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| String Fever Festivals 2008 |
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| Stringfever - brothers Giles 35, Ralph 33 and Neal Broadbent 22 and their cousin, Graham 30 - are four world class musicians playing five and six-stringed electric violins, viola and cello in a truly original show. Stringfever’s unique, acclaimed version of Ravel’s ‘Bolero’ has all four playing on one cello simultaneously. Then they challenge the audience to play ‘name that tune’ as they race through 20 of the best-loved film themes in one breathless arrangement. Their helter-skelter 007James Bond medley is an absolute killer with astonishing live vocal percussion by Neal. The show ends with Stringfever’s breathtaking signature finale, ‘The History of Music... in 5 Minutes’. Charisma, humour, energy create an experience that can only best be described as... Stringfever! “It was brilliant, breathless stuff, spot on classically honed musicianship wrapped in style and humour… a day of reverence for the wild, wacky and wholly watch-able”. Chichester Observer |
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| Worcester Three Choirs Festival 2008 |
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Worcester Three Choirs Festival 2008 combines classical and choral favourites with a broader musical spectrum.
Celebrations of the work of Elgar continue with performances of The Apostles and Pomp and Circumstance. A Baroque spectacular will be one of the highlights, featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Festival Chorus.
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is performed by the Academy of Ancient Music. The Festival presents the world première of Andrew Gant’s A British Symphony, a modern celebration of the United Kingdom.
The Festival is delighted to be showcasing talented young performers Armonico Consort, Gothic Voices, Yossif Ivanov, Bobby Chen and Red Priest. Worcester Three Choirs presents Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre with its unique interpretation of A Winter’s Tale.
The 2008 Festival culminates with a spectacular concert celebrating iconic musical scores from the very cream of British and international cinema. www.3choirs.org/worcester.
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| Loch Shiel Spring Festival 10-16 May 2008 |
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Evocative music in scenic splendour
West Highland festival of classical music with venues ranging from the awe-inspiring to the picturesque.
In the second week of May, some of Britain’s leading artists will gather by the shores of Loch Shiel with visiting stars from Europe. Come and join Red Byrd, Charles Mutter, Johan Lippens, Karin Küstner, the Edinburgh Quartet and many more, all invited to perform classical music befitting the scenic splendour that meet them.
Programme highlights:
•Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 in chamber arrangement
•Byrd: Mass for Two Voices
•Schubert: Winterreise & Die Schöne Müllerin
•Brahms: Schwanengesang
•Tippett: String Quartet no. 2 in F sharp
•Bruckner: String Quintet in F
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| Spiral Classics |
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Buy Classical LPs with confidence from Spiral Classics
Download my catalogue or browse my stock online.
I can offer you:
Audiophile and collectable records
Rare recordings
Full range of musical repertoire
Books on recordings, music, musicians
Based in the UK, I send LPs all over the world. Email or phone me for helpful and friendly service.
Sophia Singer
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| Henley Festival 9-13 July 2008 |
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Now one of the biggest and best-loved Arts festivals in the country, the Henley Festival takes place between 9-13 July.
2008 headline performers include Lesley Garrett, Hayley Westenra with special guest Cortes, Alfie Boe and Natasha Marsh. There’s also the fabulous Tasmin Little with John Lenehan, the Armonico Consort, featuring Crispian Steele-Perkins, plus String Fever igniting the musical repertoire.
Other stars include: Courtney Pine, New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ronnie Scott’s Allstars and young jazz pianist Zoe Rahman; passionate guitar from Gipsy Kings, also from John Williams and John Etheridge; comedy from Sandi Toksvig, Punt & Dennis and Ed Byrne and Sunday night’s party with The Proclaimers. Firework spectaculars with Korean master drummers Dulsori are followed by the Junkanoo Backline Carnival Band. And look out for Auto Auto’s Car-Smashing Symphony!
