello Sonata. The recital also included BBC Proms premieres of Lara Weaver’s ‘A thing that holds’ and Pejacevic’s Cello Sonata. You can listen to this recital on…Read more ›
We remember with fondness and gratitude, the great Julian Bream on what would have been his 90th Birthday. Julian Bream, guitarist and lutenist, delighted audiences with early recitals as a child prodigy. Following an official debut at Cheltenham in 1947, at the age of thirteen, he was soon acknowledged as one of the most remarkable…Read more ›
Daniel Hyde conducts The Dream of Gerontius
You can now catch this superb performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius on BBC Sounds performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, The Bach Choir, the Choir of King’s College Cambridge, Andrew Staples, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and James Platt under the conductorship of Daniel Hyde. The concert was recorded in King’s Chapel in June and continues…Read more ›
Vinay Parameswaran and Alpesh Chauhan make their debuts with the Houston Symphony this weekend; both appear in the orchestra’s annual summer concerts at the Miller Outdoor Theatre; Vinay conducts Beethoven’s 7th Symphony on June 30th, whereas Alpesh Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 on July 1st. Alpesh returns to the US in August where he conducts the…Read more ›
Summer 2023: Maria Włoszczowska
Following a busy season which began with her solo debut at the BBC Proms and included her Hong Kong debut and the launch of the Valo Quartet, Maria Włoszczowska begins her summer in Tenerife with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife. For the inaugural concert of the Festival de Música de Cámara Villa de la Orotava,…Read more ›
Laura with Aurora at King’s Place
This Saturday Laura van der Heijden performs alongside the Aurora Orchestra in the second of her three projects as ‘Artist in Focus’ at King’s Place across 2023. Laura performs CPE Bach’s fiery cello concerto, conducted by Nick Collon in a programme that also features Schubert and Ligeti, in the composers anniversary year. Laura’s summer is…Read more ›
Viviane Hagner: 23/24 artist in residence
The Orchestre National de Bretagne have just announced their 2023/24 season and have named Viviane Hagner as their artist in residence. She will be joining them in Rennes several times over the season and her first concert, in October 2023, sees her perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major. Following that will be a series…Read more ›
Laura performs World Premiere with BBC Scottish Symphony
Tonight celebrated cellist Laura van der Heijden performs the World Premiere of Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s new cello concerto with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow, conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. Cheryl’s exciting new work takes its inspiration from nature and will be available to stream on BBC Sounds following to its first broadcast next week (25 May).…Read more ›
JBM Artists head for Australia and New Zealand
Anthony Marwood is in Australia and New Zealand for a month, working with Sydney Conservatorium, the Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne Recital Centre (a recital with pianist Stefan Cassomenos) and on the jury of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand. Andrew Litton heads to Adelaide this week for a Rachmaninoff…Read more ›
Henning Kraggerud brings Romantarctica to Tasmania
At Hobart’s Federation Concert Hall this week, Henning Kraggerud’s composition Romantarctica for solo violin, clarinet and orchestra will receive its Australian premiere with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, one of the co-commissioners of the work, together with the orchestra’s Principal Clarinet Andrew Seymour, and the composer as violin soloist and director. Romantarctica brings together two ports…Read more ›