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Sep 07

BB King performing at the BB King Homecoming Festival

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We have received a stunning selection of images of BB King performing at the BB King Homecoming Festival in Indianola, Mississippi, USA a couple weeks ago.

The legendary 86 year old musician, songwriter and producer with dozens of albums under his belt, proved that he’s still comfortable playing in front of extensive audiences. He will be celebrating his 87th birthday next week (September 16th).


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Jul 18

Jonathan Dove, British composer is 53 today

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Jonathan Dove has composed more than twenty operas. His first major opera was ‘Flight’ performed at Glyndebourne Opera in 1998. He also composed ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ performed by Opera North in 2007. He is an associate of the National Theatre and provided music for ‘His Dark Materials’ and ‘Oedipus’.


Photo of Jonathan Dove.
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Jun 12

June Music Anniversaries and Birthdays

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8 June – 400th anniversary of the death of Hans Leo Hassler, a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance / early Baroque.

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10 June – 90th anniversary of the birth of Judy Garland, American actress and singer, best known for the films ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’. (Died 1969)

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12 June – 50 anniversary of the death of John Ireland, an English composer.

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13 June – 50 anniversary of the death of Sir Eugene Goossens, an English composer and conductor.

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18 June – 70th birthday of Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles.

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22 June – 25th anniversary of the death of Fred Astaire, American stage and film dancer, actor, singer and choreographer, best known for his roles in musicals and his partnership with Ginger Rogers.

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28 June – 100th anniversary of the birth of Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor.

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May 09

Arts birthdays today May 9th.

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Labour politician and former British actress Glenda Jackson is 76 today.

Glenda Jackson and Jack Shepherd in ‘The White Devil’ production directed by Micheal Lindsay Hogg at Old Vic Theatre. 1976.

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Also celebrating their birthday today:

 

Alan Bennett, British dramatist (78).

Alan Bennett British playwright and author photographed February 1995.

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Albert Finney, British actor (76).

Albert Finney performing in Alpha Beta at Royal Court Theatre, London 1972.

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Billy Joel, American singer (63).

Billy Joel closeup in leather jacket, July 1973.

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Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo soprano (57).

Anne Sofie von Otter photographed January 2008.

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Nov 11

November and December 2011 anniversary pictures

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Lebrecht Music & Arts brings you images for the final anniversaries of 2011

November
21 November 1811 – 200th death anniversary of Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and novelist
30 November 1986 – 25th death anniversary of Cary Grant, American-British actor

December
3 December 1911 – 100th birth anniversary of Nino Rota, Italian composer, famous for score of Godfather trilogy.
5 December 1911 – 100th birth anniversary of Wladyslaw Szpilman, Jewish-Polish pianist made famous in Polanski’s film ‘The Pianist’.
11 December 1911 – 100th birth anniversary of Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel Prize winner
11 December 1911 – 100th anniversary of Marie Curie being awarded her second Nobel prize
23 December 1911 – 100th anniversary of the opening of Stanislavski and Craig’s production of Hamlet in Moscow
25 December 1886 – 125th birth anniversary of Kid Ory, Jazz trombonist and bandleader.

Click on the links above or search online at www.lebrecht.co.uk for more images.

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