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| Fancombe Estate Centre |
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| Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds offers weekend, day and evening courses in a wide range of music, singing and other subjects. Guests enjoy stunning views over Broadway and the Cotswolds, good locally-sourced food and exceptional service in the tranquillity of a 300-acre private estate. Over 170 events are on offer including Arts, Crafts, Food, Well-being, History, Architecture, Literature, Writing, Music, Photography, Singing and Wildlife. For weekend breaks or those travelling any distance, 53 modern and well-appointed en-suite bedrooms are available. Courses in 2008 include Glorious Gershwin Summertime Jazz Supper, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Operatic Genius of Handel and Record Revolution: From Shellac to Vinyl. Book any event via Gramophone Online and save 25% on the normal price*. Simply quote “GMP5” when booking online or by telephone. Offer code expires 30 June 2008 and standard terms and conditions apply (see website for details). |
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| Spitalfields Festival 2 – 20 June 2008 |
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Three summer weeks of extraordinary music to enliven, uplift and entertain your senses. Tickets from just £5 & some events are free!
From the oldest surviving music hall in the world, to Hawksmoor’s East End masterpiece, Spitalfields Festival brings three weeks of astounding music in extraordinary venues and spaces. Venues include: Wilton’s Music Hall, Christ Church Spitalfields, Shoreditch Church, Spitalfields Market, Museum of Docklands, Fournier Street Houses.
Performance highlights include: Gabrieli Consort and Players, classical karaoke, Traditional Tea Ceremony, Mediva, Rational Rec, EXAUDI, The Clerks, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, Grand Union Orchestra.
Visit our website to see the full programme, or call and ask for a brochure to be sent to you. If you are thinking of coming for the first time and need help choosing just call us, and we will help you find the right event.
Artistic Director: Diana Burrell
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| Five New MA Programmes in Music Studies from City University London |
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City University London’s Department of Music announces the launch of five new Music Studies MA programmes for entry in September 2008:
• MA Film Music and Multimedia Studies
• MA Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Music Studies
• MA Music and Gender Studies
• MA Opera Studies
• MA Popular Music Studies
Each benefits from the Department’s internationally excellent 5* research rating, the expertise of its staff in these areas, and its new, first-class facilities. ting, the expertise of its staff in these areas, and its new, first-class facilities. The courses combine a focus on rigorous scholarly criticism and independent research with the opportunity to undertake a community, professional, fieldwork, composition or performance project. Visit our website to find out more about each programme. |
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| The West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2008 |
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The 2008 West Cork Chamber Music Festival takes place in Bantry House, Co. Cork, Ireland from 28 June to 6 July and features an exciting line-up of world class musicians including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Mihaela Ursuleasa, Sol Gabetta, the Leopold String Trio, the Altenberg Trio, Cristina Zavalloni, the RTÇ Vanbrugh Quartet and many more. This year sees the return of the very popular Stars in the Afternoon concert series each afternoon as well as the usual programme of coffee, town, main evening and late night recitals in Bantry House and St Brendan’s Church in Bantry. The extensive nine day programme includes works by Schubert, Bacewicz, Greif, Kinsella, Mozart, Glass, Brahms, Chopin, Rossini, Beethoven, Boccherini, Taneyev and many more as well as a violin and bow-making exhibition and young musicians platform. The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is generously supported by RTÇ
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| Les Azuriales Opera Festival |
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Described as “much more than Glyndebourne on the med” (F.T. 2006), the festival presents its 12th season of intimate chamber opera, in the glamorous setting of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild.: programme includes La Belle Helene, Hansel & Gretel, Le Nozze di Figaro. The highlight of the season is a rare production, in Italian, of Handel’s comedy Partenope. The cast is lead by Katherine Manley recently seen as Fortune, in Monetverdi's Incoronatione di Poppea for the ENO. She is joined by counter-tenor Christopher Ainslie as Arsace, currently appearing in the Minotaur at Covent Garden, James Laing as Armindo currently singing Oberon in Opera North’s production of Britten’s “Dream”,Anne Marie Gibbons as Rosmira, Nathan Vale as Emilio and William Berger as Ormonte. Accompanied by the Little Baroque Company, on original instruments,conducted by Natalie Murray and directed and designed by award winning team,Alessandro Talevi and Madeliene Boyd; this is a must for any serious Handelian.
