Rising Trend of Classical Education Offers Hope for Civic Renewal
“Let reverence for the laws … be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges,” Abraham Lincoln As we celebrate [d] our independence on the Fourth of July, Americans would do well to reflect upon what’s necessary for a nation conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, to […]
Homeless man files lawsuit against tire company over loud classical music played near encampment and wins
A California tire company has been ordered to stop playing loud music near a homeless encampment after a homeless man filed a lawsuit against the company. “The first night I went to bed at 1 a.m. The second night I couldn’t sleep through the night. And the third night, Sunday night, there was no way […]
The spy, the songbird and the sham that wasn’t: how I restored broadcasting history | Classical music
○One hundred years ago this week, a cellist sat playing in the gloom of a garden in Surrey. She did so most nights next to an ivy-covered tree in a forest surrounded by bluebells. But she wasn’t alone that night. She was listened to by over a million people. This was Beatrice Harrison, one of […]
The week in classical: Igor Levit, Renaud Capuçon, Julia Hagen; Manchester Camerata: Disruptors review – ringing successes | Classical music
No The phone was placed in a high place Igor Levitt – Russian-born, German-based pianist – Two other top soloists, a French violinist Renault Capucon and an Austrian cellist julia hagenplayed Complete collection of Brahms’ piano trios last weekend. Despite restrictions on the use of electronic devices in Wigmore Hall, every seat was sold. The […]
The week in classical: Cavalleria rusticana/Aleko; Bath BachFest review â passion and penitence | Opera
WWhether in the shadow of the cross or in the lawless freedom of an itinerant community, the result is the same. Love becomes dangerous, reason is shattered, and emotions run wild. Each one-act work, Opera North’s latest double bill – Popularity of Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana (1890) Sergei Rachmaninoff is rarely performed Aleko (1893) – […]
Igor Levit review – this was a recital where everything was just right | Classical music
IIt is a testament to Igor Levit's status that he could sell out Wigmore Hall weeks in advance with a program of Brahms's complete works. The event seemed to almost justify the intense pre-concert scramble for returns. This was a wonderful evening of pianism. When Brahms embarked on his remarkable composing career in 1892, he […]