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Flute Concerto in G major, Badley G2
Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in F major, Badley F1
Leopold Hofmann (1738 – 1793) was an Austrian church musician and composer of instrumental music. His symphonies, concerti and chamber works were played all over Europe. He was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the more gifted and influential composers of his generation.
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January 15, 2012
Future projects of young Italian tenor Antonio Poli include 2012 concerts with operatic arias in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Zurich, as well as Mozart’s “Requiem” conducted by Antonio Pappano in Rome, Mercadante’s “I due Figaro” at Teatro Real in Madrid conducted by Muti, a song recital at the prestigious Lucerne Festival, his debut in the part of ‘Cassio’ (“Otello”) at Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London conducted by Pappano, his debut as ‘Alfredo’ (“La Traviata”) in Venice, ‘Don Ottavio’ (“Don Giovanni”) in Hamburg, and his debut in the part of ‘Nemorino’ in a new production “L’Elisir d’amore” in Graz.
Credit : Tanit Sakakini
December 15, 2011
Ying Huang, renowned lyric coloratura soprano and opera singer, is one of the outstanding Chinese vocal artists who has been active worldwide in opera and concert performances, TV and movie productions as well as recording studios. Her tender and sweet voice, flexible and unassailable technique, authentic musical styles and impassioned stage performances have won accolades worldwide from colleagues, audiences and the media, who hail her as “the nightingale from China.”
December 1, 2011
Born in 1982, Israeli composer Gilad Hochman was already defined as “one of Israel’s most prominent composers” by the Deutschland Magazine and as “a rising star in the classical music world” by France 24. His search after expression and originality in music had led to many musical pieces and growing public attention. Being recognized by the BBC as an “already well known classical composer”, Hochman’s music is regularly performed and appreciated by musicians and the audience alike. In his homeland, Hochman’s music was praised to be “written with a true artist’s hand” by Ma’ariv newspaper’s critique. Today he continues his artistic search in Europe.
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Photo credit: Kiyotaka Saito / DG
“The soloist, replacing Lang Lang at short notice, was Alice Sara Ott, who gave the kind of gawp-inducing bravura performance of which legends are made.” – Tim Ashley, The Guardian, November 2010
November 1, 2011
Oboe Concerto in D major
Violin Sonata in A major “La Montanari”
Bizzarrie per Camera no.2 in E major op. 2
Giuseppe Valentini (1681-1753) was an Italian violinist, composer of operas, oratorios, cantatas and inventive instrumental music.
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“Kraggerud must be counted among the world’s most interesting and accomplished stars.” – Cincinnati.com, November 2009
Photograph: Howard Coster
Quilter songs
Roger Quilter (1877-1953) was an English composer known primarily for his elegant and distinguished art songs. He has composed more than 100 of them throughout his career, in addition to his choral, instrumental, and stage works.
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Photo credit : Alexandre Moulard
“Solenne Païdassi has won the Baltic International Violin Competition. {…} She won because of her very intimate style of interpretation and her spontaneous, unprompted joy in playing music. She also demonstrated richness of sound and wide dynamics from subtle piano to full-size romantic forte” – The Strad Magazine, February 2008.
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