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Bizet's Carmen: 21 May 2010 to 23 May 2010 The O2 , Greenwich Peninsular, London. SE10 0BB - +44 (0)20 8463 2627 One of the world's most popular operas returns to London in May. Carmen comes to London's The O2 in a spectacular in-the-round production. The tragedy contains one of opera's best-loved overtures and a heart-wrenching score. If you're put off opera by those pesky subtitles, this is the production for you as Carmen will be sung in English. Carmen is directed by opera pioneer David Freeman...
Posted 19 February 2010 05:53 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, opera, royal philarmonic orchestra, cristina nassif, louise poole, david freeman, escamillo, john hudson, don jose, jealousy, o2, philip o'brien, bizet carmen, flower song, seguidilla, gypsy girl, seville, song of the toreador, bullfighter

Royal Opera House: Cosi Fan Tutte: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. WC2E 9DD 29 January 2010 to 17 February 2010 An opera that explores the frailty of human relationships, examining the questions of trust and fidelity with funny, touching and sometime painful consequences. The opera begins with Don Alfonso challenging two young officers to test the fidelity of their fiancées, the men agree to a wager and in return try to seduce each other's partners which leads to unexpected consequences resulting in Don Alfonso winning...
Posted 21 December 2009 03:17 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, opera, cosi fan tutte, covent garden, bet, royal Academy opera house, don alfonso, funny, fiancee, young officers, fidelity, touching

Mayor's Carol Service: 15 December 2009, 19:00 - 20:00, (0)20 7367 6700 Southwark Cathedral , London Bridge, London. SE1 9DA Come along to this Christmas carol service honouring those who work in London's services. Service to Londoners is the theme of the event, in recognition of the vital work of the armed forces, fire service, ambulance staff, police and nurses – all of whom will be represented. The Mayor's Carol Service is free. Some seats may be available on the day. However, you are strongly advised to reserve...
Posted 11 December 2009 03:47 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, ambulance staff, free, southwark cathedral, ticket, armed forces, mayors carol service, nurses, police, fire service, christmass carols

Concerto for Beatbox and Orchestra: 19 Feb 2010 7:30 PM; 20 Feb 2010 7:30 PM South Bank Centre Car Park , Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX. (0)844 875 0073 Beatbox sensation Shlomo joins forces with an orchestra as part of his experimental music series at London's Southbank Centre. Join Southbank Centre artist-in-residence Shlomo as he breaks musical boundaries, blending beatboxing with classical music. For just two concerts, Shlomo and up-and-coming UK composer Anna Meredith come together to discover whether orchestral musicians...
Posted 27 November 2009 06:00 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, Orchestra, experimental music, vocal orchestra, south bank centre, anna meredith, music through unconventional means, concerto, reverend, martha wainwright, beatbox, shlomo, southbank centre, dj yoda, makers

Classic FM Christmas Spectacular: 23 Dec 2009 6:30 PM The O2 , Peninsular Square, London, SE10 0DX. (0)20 8463 2627 Classic FM Christmas Spectacular at The O2 in London Classical music impresario Raymond Gubbay makes his debut at The O2 with a special Christmas concert. The show is sure to get you in the Christmas mood with stirring carols, traditional songs and your favourite Christmas No.1s. The Classic FM Christmas Spectacular, in association with Classic FM, is presented by Myleene Klass. Anthony Inglis conducting the Royal Philharmonic...
Posted 19 November 2009 11:35 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, tenor, royal philarmonic orchestra, carols, alison jier, metro voices 23, myleene klass, classic FM, jon christos, the royal choral society, christmass spectacular, anthony inglis, the o2, stephanie corley, raymond gubbay, sopranos

