As his swan song on leaving his position as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski chose for the orchestra to play the entire score of Swan Lake. An odd choice? … [Read more...] about Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: mutations, violins and homosexuality
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La Scala’s Makhar Vaziev: It’s our first time in Oman, but we really hope it isn’t our last”
When Makhar Vaziev, the artistic director of Milan's Scala Ballet, first received an invitation for the company to perform at a new opera house in Muscat, he admits he drew a blank. Honestly, when we … [Read more...] about La Scala’s Makhar Vaziev: It’s our first time in Oman, but we really hope it isn’t our last”
The musical marathon of the 2012 Olympics: recording 205 national anthems
Every day this week the 205 national anthems needed for the 2012 Olympics are being recorded in Abbey Road Studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of the composer Philip … [Read more...] about The musical marathon of the 2012 Olympics: recording 205 national anthems
