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Vale Sir Neville Marriner

The British conductor Sir Neville Marriner who founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 1958, died last Saturday aged 92. Sir Neville began his career as a violinist, playing with the London Symphony Orchestra. Along with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, he eventually became one of the most recorded…

Sydney Youth Orchestras Launches The Western Sydney Youth Orchestra

Sydney Youth Orchestras Launches The Western Sydney Youth Orchestra

Sydney Youth Orchestras (SYO), in partnership with Riverside Theatres, has formed the inaugural Western Sydney Youth Orchestra (WSYO), an exciting new venture which pulls together the best young orchestral musicians from across Western Sydney. The orchestra will rehearse in Parramatta each week and then perform in a series of concerts through 2017 and beyond in…

Víkingur Ólafsson Records Bach For Deutsches Grammophon

Víkingur Ólafsson Records Bach For Deutsches Grammophon

Dubbed “Iceland’s Glenn Gould” by the New York Times, Glass, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has recorded a second concept album for Deutsche Grammophon. Released on 7 September, the simply named Bach features original works by J S Bach, alongside inspired transcriptions by composers including Rachmaninov, Busoni, Kempf and Ólafsson himself. Renowned for his innovative musical projects,…

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