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A captivating dance tribute to Stravinsky at Italy’s Nervi Festival

19 July 2021 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Davide Dato in The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky's Love © Graham Spicer

A programme of dance dedicated to Igor Stravinsky on the 50th anniversary of his death launched the dance season at this year’s Nervi Music Ballet Festival. The pieces on the programme for … [Read more...] about A captivating dance tribute to Stravinsky at Italy’s Nervi Festival

Founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Bronislaw Huberman, died 70 years ago today

16 June 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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Seventy years ago, on 16 June 1947, virtuoso violinist Bronislaw Huberman died at 64. He founded the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra by bringing Jewish musicians from Nazi Europe to Palestine, giving … [Read more...] about Founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Bronislaw Huberman, died 70 years ago today

Jessye Norman’s Muse/ique for the iPod era

27 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Jessye Norman doesn't give interviews. She gets irritated by the sports journalists who arrive knowing nothing about her or her music, "They ask me, what is it you do? That is not interesting." But … [Read more...] about Jessye Norman’s Muse/ique for the iPod era

A man turned down the offer of a Stradivarius for £100 because his daughter already had a recorder

4 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Thieves who stole a £1.2 million Stradivarius violin tried to sell it for £100 to a man sitting next to them in an internet café, a court heard today. The man turned it down because his daughter … [Read more...] about A man turned down the offer of a Stradivarius for £100 because his daughter already had a recorder

Grab a sandwich, lose a £1.2 million Stradivarius

8 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

A musician who went into a central London sandwich shop to buy something to eat has had a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth £1.2 million ($1.9 million) stolen, police said on Monday. British … [Read more...] about Grab a sandwich, lose a £1.2 million Stradivarius

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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