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Tag Archives: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Binge-listening: a bumper Beethoven Weekender at the Barbican
Beethoven Weekender Barbican, 1st & 2nd February 2020 Ludwig overload? There are going to be many Beethoven cycles performed during this 250th anniversary year but probably none as concentrated as this: a binge-listen to the nine symphonies in just thirty … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Elizabeth Atherton, Hallé Choir, John Suchet, Kirill Karabits, Lars Vogt, Mark Elder, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Neal Davies, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sarah Castle, Sir Mark Elder, The Hallé, Vasily Petrenko
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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts a riveting Weinberg Third Symphony
Prom 46: Gražinytė-Tyla/ City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, 22nd August 2019 Mieczysław Weinberg’s centenary hasn’t attracted the most lavish of celebrations at the BBC Proms, but what little that has been programmed has turned out to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Elgar, Howell, Knussen, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Weinberg
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Ghostly remembrances: Mieczysław Weinberg championed in Birmingham
CBSO/ Gražinytė-Tyla **** Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 24th November 2018 Has Mieczysław Weinberg’s time come? With 21 completed symphonies, 17 string quartets, 70 film scores and seven operas (including The Passenger), he was as prolific a composer as his close friend Shostakovich, but Weinberg … Continue reading
Reflections on Claude: Mirga’s Debussy Festival in Birmingham
Debussy Festival: CBSO/ Gražinytė-Tyla Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 24th-25th March 2018 “See you in Birmingham!” chirped Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla at the end of her first BBC Proms concert in charge of the CBSO. Well, it’s taken nearly two years, Mirga, but I finally made it, tempted by … Continue reading
Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review
“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →
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