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| Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music 15-21 May 2008 |
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The Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music presents glorious music performed by international artists at St John’s, Smith Square, Westminster Abbey, and St. Margaret's Church, Westminster.
The 2008 festival theme is The Triumph of Peace featuring -
•Carolyn Sampson & The English Concert – Handel & Rameau – May 15
•Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent – J S Bach – May 16
•Handel's opera Rodrigo – Ensemble San Felice – May 17
•Iestyn Davies & Elizabeth Wallfisch – Biber & Vivaldi – May 18
•Ensemble Pierre Robert – music from the court of Louis XIV – May 19
•Maria Cristina Kiehr – Monteverdi & Legrenzi – May 20
•The Choir of Westminster Abbey – Handel & Blow – May 21
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| The Cambridge Summer Music Festival 18th July - 9th August |
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The 29th Cambridge Summer Music Festival -18 July to 9 August looks at the power of a big Cambridge asset–the voice,in many of its guises–St John's College Choir with the great favourite Chichester Psalms; the Festival Chorus (Brahms’ Requiem); the male voice phenomenon in Collegium Regale, and a professional mixed choir of English Voices (Allegri’s famous Miserere,while Patricia Rozario adds solo to the voice fest.
But it’s all kinds of music that cram every other nook and cranny of the Festival: artists like The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Natalie Clein and Jacqui Dankworth. Tasmin Little’s Naked Violin; early music by Pantagruel and La Serenissima; Melvyn Tan and Messiaen’s amazing Vingt Regards plus a performance the next day with Timothy Orpen and the Doric Quartet of the Quartet for the End of Time are some of the highlights. |
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| Classical Music Exchange |
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| Do you miss the days of real record shops,stocking a wide variety of recordings,staffed by experts? So did we.The Classical Music Exchange is a shop for music lovers whose needs are not met by the latest chart CDs. Whether you are a newcomer to the world of music getting to know the repertoire or an experienced collector wondering if you have space for even more records,we think you will like what you find here.Vinyl,CD,digital,analogue, mono or stereo;however you take your music,chances are you will find it here.The shop is run by music lovers who will do their best to help you find what you want;Charpentier or Stockhausen, Fürtwangler or Herreweghe.No search engine can match the pleasure of browsing through a rack of recordings. |
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| The English Music Festival 23 -27 May |
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Leading musicians from Britain and around the world will perform some of the very finest English music, including many unfairly neglected works from centuries past, and a ‘Grand Finale’ concert of new commissions, in four historic locations – Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames; Keble College, Oxford; Radley College; and All Saints Church, Sutton Courtenay.
Opening with Parry’s much-loved Jerusalem, the first night of this year’s Festival provides a rare opportunity to hear ‘hidden gems’ such as Holbrooke’s Birds of Rhiannon, Rawsthorne’s deeply nostalgic Practical Cats, Mackenzie’s gorgeous Benedictus and Bantock’s Celtic Symphony, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra under the expert direction of Barry Wordsworth.
Tickets are now on sale. Discounts are available for group bookings. Check out the Festival website for the full programme, ticket information and prices, and details of our ‘Friends’ scheme (which offers priority booking and individual discounts). |
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| International Festival of Sacred Music and Art, Rome |
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A unique Festival of Sacred Music, which takes place every autumn in the Papal Basilicas in Rome, hosting the Vienna Philharmonic as orchestra in residence.
The event’s principal aim is to make the public aware about the institutional activities of the non profit organization “Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra”, which strives to raise funds for the restoration of sacred art treasures and organizes the “Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra” for its donors.
Since 2002, the event has met increasing success among critics and the audience, proposing a spiritually inspiring combination between music of the highest quality and beautiful sacred locations. The program for autumn 2008 includes 12 events between the 12th of October and the 29th of November, with the participation of Helmuth Rilling, Christoph Eschenbach, Marek Janowski.
Visit our website to see the complete Festival program.
For participation please contact the Foundation at |
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| The Cartridge Man |
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The Cartridge Man has been involved with all aspects of analogue reproduction for over 30 years - from record production to the manufacture of high quality phono cartridges.
