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NewsSeveral music venues receive support from second round of UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The London Symphony Orchestra and Wigmore Hall are among the recipients
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra announces plans for return to Barbican Hall
The orchestra’s return to the Barbican is scheduled for Tuesday 18 May
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra to return to Barbican Hall
The programme consists of two performances of the same repertoire on every concert day
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VideoThe Spell and the Promise - a lock-down video with dancers
Directed by Lexi Kiddo, ‘The Spell & The Promise’ plays like a contemporary fairytale. The performance partners Gareth Davies (Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra) with dancers Faye Stoeser and Salomé Pressac, responding to composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman’s new and original composition. This is the second of two films from a ...
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NewsLifeline grants from government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund announced
Wigmore Hall and the Philharmonia were among the classical music organisations receiving the biggest funds
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NewsRapid Covid-19 test supports London Symphony Orchestra’s return to live performance
The new Covid-19 test delivers results in just over an hour
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NewsLive music and audience to return to the Barbican
Among the performers are the London Symphony Orchestra and the Kanneh-Mason family
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NewsSocially distanced audiences to return for indoor performances from 1 August
Extra safety measures taken in the UK will include increased deep cleaning and the use of e-tickets to help with track and trace
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NewsSimon Rattle and London Symphony Orchestra invite children to play Mozart from lockdown
Where’s Simon? will introduce children to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
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NewsViolist and conductor Simon Streatfeild has died
Streatfeild, who together with Neville Marriner, founded the Academy of St Martin the Fields, has died aged 90
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ReviewHee-Young Lim: French Cello Concertos
Unforced lyricism defines this recital of music by French composers
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ReviewRoman Simovic: Paganini, 24 Caprices
Beguiling solo virtuosity that demonstrates very few flaws
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NewsLSO principal cellist Rebecca Gilliver appointed Guildhall School professor
Gilliver will begin her new role as professor of cello at the London conservatoire in September 2016
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ReviewBartók: Violin Concerto no.1. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op.77
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Celestial sweetness in an odd couple of concertosMusicians: Janine Jansen (violin) Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio PappanoComposer: Bartók; BrahmsThe connections Janine Jansen makes between these two concertos in the booklet notes may be sketchy but it ...
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ArticleViolinist Joshua Bell and London Symphony Orchestra change perceptions of sharks
The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week has traditionally played host to programmes designed to heighten the terrifying image of sharks. However, this year the channel has teamed with composer J. Ralph to create an original piece entitled ‘Theodora’ focusing on the majesty of these animals.Recorded at Abbey Road Studios ...
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ArticleThe Strad panel discussion: surviving orchestral auditions
There is no substitute for the experience of doing an audition - walking into a room full of people that look at you sternly and often sit with their arms folded waiting to be impressed. I did 20 auditions before I had any success at all'The Strad's second ...
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NewsApply this week to be part of the Young Orchestra for London
The project unites the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras, and Barbican and Southbank Centres
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ArticleCellist Tim Hugh performs Tishchenko's First Cello Concerto
London Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Tim Hugh performs Tishchenko's First Cello Concerto with the LSO conducted by Valery Gergiev.Hugh has written a Practice Diary for The Strad's December 2014 issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...