You may never have noticed his name, but it’s quite likely you’ve seen a film directed by Brian Large. The 86-year-old is a leading television director and classical music expert, with an immense vide...
04.27.2025 Elpais.comThis concert is from a morning of sunny splendour in Adelaide, where the shadows strangely lengthen as you're whisked away to the world of dreams, moonlight, and eternal rest in Benjamin Britten's Ser...
04.23.2025 Abc.net.au and 1 sitesIn our very first episode, we explored music through the lens of where we find it - one of them being music for consolation. In today's episode, explore music used to remember, console and comfort in ...
04.26.2025 Abc.net.auForbes is an American business magazine founded in 1917, headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Published eight times per year, the publication features articles on finance, industry, investing, an...
04.23.2025 Oxfordmail.co.uk and 2 sitesOn Sunday afternoon, at The Ebenezer Theater in Easton, the Hesper Quartet, a Korean-American string quartet based in New York City, charmed the audience with the music of Benjamin Britten and Bedřich Smetana. The quartet was then joined by Chinese pianist Ying Li for a piano quintet by Dmitri Shostakovich. The result: technical mastery, inspirational interpretation, and flawless execution. The concert was held in memory of Anne Moran, who served on the Board of Chesapeake Music and co-chaired t...
04.28.2025 Chestertownspy.org and 1 sitesWhat are you doing for St George's Day, then? We need to do more to celebrate St George's Day Nothing much? Well I don't suppose you will be alone. One of the things that has made me increasingly sad ...
04.23.2025 Expressandstar.com and 2 sitesTweet --> A round up of this year’s forthcoming BBC Proms season, including concerts marking the 50 th anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich, debut Proms performances in Bradford (to celebra...
04.24.2025 Gramophone.co.uk and 1 sites: Mark Ravenhill’s character-driven two-hander Ben and Imo , subtly directed by Erica Whyman, garnered solid praise in its Royal Shakespeare Company production last year. Set in a wet, stormy coastal ...
04.26.2025 Thereviewshub.comTweet --> The Royal Shakespeare Company production at Richmond’s Orange Tree Theatre. Mark Ravenhill’s play Ben and Imo tells the story of Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst over the nine months in whi...
04.28.2025 Musicomh.comIt isn’t possible to know for sure what exactly was said between Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) (Samuel Barnett) and Imogen Holst (1907-1984) (Victoria Yeates). Thus, the details in the show aren’t necessarily to be taken as factual and accurate. Anywa...
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