Central to our operating philosophy is that of offering high performance - both measured and audible, but always with a view to giving value for money.
All Cartridge Man products are designed and manufactured by ourselves - from diamond stylii to electronic modules.
You can therefore be sure that we have an in-depth knowledge of our products and are not merely resellers or concerned with 'badge engineering'.
Specialised audio services are also offered: Valve amplifier repair/rebuild, including component up-grading. High-quality audio components, silver wire and interconnects.
Contact us for more details
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| Audio Destination |
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Audio Destination brings together a range of only the finest audio products and places them in comfortable and relaxed surroundings where customers can take their time to audition and find the right product or system to suit their requirements. We think customer satisfaction is the `first and only rule` and we offer a very personal service with no `techno babble` as we just love listening to music and want customers to do the same.
You will not experience the `hard sell` that you may have already suffered elsewhere. Think of us as your Hi-Fi Doctors as we digest,dissect and reconstruct components or systems to your requirements NOT ours.
We cater for all tastes and budgets and can even help spread the cost of any purchases with the various 0% interest free and finance options we can offer.
Why not call Audio Destination today or drop in for a coffee and a chat you'll be glad you did!
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| Ambergreen Classical |
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A website containing classical, contemporary and early music records. Over 2,500 quality vinyls, each with their own pictures and description.
As a genuine music lover my goal is to help preserve and pass on items of beauty, functionality and value to others who can appreciate them.
Quality record cleaning service now offered from a Loricraft PRC3.
I have a large stock of good quality records in my Bristol warehouse, many are not on the website. Feel free to make an appointment to view and take advantage of cheaper prices.
Records are carefully checked for audio quality. |
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| Glimmerglass Opera 34th Festival Season July 5 - August 24 2008 |
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| Glimmerglass Opera will stage its 34th Festival Season, July 5–August 24, 2008, “If music be the food of love, play on!” Four new productions with links to Shakespeare will be presented on a set inspired by an Elizabethan theater: Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto, the American fully-staged premiere of Wagner's Das Liebesverbot (The Ban on Love, inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure), and Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Additionally, Glimmerglass will present two concert performances of Mendelssohn's Complete Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
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| Czech Music Direct |
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| The Classical CD Exchange |
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The Classical CD Exchange is a specialist website devoted to second-hand classical CDs and DVDs.
We sell, we buy, we exchange. The site offers some 15,000 titles with the music of over 1,100 composers.
You can buy quickly and easily on-line - and every CD we sell is guaranteed. Just click on . . .
www.classicalcdexchange.co.uk |
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| St David's Hall 12 - 26 July. |
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| The Lloyds TSB Welsh Proms Cardiff concert season returns to St David’s Hall with a more exciting programme than ever before - 13 concerts in just 14 days! From Sat 12 to Sat 26 July, Cardiff will be filled with the sound of world-class music in a special Proms celebration of 25 years of the National Concert Hall of Wales. This year the Welsh Proms boasts some of the biggest names in classical music with Bryn Terfel and Grammy Nominated Rebecca Evans taking to the stage in the Choral Prom on 19 July. Under the artistic direction of Owain Arwel Hughes OBE, the 2008 season features no less than 8 orchestral concerts and 3 concerts especially for younger audiences (The Children, Tiddly and Primary Proms). Concerts include the Tchaikovsky Prom on 17 July, Romantic Favourites Prom on 18 July, the Beethoven Prom on 20 July, Pictures and Portraits Prom 23 July, the Russian Ballet Prom on 24 July, Grand Classic Prom on 25 July and the inspiring Last Night of the Welsh Proms on 26 July. |
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| Ian Edwards |
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Ian Edwards has recently celebrated it's 35th year of creating a unique range of furniture for the music lover and bibliophile. All our furniture is hand made by a small dedicated team of highly skilled craftsmen.
We produce all types of wooden furniture all finished to the highest quality. Our diverse range of units provide an aesthetically pleasing addition to any home, whilst affording well ordered storage for everyday items such as CD's, LP's, Cassette Tapes, Books, Sheet music, TV & Video equipment and many others. In fact their uses are limited only by your imagination.
