The chameleon saxophonist, the competitive composer, the solitary pianist … three young musicians about to make their first appearances at the world’s mightiest music festival tell us how it all began•Our writers picks their highlights of the coming seasonI didn’t grow up around classical music. Mum and Dad own a … Read entire story.
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Festival tries to avoid controversial statements, but Russian-German pianist Igor Levit sneaked in European Union theme through in first hour of season The BBC has been known to go to some lengths to avoid political statements being made at the Proms, but this year, pianist Igor Levit sneaked one … Read entire story.
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Pianist celebrated for his Schubert, British music, championing of neglected composers and duet performancesThe pianist Anthony Goldstone, who has died aged 72, was a regular broadcaster and prolific recording artist, making more than 80 CDs in a wide-ranging repertoire. His interests included British music, the classics and lesser-known works by … Read entire story.
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He played Vegas with Sinatra, produced Miles Davis and borrowed Bowie’s yacht to go on holiday. Quincy Jones talks about growing up in gangland Chicago, Joe Pesci’s jazz album – and why he’ll leave the US if his former friend Trump winsYou might imagine that the best … Read entire story.
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It is 100 years since composer Hubert Parry set William Blake’s words to music – how the Guardian and Observer reported its popularity One hundred years ago, Hubert Parry wrote the music for Jerusalem. On 10 March 1916, the Edwardian composer set words originally penned by William Blake to a tune, beginning with … Read entire story.
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