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There was an article in the Guardian the other day about conductors – you may have seen it. It was charming in its way and continued the long history of confrontation between players and maestri… more →
LSO on Tour
World Fantasy Convention 2009, Part 1
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fsdthreshold wrote 3 weeks ago: I once saw Valery Gergiev conduct the Kirov Orchestra here in Niigata (we’re not that far from … more →
Bernard says...
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LSO wrote 1 month ago: There was an article in the Guardian the other day about conductors – you may have seen it. It … more →
Welkom in Rotterdam / Welcome to Rotterdam!
rotterdaminfo wrote 1 month ago: Rotterdam is the second largest city in the the Netherlands, with a population of 584,046. The port … more →
GERGIEV, MARIINSKY AND THE CBSO
azuriteenigma wrote 1 month ago: Wednesday 14 October 2009 at 7.30pm Symphony Hall, Birmingham Valery Gergiev conductor Sergei Semis … more →
Cutting the mustard in Dijon
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LSO wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know what the French for joie de vivre is, but I left mine somewhere on the Barbican … more →
Higher! Faster! Lauda!
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LSO wrote 3 months ago: I may have imagined it, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I slept in my own bed yesterday, or was … more →
BBC Proms: More Shostakovich
Mikhail Emelianov wrote 3 months ago: Having done 11th with Bychkov the other day, BBC Proms gives us 8th symphony (it’ll be availab … more →
Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Visit to London, July/August 2009
markronan wrote 3 months ago: St. Petersburg — capital of the Russian Empire for over 200 years since 1713 — is home to the Mariin … more →
Here we go again
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LSO wrote 3 months ago: Two weeks into my holiday, I decided that I could no longer ignore the pile of paperwork and account … more →
Mariinsky Ring: a summary shorter and sharper than the original
WappingMark wrote 3 months ago: This time last week Act 3 of Siegfried was still resolutely underway, and my generally upbeat feelin … more →
Mariinsky Ring Part 3: Surprise!
WappingMark wrote 4 months ago: An enjoyable evening. Much more on the level of acts 2 and 3 yesterday, rather than of the dire Wal … more →
Mariinsky Ring Part 2: faltering start, glimmers of hope
WappingMark wrote 4 months ago: And so to Die Walküre… If I weren’t so easy-going temperamentally, I’d have left … more →
Mariinsky Ring Part 1: Not Promising
WappingMark wrote 4 months ago: Some context needs to be set around what is to follow. The Mariinsky Theatre, led by Valery Gergiev … more →
The Ring, Maryinsky Opera, London, July/August 2009
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markronan wrote 4 months ago: Rheingold. This promises to be a wonderful Ring, as Valery Gergiev unfolded the music beautifully in … more →
Clapping
Robin Gosnall wrote 4 months ago: The BBC Proms starts tomorrow. An interesting fun piece on the Today programme the other day, someon … more →
Mariinsky Label Launched in May 2009.
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Mikhail Emelianov wrote 5 months ago: This is pretty exciting, although there are only two recordings available at this point (one already … more →
And now, the end is near...
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LSO wrote 6 months ago: So what better way to finish off a world tour than two nights in Paris. The embers of the tour began … more →
Eurovision
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LSO wrote 6 months ago: Only 17 hours after arriving home from Tallinn, I am walking out of my front door again, with a fres … more →
A New Model
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LSO wrote 6 months ago: I’ve never actually bought a brand new car, I mean one of those ones where the plastic is stil … more →
