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New York Times
a day ago
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- New York Times
‘I'm Not That Into Classical Music. But I'm Into Dudamel.'
Sketch Pad 'I'm Not That Into Classical Music. But I'm Into Dudamel.' A few hundred New Yorkers took in an evening of the New York Philharmonic and fireworks at Cunningham Park in Queens. Share full article
CTV News
2 days ago
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- CTV News
National Youth Orchestra performing free shows in Waterloo ahead of national tour
The future of classical music was on display at Wilfrid Laurier University. CTV's Jeff Pickel takes a listen. The best classically trained young musicians from across Canada have set up residency in Waterloo this month. The National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Canada, consisting of 91 musicians between the ages of 16 and 28, are using the Wilfrid Laurier University music faculty for rehearsals and as performance space. As part of their preparations for a national tour, the NYO musicians are putting on free shows throughout June and early July. This year the orchestra consists of several members with local connections. Manuel Galvez is a third-year music student at Wilfrid Laurier University. 'It's really nice to know that there's like-minded people, they're very passionate about what they do. They're very disciplined,' said Galvez, who plays the viola. Galvez and others look at the NYO as part of their path to a professional music career. 'There's a lot of connections to be made because you never know if the person you're sitting across from while you're eating lunch is going to be the future concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra,' said Galvez. Lauren Lee is a violinist from Kitchener, now attending the University of Toronto. 'It feels kind of new to me, seeing lots of talented musicians play together and the opportunity to watch everyone play in chamber and in orchestra,' Lee said. The Big Little Concert series runs until July 11th before the national tour begins on July 18th in Toronto.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
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- Khaleej Times
UAE Philharmonic Orchestra announces chief conductor Nicolas Mann's selection for the prestigious Rachmaninoff Competition
The UAE Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that its chief conductor, Nicolas Mann, has been selected to compete at the prestigious II International Rachmaninoff Competition, a landmark event for classical musicians worldwide. Mann was chosen from a competitive pool of over 500 conductors across the globe. The UAE Philharmonic Orchestra has recently initiated a cultural crossover programme that involves collaboration with artists from the Tyumen Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia. Players from both orchestras traded conductors and took turns directing a programme featuring each ensemble. Yuri Medyanik conducts a riveting programme at Dubai's Theatre of Digital Art (TODA), featuring piano soloist Oleg Poliansky, and in Russia, Nicolas Mann leads a dynamic concert of Russian masterpieces and the performance of celebrated Emirati composer Ihab Darwish's work, featuring Sofia Viland, laureate of the Tchaikovsky Competition and soloist of the Mariinsky Theater. Formed in 2006 and relaunched in 2024 by Nicolas Mann, the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra has quickly become one of the leading ensembles in the Middle East, providing performances at prestigious venues such as Dubai Opera, Sikka Art & Design Festival, and the Theatre of Digital Art. Under Mann's tenure, the International Rachmaninoff Competition is considered a significant milestone for any classical musician, making his inclusion as a participant especially meaningful. Emphasising the orchestra's broader role beyond performance, Nicolas Mann stated: "Building diplomatic bridges through music is one of our missions, and historically, the orchestra has always represented the spirit of a nation." Under Mann, the orchestra is also broadening its community outreach projects and is now looking at mentorship and educational projects for young Emirati musicians. Nicolas Mann's involvement with the 2025 Rachmaninoff Competition will draw global attention to the artistic aspirations of the UAE. He was born in Spain and proudly represents his home country, Russia.
New York Times
2 days ago
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- New York Times
This Operatic Comedy Was Once a Delight. Why Is It Ignored Today?
In the standard repertoire, comic opera more or less starts with Mozart. Of course, others came before him, but his towering command of the form — the way he fully realizes characters from high and low backgrounds and gives them personal dignity, quirky foibles and exquisite arias — casts a long shadow over all of them. Still, there's a two-hander from the first half of the 18th century, a few decades before Mozart's birth, that anticipates the comic style to come. Pitting a wily maid against a buffoonish master — stock types that Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti would continue to mine for the next 100-plus years — it entertained audiences with its delightful music, relatable characters and reversal of the traditional power dynamics accorded by gender and social station. This is Georg Philipp Telemann's 'Pimpinone,' from 1725, which came eight years before Pergolesi's better-known piece with the same premise, 'La Serva Padrona,' but is rarely heard today. The Boston Early Music Festival, though, is presenting it in a rare staging at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, in Great Barrington, Mass., on Friday and Saturday, then at Caramoor in Katonah, N.Y., on Sunday. 'It's one of those quirks of history that 'Pimpinone' hasn't become a repertory piece, because it really deserves to be,' said Steven Zohn, a Telemann scholar. 'Pimpinone' belongs to a long-obsolete genre of classical music, the intermezzo, a short comedy intended to be broken up and performed between the acts of a dramatic or tragic opera. Its everyday characters have jobs, worry about money and fall prey to gossip, in stark contrast to the noble bearing and life-or-death stakes of the mythological and historical personages of opera seria. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Lalo Schifrin dead aged 93: Oscar-winning composer who wrote iconic Mission: Impossible theme song dies from pneumonia
LALO Schifrin, the composer who wrote the theme for Mission: Impossible has died aged 93. Schifrin's son Ryan confirmed that the legend died due to complications from pneumonia. He died peacefully in his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family. 1 The Argentine won four Grammys and was nominated for six Oscars, including five for original score for Cool Hand Luke, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror and The Sting II. He also wrote the grand finale musical performance for the World Cup championship in Italy in 1990, in which the Three Tenors Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Jos Carreras sang together for the first time. The work became one of the biggest sellers in the history of classical music. .
