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Concertos from Robert Plane’s disc ‘Reawakened’ – BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert
Three concertos from Robert Plane‘s disc Reawakened will be played in the coming week on BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert.
Exciting programme proposals from the Linos Piano Trio
The Linos Piano Trio unveils their latest programme proposals for the forthcoming seasons, with a focus on their ongoing ‘Stolen Music’ project.
In ‘Stolen Music’, the trio’s members work collectively, taking well-known orchestral works and creating new arrangements for violin, cello and piano. The trio sees the resulting works not just as transcriptions, but as “re-imaginations of the orchestral score through the piano trio medium, allowing the work to be heard in a fresh new light and the potential of the piano trio to be fully stretched”.
Galliard Ensemble to perform at Stratford Music Festival
The Galliard Ensemble looks forward to performing live in concert at the Stratford-on-Avon Music Festival on Wednesday 7th October.
Tickets are now available for the concert, which takes place at Stratford Play House and will be the Galliards’ first public performance since the coronavirus lockdown.
Players’ performances had an edge and vitality…highly thoughtful performances
Planet Hugill, Robert Hugill (★★★★)
Saint-Saëns arrangements now out on general release
This recording by the Parnassius Piano Duo – Simon Callaghan and Hiroaki Takenouchi – is now out on general release on the Nimbus Records label.
Saint-Saëns: Chopin & Liszt Sonatas – arrangements for 2 pianos
Hiroaki Takenouchi to perform in Leipzig for Blüthner Master Series
Pianist Hiroaki Takenouchi looks forward to performing as part of the Blüthner Master Series in Germany on 6th September 2020.
Hiroaki continues his relationship with Blüthner, one of the world’s most prestigious piano manufacturers, after becoming a Blüthner Artist by invitation in 2018.
Max Bruch: Touching the Divine
In this fascinating article about Max Bruch by Andrew Mellor for Gramophone Magazine, to mark the forthcoming centenary of the composer’s death, the writer explores Bruch’s “remarkable ear for melody”.
Brahms on the Battersea Bandstand
On Thursday 10th September at 6.30pm, the Solem Quartet is joined by festival Artistic Director and Clarinettist Anthony Friend to perform the glorious Brahms Quintet, as part of the inaugural Bandstand Chamber Festival. Register now for your place before they are all taken!
Susanne Stähr gives high praise to CPE Bach disc on SWR2 Klassik’s New Releases programme
Stratford Music Festival to feature three Tashmina Artists
Booking opens soon for this year’s edition of the Stratford Music Festival, which will include concerts by three artists on the Tashmina Artists roster: the Linos Piano Trio, Solem Quartet, and Galliard Ensemble.
All being well, the festival will take place in the flesh at Stratford Play House and Stratford Town Hall from 5th – 8th October. This will be a great opportunity to experience live chamber music with all the necessary COVID precautions, and to support the Arts at this very challenging time!
Presteigne Digital 2020: online festival directed by George Vass
This year’s edition of the annual Presteigne Festival will take place online from 24th – 27th August.
Artistic Director George Vass has curated a programme of eight concerts and three literary events which will be streamed via the festival website.
The programme includes seven world premiere performances of works commissioned specially by the Presteigne Festival, alongside music by Beethoven, Britten, Janáček and Schubert, amongst others.
Clarinet solo from Verdi's La forza del destino😍 A beautiful clarinet solo from Verdi's La forza del destino, filmed in the magnificent setting of our auditorium.Performing here are clarinettist Tim Orpen with Antonio Pappano on the piano.
Posted by Royal Opera House on Friday, 31 July 2020
Clarinet solo from Verdi La forza del destino – Timothy Orpen and Antonio Pappano
Clarinet solo from Verdi’s La forza del destino, filmed in the magnificent setting of the Royal Opera House, performed by Timothy Orpen and Antonio Pappano.
‘Reawakened’ at no 7. in Official Specialist Classical Chart
We are thrilled to see that Robert Plane’s disc – ‘Reawakened’ – has entered the Official Specialist Classical Chart at no. 7.
They’re all played with a sense of conviction that these are real gems
BBC Radio 3 Record Review, Andrew McGregor
Our thanks to BBC Radio 3 Record Review for featuring Robert Plane‘s latest CD (recorded with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martin Brabbins) ‘Reawakened’ on Saturday 25th July.
Starting this evening! Corbridge Chamber Music Festival via YouTube
Starting this evening at 7 pm, this year’s Corbridge Chamber Music Festival will be taking place online, with a series of concerts being streamed on the festival’s YouTube channel through until Sunday 26th July. Please find the line-up of streams in the list below. The Gould Piano Trio and Robert Plane, Artistic Directors of the festival, are joined by esteemed colleagues to present this virtual incarnation of the annual summer festival.
Robert Plane on BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’
Clarinettist Robert Plane appeared on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ on Tuesday afternoon, chatting to Sean Rafferty about a wide range of topics.
Rob appeared on the programme alongside Lucy Gould, violinist of the Gould Piano Trio, with whom Rob has a long-standing collaboration.
During the phone interview Rob and Lucy talked about their ongoing collaboration, upcoming CD releases, the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival, and Rob’s new appointment as Head of Woodwind Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Russian Musical Weekend: Live music in (or from) Amsterdam
The Russian Musical Weekend will take place at Studio 150 in Amsterdam over the weekend of 25th-26th July.
Tickets are available to attend as part of a socially-distanced audience, and the concerts will also be streamed online via Youtube and Facebook.
Album of the week – Classics Unwrapped BBC Radio Scotland
Jamie MacDougall, presenter of Classics Unwrapped on BBC Radio Scotland, has chosen the Linos Piano Trio’s C. P. E. Bach Complete Piano Trios as Album of the week.
Radio Klassik Stephansdom CD of the Day
The Linos Piano Trio’s recent release – C. P. E. Bach Complete Piano Trios – was selected by Austrian station Radio Klassik Stephansdom as “CD of the Day”. Listeners will have heard Op. 89/1, Op. 89/6 and Op. 89/4.
Louise Thomson and Concerteenies: 24-Hour Soundtrack
Louise Thomson (harp) and Polly Ives, Director of Concerteenies, have teamed up many times in the past to present engaging, interactive activities and music for very young children. Indeed, they are looking forward to presenting Tiddler the Story-Telling Fish (by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler) together at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, as part of the World Harp Congress which is now taking place in 2021.
The Concerteenies team is now releasing a series of 24 short, inspirational, and engaging films represent the ‘typical’ life of a family with young children.
Concert and Live Stream from Cologne this Thursday
The Linos Piano Trio is thrilled to be giving its first concert since March, this Thursday in Cologne, and to be able to mark the release of their CPE Bach CD. The trio will perform to a small, socially distanced audience, and the concert will also be live-streamed. You can watch it here, or on facebook, and their programme will be:
