Blog Profile / Planet Hugill
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| Filed Under: | Music / Classical | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1758 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.6 | |
| Archived Since: | April 1, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Postcard from Montenegro - On Lake Skadar
On Lake Skadar, Montenegro
Postcard from Montenegro - 1500m above sea level
Very late snow in MontenegroThe approach to the Njegos Mausoleum on Thursday1500 metres above sea level
June at the Barbican
Circa & I Fagiolini: How Like An Angel
© Chris Taylor
June in the Barbican opens with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's contribution to Britten 100 with a performance of Britten's Owen Wingrave directed by Kelly Robinson. This...Show More Summary
Something intriguing in the trees
Despite living not that far away from Nunhead cemetery, I missed Biped's Monitor which was presented in the cemetery by the Arbonauts. Described as a unique site-based theatrical experience merging highly-visual, surreal environments...Show More Summary
A scream and an outrage - 2
A weekend music marathon at the
Barbican and other places: curated by Nico Muhly
The Sixteen
Session 4 began far LSO
St Lukes traversing music from the renaissance to present day
with The Sixteen, led by
Harry
Christophers, who wereShow More Summary
22 May: Luke Bedford premieres
Luke Bedford
(c) Ben Ealovga
Luke Bedford's new piece Renewal will be performed twice by the London Sinfonietta at the concert on May 22 at the Purcell Room on London's South Bank. In between the two performances Bedford will talk about the work, giving the audience insight into the work before they are able to hear it again. Show More Summary
20 May: Tales from Ovid
Christopher Ainslie
Ian Page and Classical Opera are back with a concert which examines the 18th century's fascination with Ovid and his Metamophoses. The group will be performing Dittersdorf's symphony based on the rescue of Andromeda...Show More Summary
17 May: Fanfare for Fran
A Fanfare for Fran - Celebrating Frances Andrade does exactly what the title says. The concert on 17 May 2013 at St. James's Piccadilly celebrates the life of violinist Fran Andrade. The Chamber Ensemble of London (an ensemble with which...Show More Summary
A scream and an outrage - 1
Trio Mediaeval
CF-Wesenberg:kolonihaven.no
A weekend music marathon at the
Barbican and other places: curated by Nico Muhly
Part pop festival, part classical
concert, this weekend was an eclectic mix of music and I’m glad
hat I got to listen to as much of it as I did.
The first session I went to was session
2 at LSO St Lukes. Show More Summary
17-19 May: Sacconi Chamber Music Festival
May 17 to 19 sees that Sacconi Chamber Music Festival filling Folkestone with some fine chamber music. The festival is organised by the young Sacconi Quartet, who open on Friday 17 May with a concert of quartets by Haydn, Ireland and Beethoven. Show More Summary
15 May: Villazon - Verdi - the concert
Following up his recent CD of arias from Verdi operas (see my review), Rolando Villazon will be singing a selection of Verdi arias in concert at the Royal Festival Hall on 15 May 2013 as part of a European tour. Further dates include...Show More Summary
14 May: Schumann - Under the influence
American pianist Jonathan Biss continues his exploration of Schumann's music and influence, with a pair of concerts at the Wigmore Hall, Schumann: Under the Influence. On 14 May 2013, Biss is joined by the Elias String Quartet for performances of Schumann's Piano Quartet and String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 41 no. Show More Summary
Reduced service
There will be a reduced service on Planet Hugill for the next week or so as I will be off on holiday. Not that I will be putting my feet up, I'll be joining friends walking in Montenegro.
Competition!
Gregg Kallor, whose recent album I reviewed, has an intriguing competition going. Post a coffee themed picture of yourself on Gregg's Facebook page and the winner will get their photo as the cover photo on his Facebook page as well as receiving tickets to the album launch in NYC and an autographed copy of the CD. Show More Summary
Handel's L'Allegro at the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music
Portrait of John Milton in National Portrait Gallery, London ca. 1629. Unknown artist (detail)
Somewhat like London buses, Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato has made two London appearances in short succession after an absence of a number of years. Show More Summary
Mercadante's I due Figaro
A forgotten opera by a relatively unknown composer: I due Figaro by Saverio Mercadante is the latest to be revived by Riccardo Muti and the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini recorded live at the 2011 Ravenna Festival. Mercadante was...Show More Summary
Opera North new season
Opera North open its 2013/14 season with a trilogy of operas celebrating Britten's centenary, with revivals of Peter Grimes and A Midsummer Nights Dream alongside the company's first ever Death in Venice. In the Winter 2014 season there...Show More Summary
London Festival of Contemporary Church Music
The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music runs from 11 to 19 May 2013 in a variety of locations in and around London. There are services of Choral Evensont, Choral Eucharist, Choral Mattins and Vespers at Westminster Abbey, St. Show More Summary
Popup Opera - Don Pasquale
Popup Opera's speciality is touring small scale opera productions to unusual venues, tailoring the production to the venue. I caught their new production of Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale in the relatively intimate confines of the upstairs room at the Sun Tavern in Covent Garden. Show More Summary
Cherubini - further thoughts
A number of interesting points have been raised as a result of my article about Cherubini. Perhaps the first thing that should be pointed out is that the premiere of Medee in 1797 comes just six years after the premieres of Mozart's final operas, La Clemenza di Tito and Die Zauberflote, that's a long distance to travel in just six years. Show More Summary