Reading Time: 3 minutes“An iconic movie heightened by an incredible orchestra” In 2009 James Cameron’s Avatar took the cinema world by storm, raking in $2.92billion globally and becoming the highest grossing movie in history. The blockbuster was 15 years in development, and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Academy of St Martin in the Fields’ newly-revamped Front Row ticket scheme offers full-time students and under 30-year-olds top price seats to selected concerts for the specially discounted price of just £5. Read below to hear more!
Reading Time: 2 minutes It's always wonderful to experience the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra in full voice, and last night's performance of Gustav Holst's The Planets was no exception. Two shorter pieces by Walton and Bliss made up the first part of the evening's programme, with the main event of the planets taking centre stage post-interval. The orchestra - the full scope of which included two harps, the celeste, two sets of timpani, and tubular bells - was headed by Guest Conductor Andrew Manze, an animated stage presence with distinctive gesticulation.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCreative Director Matt Belcher’s vision for The Orchestral Forest sees the audience experiencing a classical concert from within, free to wander between the ‘trees’, our orchestra blooming from scattered podiums across Sinfonia Smith Square’s hall. The programme celebrates the hidden beauty of the UK’s ancient rainforests, with Belcher’s guide to the performance informing us that at one time, ‘as much as 20% of the UK was covered in temperate rainforest. Today, as little as 0.07% remains. Most have been replaced by conifer plantations – dense, silent monocultures that are intensively grown and felled on repeat…as a result, these forests are now among the rarest and most vulnerable in the world.’
Reading Time: 2 minutesWell received by millions, The Rest Is History is a popular podcast that delves into fascinating historical events and figures with a lively, conversational approach. This time at the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the lives of two most famous composers throughout history: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Inside Aurora Orchestra was a truly magic experience. An absolute must see event where you can truly immerse yourself in the music.” Welcome to Inside Aurora Orchestra at the Drumsheds London. This was one fantastic performance held…
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis weekend saw composer and violinist Donald Grant premiere a new work in London: Thuit an Oidhche Oirnn (The Night Overtook Us).
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the moment the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and Chorus took the stage at the Barbican on September 27, 2024, under the direction of Ludovic Morlot, it was evident that the event was no ordinary performance, but one fuelled by personal connections.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInside the gleaming hall of Glasgow's Scottish Music Centre, adorned with gorgeous chandeliers and rich architecture, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra could be heard tuning up to perform their 24/25 season opener 'The Celebration of Dvořák', conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.