Beethoven for Three
Arranging Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony for piano trio is not something I ever expected to do, but when Emmanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma ask…
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Latest Panufnik Composers
It’s been such a difficult time for the Panufnik Scheme over the past two years, with the 2019 group of composers having to wait a…
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Magdalen Farm Strings
Last year’s Magdalen Farm Strings course, which usually takes place at Easter, had to be postponed until July of this year. The first to be directed…
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The Great Journey
Photo credit: Michael Whitefoot This was the first performance of The Great Journey in 25 years, thanks to the commitment of the Three Choirs Festival, who…
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Anthony Payne (1936-2021)
That Anthony Payne has died so soon after the death of his wife Jane Manning is a shock. But, inseparable as they were in life,…
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