Chopin, Mozart and Beethoven at the Hellenic Centre On Monday 16 November: Piano Recital Panayiotis Gogos London - 16/11/2009 Chopin, Mozart and Beethoven at the Hellenic Centre On Monday 16 November at 7.15pm, the Hellenic Centre is presenting a piano recital by the distinguished pianist Panayiotis Gogos at its Great Hall. The program, built around Frederic Chopin's 24 Preludes, also includes the highly dramatic Fantasie by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Moonlight Sonata, the most renown of romantic compositions from Ludwig van Beethoven's 32 sonatas. The audience...
Posted 05 November 2009 11:38 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: Beethoven, chopin, mozart, London, november, hellenic centre, year chopin 2010, panayiotis gogos, alfred cortot, great hall, 24 preludes, best young soloist, konzerthaus vienna, fantasie, moonlight sonata, polish society salon chopin, edwin fischer, the greek academy of art & literature, piano recital

Classical and Christmas Carol Concerts in London: London's major concert venues all stage performances at Christmas. Many feature world-famous singers and orchestras as well as family-friendly, sing-a-long shows. St Martin-in-the-Fields is a beautiful 18th Century church with an extensive Christmas programme throughout December, including carols by candlelight with the London Concert Choir, and family carols . The Royal Albert Hall always stages a number of popular shows at Christmas. This spectacular venue makes the performances extra special...
Posted 09 October 2009 12:09 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, royal philarmonic orchestra, st martin in the fields, angela rippon, classical and christmas carol concerts, messiah georg frederick handel, fireworks, yuletide gay, the bt christmas concert, brenda edwards gospel, hayley westonra, breast cancer carols, the royal albert hal, music, st pauls cathedral

Continental Airlines Tower Festival: 10 September 2009 to 20 September 2009 Tower of London , London. EC3N 4AB 0844 4827777 The Continental Airlines Tower Festival celebrates opera, dance, jazz, world and classical music, all in one of London's most famous historic royal palaces . Nigel Kennedy - gala opening with leading violinist Nigel Kennedy performing with the Philharmonia Orchestra for an evening of Bach concertos and the music of Duke Ellington Sadler's Wells Is Dance – gala performance featuring the best of ballet, ballroom...
Posted 08 May 2009 10:58 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: Ballet, Dance, nigel kennedy, lesley garrett, London, classical music, jazz, opera, dame kiri te kanawa, ballroom, carl rosa opera, placido domingo, wembley stadium, flamenco, hyde park, continental airlines tower festival, royal palace, world, gilbert and sullivans the yeoman of the guard, pavorotti, bach concerto, fron male voice choir, tower of london, womad presents, contemporaryy dance, philharmonia orchestra, sadlers wells is dance, the three tenors, duke ellington, the future stars of opera, harvey goldsmith cbe, live aid, jose carreras

Picasso child work up for auction: A portrait by Picasso of his daughter Maya has gone on display in London for the first time. Picasso kept the 1938 work his whole life and the piece has been in private hands since his death in 1973. The portrait will be auctioned in New York on 5 May with price predictions reaching $24m (£16.5m). Maya, who is still alive, is the second of Picasso's four children by three women. At the time of her birth, Picasso was still married to Russian dancer Olga Khokhlova.
Posted 24 April 2009 06:13 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, new york, russian dancer, olga khokhlova, auction, daughter, picasso, maya

Carmen at the Royal Albert Hall in London: 26 Feb - 01 Mar 2009 7:30 PM; 26 Feb - 07 Mar 2009 Sat 2:30 PM; 03 - 07 Mar 2009 7:30 PM; 08 Mar 2009 2:30 PM Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, London London SW7 2AP 020 7589 3203 One of the world's most popular operas returns to London in February. Carmen comes to London's Royal Albert Hall in a spectacular in-the-round production. The tragedy contains one of opera's best-loved overtures and a heart-wrenching score, this production of Carmen will be sung in English. Carmen is directed...
Posted 02 February 2009 11:22 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: Royal Albert Hall, London, opera, royal philarmonic orchestra, carmen, tragedy, deisgner, micaele, carlos archuleta, sung in english, colourful set, cristina nassif, costumes, louise poole, david freeman, david roger, overtures, lee bissett, opera pioneer, cast, escamillo, david kempster, contemporary, john hudson, don jose, john dazsak, elizabeth atherton

