Légende; Works for Trumpet and Piano; Tom Poster & Alison Balsom: The Thoughts of Dr. May; Leonard Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; George Enescu: Légende; Jean Françaix: Sonatine; George Gershwin: Someone to Watch over Me; Alexander Goedicke: Concert Study for trumpet & piano, op. 49; Paul Hindemith: Sonate für Trompete und Klavier; Jerome Kern: The way you look tonight; Bohuslav Martinu: Sonatine; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine: Mouvement de Menuet; Alison Balsom, Trompete, Tom Poster, Klavier; 1 CD Warner Classics 9029598772; Aufnahme 2015/16, Veröffentlichung 05/2016 (61'18) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Die britische Trompeterin Alison Balsom hat ihre erste CD mit Klavier zusammen mit dem Pianisten und Komponisten Tom Poster aufgenommen. Das Programm ist ebenso anspruchsvoll wie interessant und eine musikalische Reise durchs 20. Jahrhundert, mit einer Ausnahme, denn das Stück ‘The Thoughts of Dr. May’ stammt aus dem 21. Jahrhundert und wurde von Balsom und Poster selbst komponiert. Read More →
The delegates of the 21th FIM Congress in Reykjavik a have re-elected John Smith (United Kingdom) President of the International Federation of Musicians.
Vladimir Putin has awarded his loyal friend Valery Gergiev with the Russian State Prize for Outstanding Humanitarian Achievements. Valery Gergiev recently conducted the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra in the Syrian city of Palmyra, an event which, according to Putin « caused an unprecedented emotional response around the world ».
Vienna Philharmonic's Refugee house
The Philharmonic Refugee House in St. Aegyd, an initiative of the Vienna Philharmonic, has been officially opened. The house has three apartments as well as a large meeting room « in which also the local population is invited to seek contact with the families of the house ». Read More →
Soprano Andrea Anelli, founder and co-director of Opera Per Tutti, rebranded in Cleveland Opera Theater in 2014, has resigned, citing an untenable situation at the company. The board of directors has appointed Scott Skiba, the company’s artistic director, to succeed her with the new title of executive artistic director.
The Baroque Youth Orchestra of Andalusia has cancelled all the concerts for this year due to the lack of finances. The 25 musicians are thinking about a protest concert to draw attention to their situation.
Ulf Schirmer
(c) Oper Leipzig / K.Nijhof
Ulf Schirmer, der seit 2011 Intendant der Oper Leipzig ist, blickt stolz auf seine erste Amtszeit zurück, in der die Besucherzahlen von 154.516 (2011/12) auf 175.300 (2015/16) gesteigert wurden. Für 2016 werden 182.000 Besucher erwartet. Read More →
The police in Moscow has arrested a 23-year-old trumpeter, who is accused for having vandalized no less than 100 escalators in the subway of the Russian capital. The young man is a student at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
A rainstorm flooded the basement of the headquarters of the National Orchestra in Lille, France, Tuesday night. Miraculously, the auditorium was not affected. Yesterday, the technical team continued to pump water from corridors, instrument rooms, and dressing rooms. Most of the instruments had been evacuated before any damage could occur.
Weil er das Jahresbudget 2015 um 1,3 Millionen Euro überzogen hat und für 2016 liegt das Defizit aktuell ebenfalls bei 1,3 Millionen liegt, hat die Stadt Trier dem Intendanten seines Theaters, Karl Sibelius, die Macht über de Finanzen des Hauses entzogen. Sibelius ist nicht mehr befugt, Geschäfte allein abzuschließen. Read More →
