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| ° BBC Music Magazine Chamber Award On April 15th, the Jerusalem Quartet won their second BBC Music Magazine Chamber award. The award was voted for both by audience and music critics. It represents that it is the best of 1500 recordings reviewed by the BBC Music Magazine. |
| ° Music at Oxford's 2010-2011 International Concert Season now on sale! As summer approaches in Oxford we hope you find time to browse through Music at Oxford's new season of concerts, packed with goodies for Autumn, Winter and next Spring! We open the 2010/2011 Season in splendid style with Wadham's 400th anniversary celebration in a concert featuring the Monteverdi Vespers performed by Sir John Eliot Gardiner and The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists. We then move onto a solo performance with Raphael Wallfisch, one of the cello's most expressive exponents, who will perform all six of Bach's incomparable cello suites. Other highlights of this season include the welcome return of Paul Lewis with his three concert Schubert cycle. His last appearances for us were all sell out events so do book early as this wonderful performer will not disappoint. The solo feast continues with Rachel Podger and John Williams, two very different performers in two radically different configurations of the Sheldonian. Next Easter we return to St Barnabas Church, Jericho with our Easter Voices Festival, an opportunity to hear Oxford's own Stile Antico and acclaimed vocal specialists Tenebrae on consecutive nights in this wonderful venue. We close with an orchestral blockbuster, the return of Natalie Clein and the Philharmonia grace the Sheldonian's stage in a night of Elgar and Tchaikovsky that should thrill you and stay with you throughout your summer break. We hope you will enjoy some of these world class concerts with us. Click here to view the full details of the new 2010-2011 Season. |
| °Berliner Philharmoniker Music at Oxford are very proud to promote this unique, and extremely special concert. In 2008, the Berliner Philharmoniker were voted the world's number two orchestra in a survey among leading international music critics, organized by the British magazine Gramophone. The Berliner Philharmoniker are performing three extraordinary concerts on the 9th, 10th and 11th April 2010, at the Philharmonie in Berlin. St. Matthew Passion by the renowned Johann Sebastian Bach will be performed, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. There is a real rarity value to the Berliner Philharmoniker performing Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Philharmonie. Even Herbert von Karajan, who was very fond of the work, never conducted the Passion in Berlin. This upcoming performance, with Sir Simon at the helm, will be only the second in the last 40 years. It is no surprise that Sir Simon would one day tackle this most comprehensive of Bach's compositions in view of his much applauded interpretation of the St. John Passion in 2006. The Berliner Morgenpost wrote at the time: A performance of this musical calibre renders superfluous all questions about authenticity and historical performance practice. At the Philharmonie Sir Simon Rattle and his orchestra performed the St. John Passion [...] with highly concentrated and flawless beauty, devoid of any distorting indulgence. These concerts, though sold out, will be broadcast live on the web, so you can watch live and in HD quality from the comfort of your own home. Click here to watch the concerts |
| °Winner Of The
London International Piano Competition Behzod Abduraimov is hot off the press, and is an exceedingly talented pianist, who will be performing at the Holywell Music Room on the 24th April 2010. Music at Oxford are delighted to be able to introduce this star in the making, and it promises to be a sensational concert. At the age of 18, Behzod Abduraimov achieved a sensational victory in the 2009 London International Piano Competition, and was awarded first prize, following an electrifying performance of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. This has resulted in invitations to work with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 under Nowak), and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (playing Saint Saens' Piano Concerto No. 2 under Tortelier). Earlier this season, Behzod toured to China and Kuala Lumpur with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy, to great critical acclaim. In addition to recitals in the US, Behzod will make his Wigmore Hall debut in May 2010. You can follow Behzod Abduraimov's exciting journey to the world-wide stage. Click here to add him on Facebook |
| °Xuefei Yang Xuefei Yang is an award-winning Chinese classical guitarist, who has won numerous prizes in music competitions, including the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition, the San Francisco International Guitar Competition, and the Young Concert Artist International competition in the United States. She was awarded first prize in the Ivor Mairants Guitar Award by the City of London's Worshipful Company of Musicians. Xuefei Yang has performed in Switzerland and the UK in January of this year, and the US and Brazil last month. An updated calendar of performances in 2010, new photos showing highlights from 2009, and interviews with Yang can be found on her website. |