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Christmas Gala Concert: Tuesday 23 December, 2008 - 7.30pm. Cadogan Hall - located within 2 minutes walk of Sloane Square London Underground Station which is served by both District and Circle lines one stop away from Victoria Railway Station which has mainline and additional London Underground connections. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa invites you to celebrate Christmas in style as she sings seasonal classics and songs and arias from her favourite operas. She will be accompanied by Jonathan Papp on the piano. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa...
Posted 04 December 2008 12:19 PM by charlotte | 1 comment(s)
Filed under: piano, London, cadogan hall, christmas gala concert, favourite operas, classics, arias, jonathan papp, songs, dame kiri te kanawa

Daniel Barenboim - Moonlight sonata - 1ºmov Adagio sostenuto: Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 to parents of Jewish Russian descent. He started piano lessons at the age of five with his mother, continuing to study with his father who remained his only other teacher. In August 1950, when he was only seven years old, he gave his first official concert in Buenos Aires. He debuted as a pianist in Vienna and Rome in 1952, in Paris in 1955, in London in 1956 and in New York in 1957 with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Symphony of the Air. From then...
Posted 04 November 2008 02:28 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: Moonlight Sonata mvt. 1, piano, mozart, London, new york, vienna, paris, europe, rome, symphony of the air, the ring cycle, jewish russian, united states, daniel barenboim, australia, die meistersinger, don giovanni, parisfal, buenos aires, tristan und isolde, bayreuth festival, opera, leopold stokowski, edinburgh international festival, versatile, conducting, pianist

Hilary Hahn Paganini Caprice No. 24: Hilary Hahn, American violinist plays Paganini's 24th Caprice at the Verbier Festival, 2007. Hilary Hahn is the 2008 Classic FM Gramophone Award Artist of The Year. Now in its 30th year, the awards were announced today in London's Dorchester Hotel. At the age of 28, Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is one of the most compelling artists on the international concert circuit. Renowned for her intellectual and emotional maturity, she was named "America's Best" young classical...
Posted 31 October 2008 11:02 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, americanan violinist, asia, north america, 2008 classic fm award artist of the year, grammy award winner, verbier festival 2007, dorchester hotel, orchestras, age 28, paganini caprice no. 24, europe, americanan best young classical musician, 30th year, hilary hahn

Julian Lloyd Webber plays Bach's 'Arioso': Biography Born in London in 1951, Julian was surrounded by a household of musical talent. As son of composer William Lloyd Webber and brother of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian went on to become a scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, before spending time in Geneva with Pierre Fournier to complete his studies. Returning to London, Julian made his concert debut in 1972, where he performed the Cello Concerto of Arthur Bliss. This piece become one of 50 premiere works for cello that Julian went...
Posted 13 October 2008 09:42 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: London, phantom of the opera, philip glass, son of william lloyd webber, music education consortium, sarah chang, pierre fournier, phantasia, elton john, schubert, yehudi menuhin, michael ball, brother of andrew lloyd webber, malcolm arnold, john lenehan, cello, unespected songs, scholar of royal academy pf music, james galway, evelyn glennie, stephane grappelli, bach's arioso, julian lloyd webber, nitin sawhney, cello concerto of arthur bliss, geneva

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall June 2008 - May 2009 Tickets from £5 - £50 . Welcome to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's (RPO) 2008-2009 season. To see the world-famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra live in the Royal Albert Hall is truly an experience not to be missed! Next season’s programme offers a wide variety of events, ranging from popular classics to evenings devoted to film, the musicals and symphonic rock. Contrasting choral masterpieces from Fauré’s sublime Requiem...
Posted 02 October 2008 09:49 PM by Dom | with no comments
Filed under: 2008, Royal Albert Hall, London, Orchestra, RPO, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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