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Meditations on humanity via the Guinness Book of Records
The quietest place on Earth. The tallest man on Earth. The oldest tree. The longest fingernails. Pi to 67,890 places. These are some of the world records featured in Sam Green’s new documentary-with-a-difference, The Measure of All Things. A self-confessed
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In Touch with Robert Lakatos
Serbian violinist Robert Lakatos was recently named as winner of the 12th Pablo Sarasate Violin Competition in Pamplona. He is an exciting new talent on the world stage with a string of international competitions under his belt and a rich
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Nurturing the Music of Tomorrow
William Lane and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble Many people were shocked when they heard that William Lane had left his job as violist in the Hong Kong Philharmonic to devote himself full time to The Hong Kong New
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In Touch with Andrei Ioniță
20-year old Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță was awarded the Gold Medal in the cello section of the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition. A laureate of many other competitions, he also took first prize at the Aram Khachaturian International Competition in 2013, and
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In Touch with Lise Davidsen
Though not yet 30 years old, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen already has an impressive list of awards and prizes to her name – the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Kirsten Flagstad Award, 2014 three prizes at the 2015 Beveldere Competition and,
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In Touch with Juliet Fraser
British soprano Juliet Fraser is one of today’s most interesting and diverse singers. Though comfortable in many styles, it is her work in contemporary music that has garnered the most attention, both as a founder member of one of the
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A journey through the piano music of Frédéric Chopin
On 4th September 2015, British pianist Warren Mailley-Smith embarks on year-long survey of the complete piano music of Frédéric Chopin through a series of 11 concerts at St John’s Smith Square, London.
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In Touch with Sara Solovitch
At the age of 19, a promising pianist named Sara Solovitch, struggling with nerves, decided to turn away from her ambitions as a professional musician. Since then she has led an active and varied career as a journalist across the
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