Birmingham Contemporary Music Group premiere Daniel Kidane’s Cradle Song and other recent British works
Some concerts you are aware of for weeks in advance and some come your way by happenstance! This morning I didn’t know I would be going to a performance this afternoon. Then an email...
Bristol Sound World begin their residency at the Mount Without – I was there!
Sometimes the thing you are looking for is right under your nose. Such is the case with the Bristol based project Sound World. I have been vaguely aware of this initiative and its valiant...
Copland’s Piano Concerto – A masterclass by Paul Lewis, Domingo Hindoyan & the Liverpool Philharmonic – Review
Liverpool Philharmonic with conductor Domingo Hindoyan started their season this week with a double header masterclass of 20th century classics. The crowning glory was surely Copland’s Piano Concerto played with seemingly effortless mastery by...
Copland at the Proms 2: “The Earth” with the National Youth Orchestra
When you’ve had a riveting “short ride in a fast machine” usually the first thing you want to do is get back in the vehicle and have another go! And that’s what I did....
Copland at the Proms 1: Clarinet Concerto played by the BBC NOW
I was at the Oval in London on Monday. Not the Kennington Oval to see Stuart Broad’s amazing fairytail swansong as a test cricketer. I was 3.5 miles north west inside the oval of...
Copland Dance Episodes – A New Ballet by Justin Peck – Review
At the beginning of Copland Dance Episodes, the “new” ballet choreographed by Justin Peck of New York City Ballet, the entire company is on stage stood statuesque whilst individually clothed in a fleece mesh....
Mahler 9 – The full human experience with NY Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel – review
I’m not exactly predisposed to be a follower of Gustav Mahler. As a Copland fan I tend to listen to (in the main) short, concise, often leanly orchestrated pieces. Much of Copland’s output couldn’t...
Soto/Scholz/Schröder – Copland’s Clarinet Concerto – Ballet Premiere – Review
It was with a great deal of anticipation and just a little bit of trepidation that I travelled to Leipzig last weekend to see a new ballet version of Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. The well-loved...
A Tale of Two Cities, A Tale of Two Great American Symphonies
Programmers at the City of Birmingham Symphony and Hallé Orchestra served up a late birthday treat for me this week! Two concerts on consecutive nights with lots of Copland and his 20th century contemporaries....
Lincoln Portrait and In the Beginning – recent livestreams reviewed
There are some Copland pieces that tend to take a lot longer for me to get to know, to appreciate and to love. I think this is down to a number of reasons. Prior...
