Lebrecht Music & Arts has unique photos of conductor George Hurst at his prime – cannot be found elsewhere on the internet.
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Tasmin Little playing the violin in 1996 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by George Hurst, at the Lichfield Festival.
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We have just received images of Vladimir Putin at the unveiling of Alexander Rukavishnikov’s monument to musician Mstislav Rostropovich. The event took place in Moscow on 29 March 2012. To read more on the story, click here. For pictures of Rostropovich, search online at www.lebrecht.co.uk.
Vladimir Putin at the unveiling of a monument to musician Mstislav Rostropovich by sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov, Moscow, 29 March
Irma Kolassi, Greek-French mezzo-soprano, 28 May 1918 - 27 March 2012.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen,the Finnish conductor, will carry the Olympic torch on its penultimate day into London. He told the folks back home in the ‘Helsingin Sanomat’ that his triumph is a tribute to careful diet: ”A nice beer and years of ryystäminen and b-class food sausage eating will eventually be rewarded,” he says (something may have got lost here in Google translation). See full article here
Photo by Chris Christodoulou
Daniil Trifonov, the 21 year old Russian pianist and winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky and Artur Rubinstein competitions, performed at the Wigmore Hall in London last night. Looking like the young Liszt and clearly enjoying what he was doing, he performed a spectacular Chopin 12 Études Opus 10. It was as if his fingers were transformed into molten liquid as they danced and spun along the keyboard of his Fazoli piano. The audience went wild and Trifanov responded with some amazing encores. Don’t miss an opportunity to see this outstanding and brilliant young musician perform.
Daniil Trifonov performing at gala concert for winners of the 14th P.I. Tchaikovsky International Competition in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Russia. 1 July 2011
It has been announced that Graham Vick’s Birmingham company will give the UK premiere of Stockhausen’s Mittwoch as part of the London Olympics. Our collection contains powerful portraits of Stockhausen, as well as scores and photographs showing productions of his works. Search online at www.lebrecht.co.uk for more pictures.
Karlheinz Stockhausen as young man
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