| °Mark Padmore English tenor, Mark Padmore, has enjoyed a career that has seen him grow from a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge, to becoming the international Evangelist of choice in performances of Bach's Passions across the globe. Padmore is currently enjoying a year-long residency at the Wigmore Hall. Edward Seckerson, from The Independent, catches up with Mark Padmore at Wigmore Hall, summarising his career and the people that have influenced him. His approach to different genres and repertoire, his new role as ambassador for Wigmore Hall Learning, and the prospect of Britten operas in waiting are also discussed. Click here to download and listen to the podcast An exciting new project will give over 150 young people, from six London schools, the opportunity to hear Mark Padmore perform in their schools, and to write new music, which they will perform alongside him on stage at Wigmore Hall on the 8th July 2010. The project aims to raise enthusiasm and confidence for singing through creative activities and performance, and will support teachers in leading effective singing and song-writing sessions in the classroom. Due to popular demand, Music at Oxford's concert, featuring Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) on the 21st May 2010, is sold out. These illuminating artists are sure to wow the audience. |
| °The Hale's first podcast Edward Seckerson talks to the Halle's Music Director Sir Mark Elder CBE and Professor John Deathridge about the origins of Wagner's Ring and its thrilling culmination, 'The Twilight of the Gods'. Click here to download the Halle's first podcast. Click here for Halle concert details. |
| °Lucy Crowe has made her debut at the Royal Opera House In December 2009, Lucy Crowe made her Royal Opera House debut as Sophie in Richard Strauss's popular romantic comedy Der Rosenkavalier. She has been a great success in this role, having been highly praised for her performance by audiences and the press alike. Read reviews of Lucy Crowe's performance here. Music at Oxford is looking forward to welcoming soprano virtuoso Lucy Crowe, accompanied by pianist Anna Tilbrook, for a night of sumptuous song. Click here for concert details or to book tickets. |
| °The Galliard Ensemble is bringing classical music to wider audiences The Galliard Ensemble, one of Britain's leading chamber ensembles, is highly committed to bringing classical music to a wider audience. Most recently, the Galliard Ensemble has been involved in a unique collaboration with visual artist Ashley Davies to produce educational projects which combine music & art. For further information on these projects or to download an e-booklet, click here. Music at Oxford is excited to be hosting the Galliard Ensemble in Oxford, with two interactive family concerts. Expect an energetic, highly entertaining and communicative performance style from the Galliard Ensemble, which has wowed audiences worldwide. Click here for further concert details or to book tickets. |
| °Twin cellists are inspiring contemporary composers Passionate about contemporary music, twin cellists Pei-Jee Ng and Pei-Sian Ng have commissioned new works for two cellos by acclaimed Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin and Daniel Kidane. They have also given the Asian and Australian premieres of double cello concertos by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho, Italian composer Giovanni Sollima, Australian composer Graeme Koehne and Tonu Korvits. Click here to follow this exciting cello duo on MySpace. Click here for further details on Pei-Jee Ng and Pei-Sian Ng's Music at Oxford concert. |
°Debut disc by Sophie Cashell out now |
| °Broadcasts & Interviews with Emma Johnson 2009 saw some great performances by Emma Johnson as well as her participation in many interesting interviews and broadcasts. In February 2009, Emma went into the Classic FM studios to talk about her recording of works by Sir John Dankworth, Bernstein and Copland. Click here to listen to the Classic FM Magazine Show Interview. Emma was also interviewed by Radio 4's Woman's Hour in July 2009. The interview covered topics ranging from the way singers have inspired Emma, through to her newfound interest in Klezmer music. Click here to listen to the Radio 4 Broadcast. Emma Johnson is set to perform many more exciting concerts in 2010, including a concert with Music at Oxford on Saturday 30 January 2010. Click here for further details |
°Regular Podcasts from the Hallé and CBSO |
°The King's Singers Blogging |
°Oxford Music Network New Lunchtime Concert Series |
°Christ Church Cathedral Choir New Recording |
°Oxford Times Feature on Howard Goodall |
°Music at Oxford's 2009-2010 International Concert Season now on sale! |
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