Classical Magazines

‘Funky folk’ group wins Tube busking licence – BBC News

BBC News 'Funky folk' group wins Tube busking licence BBC News They will perform on a Eurostar train and play a concert in the French capital. In third place was Declan Zapala, a classical guitarist from Watford, Hertfordshire, who is a student at the Royal College of Music . and more

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Going Dutch with energy-packed musicians – Inverness Courier

Going Dutch with energy-packed musicians Inverness Courier One of the most celebrated of all events for young classical musicians, the AIBYF has been bringing its artists and dancers to Inverness and Moray for the past two years.

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How We Met: Chipo Chung & Bonnie Greer – The Independent

How We Met: Chipo Chung & Bonnie Greer The Independent Being an immigrant is being an outsider, and our outsiderness – along with our shared interest in classical British culture – connected us. And we weren't caught up in the malaise that sometimes occurs when you are a black woman: all the things we have ...

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England v India – live! – The Guardian

The Guardian England v India - live! The Guardian "Obviously they have a history of dogged determination and match changing partnerships, but even still there is something about this mix of the classical and resilience that Dravid and Laxman provide that sums up why Test cricket is a true spectacle. ... and more

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The tabloids – a particularly British beast – The Guardian

The Guardian The tabloids – a particularly British beast The Guardian And of course they give us the most hysterically funny front pages, like this classic . I still laugh remembering the struggle I had trying to convince work colleagues that it was all made up! When you're slung in gaol in foreign parts and badly treated ...

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Edinburgh Festival 2011: Marc Almond interview – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk Edinburgh Festival 2011: Marc Almond interview Telegraph.co.uk With even Almond struggling to categorise the show – “a modern- classical song cycle, opera, theatre?” “The whole thing of me as the electronic pop singer – that was 30 years ago,” Almond, now 54, says. “I enjoy revisiting it from time to time, ...

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The Rite of Spring, Peckham Car Park/ Yellow Lounge, London Bridge Arches – The Arts Desk

The Rite of Spring, Peckham Car Park/ Yellow Lounge, London Bridge Arches The Arts Desk It was the latest and most sophisticated multi-channeled collaboration to hit London, with gallerist Hannah Barry teaming up with composers Gabriel Prokofiev and Kate Whiteley of Cambridge University. But before the quality music-making could began, ...

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Charting Wu Lyf at the Knitting Factory – New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog) Charting Wu Lyf at the Knitting Factory New York Times (blog) Anthony Tommasini explores the qualities that make a classical composer great, maybe even the best of all time. By DAN BILEFSKY More and more television shows are filming in the city thanks to an accommodating tax credit policy, large soundstages in ..

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Zara Phillips To Wear Stewart Parvin Wedding Dress? – Contactmusic.com

Telegraph.co.uk Zara Phillips To Wear Stewart Parvin Wedding Dress? Contactmusic.com Arabella Dupont, executive retail editor of Brides magazine , said, "I think it will be a very classic , very traditional English wedding gown". Most press attention has focused on designer Stewart Parvin, who holds a royal warrant from the Queen

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Keith Jarrett Trio, Royal Festival Hall, London – Financial Times

Keith Jarrett Trio, Royal Festival Hall, London Financial Times Textural detail can get lost – Jarrett's piano was slightly muffled at this gig and his dynamic range blurred at the edges – but the trio maintain the intensity of performance by enforcing codes of conduct that are the norm for classical audiences and ... and more

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