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A Beautiful Thread: Celebrating Thomas Hardy’s Legacy in Words and Music
Stinsford church, near Dorchester in Dorset in the south-west of England, just a short distance from Thomas Hardy’s birthplace at Upper Bockhampton, and the place where his heart is buried, provided the perfect setting for A Beautiful Thread, a new
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The Schubertiade Story
From Private Salons to Festival Legacy
Franz Schubert is often described as possessing a deeply inward and introspective personality, a trait that profoundly shaped his music and personal life. Despite his prodigious talent and the emotional richness of his compositions, Schubert was known for his shyness
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The Schubertiade Broadcasts on Austrian Radio
When the 2025 Schubertiade starts, you can be part of the audience from home. The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) will be recording some concerts at the opening Schubertiade, which will then be broadcast on the Ö1 programme. The Full schedule
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Violinist Joshua Bell in Premiere of John Corigliano’s Final Composition
Tennessee Songs Reunites Creators of The Red Violin
When John Corigliano was awarded the 1999 Oscar for Best Original Score for The Red Violin, he said, “You can write all the notes you want, but if someone doesn’t play them like a god they’ll never sound that way.
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Overview of the 50th Schubertiade
First there was the Mozart idea and then there was the Schubert idea. Building on a foundation begun by Gerd Nachbauer, who had founded the Mozartgemeinde Voralberg in 1972 with the intention of performing the works of Mozart in the
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Ping Pong 129 Presents Classical Salon x HKBU Academy Of Music
Date: Thu.3.04.25 Time: 20:30 to 22:30 Venue: Ping Pong 129 Second Street L/G Nam Cheong House, Sai Ying Pun Instrument Cheung Ka Tong, Tony (guitar)Chiu Lok Ching, Jasmine (accomp) Chôros No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos Classical Guitar Asturias by Isaac
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Jérémy Garbarg and Anna-Li Hardel at Ping Pong Gintonería
2024 marks Ping Pong’s 10th anniversary and, in celebration, Hong Kong’s famous gintoneria has put together a programme of events throughout the year. Says director, Juan Gregorio Martinez, ‘We, at Ping Pong are delighted to welcome Jérémy and Anna -Li
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The Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
China Tour 2024
The Verbier Festival, founded by Swedish expatriate Martin Engstroem in 1994, takes place annually for two weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland. It is one of the most distinguished and celebrated international
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