For more information or a free brochure call +44 (0) 1423 500442 or visit our website. |
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| Castle Classics |
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- Family run independent specialist.
- Browse our Extensive online catalogue covering new releases, established repertoire and less familiar works.
- Some of the lowest prices on the internet.
- Castle Classics send all orders post-free in the UK!
- Order via our secure server or call us.
- Spend more than £35 & receive a free Naxos disc of your choice!
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| Leicester International Music Festival 18-21 September 2008 - Artistic Director: Nicholas Daniel |
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One of Europe’s finest chamber music festivals presents the music of Russian and French composers including Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokovieff, Franck, Stravinsky, Arensky, Poulenc, Saint Saens, Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen and Dubugnon.
2008 Artists include; Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Joy Farrall (clarinet); Priya Mitchell (violin); Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin); Guy Ben-Ziony (viola); Natalie Clein (cello); Lucy Wakeford (harp); Charles Owen (piano) and Katya Apekisheva (piano)
Composer in Residence: Richard Dubugnon
The 2007 festival was ‘a breathtaking performance from world-class players’
Leicester Mercury
Patrons: Thea Musgrave CBE, James MacMillan, Paul McCreesh, Lars Tharp
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| Buxton festival |
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Each summer Buxton Festival lays on a feast of opera, music and literature.
It has become the UK’s foremost festival for rarely performed opera. This year’s 30th anniversary programme promises to be the best on record with 130 events over 19 days – six operas, 43 afternoon concerts, 19 literary speakers, a ballet, workshops, walks and talks all set in the beautiful Peak District.
MUSIC
Sir Thomas Allen, Mark Padmore, Yevgeny Sudbin, St Petersburg Quartet, Tom Randle, Di Xiao
OPERA
The Poacher by Lortzing (Festival production)July 10, 14,18,21,26
Samson by Handel (Festival production) July 11,16,19,22,27
An English triple bill(Festival production) July 12,17,20,25
Savitri by Holst.
Dido and Aeneas by Purcell (New London Consort)July 15,23
Street Scene by Kurt Weill The Opera Group) July 13, 24
LITERATURE
Menzies Campbell, Antonia Fraser, Lynne Truss, Douglas Hurd, Joanne Harris, Tariq Ali
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| The 8th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival 7 May - 2 July 2008 |
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| Renowned for its commitment to artistic excellence, the Pharos Trust celebrates its 10th year anniversary with a series of concerts by outstanding soloists and chamber music ensembles. As part of the 8th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival 2008, the Trust presents the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell (violin/director) in a unique concert in Nicosia on 7 May. During 29 May – 5 June, the Festival welcomes to Cyprus 17 accomplished chamber musicians from the current international circuit in 8 concerts at the Gothic Hall of The Royal Manor House in Kouklia, Paphos - one of the finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture on the island. On 22 June, a concert by the Academy of Ancient Music with Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin/director) and Frank de Bruine (oboe) will be hosted in the idyllic area of Delikipos. The 8th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival 2008 culminates on 2 July with a concert by pianist Martha Argerich and three leading chamber musicians. |
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| Chelsea Festival 14 - 27 June |
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Chelsea Festival – Two packed weeks of music, dance, film, talks, children’s events and comedy. In venues including the award winning Cadogan Hall and Christopher Wren’s Royal Hospital, the 2008 Festival’s top attractions are Pink Floyd’s iconic rock suite Atom Heart Mother, Nicola Benedetti, Barbara Bonney, and Jonathan Miller’s new full length production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Ex Cathedra perform the joyous baroque music of Latin America, vocal ensemble I Fagiolini sing of Dance, Death and Salads (!) and the Cornetts and Sackbutts of the OAE perform Gabrieli and Monteverdi in the Royal Hospital’s historic chapel. Programme also includes comediennes Sandi Toksvig and Josie Long, writers Vikram Seth (the London Premiere of Festival co-commissionThe Traveller) and Simon Hoggart, and musical knight Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in cabaret with Claire Martin. World music features Lebanese diva Hiba Al Kawas, master Kora player N’Faly Kouyaté and the Estonian Orthodox Choir.
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