Tuesday 10 August 2010
A classical concert in more than one meaning of the word. Prokofiev’s First Symphony of 1917 was called ‘classical’ because of its form and style. But Beethoven’s...
Thursday 22 July 2010
In March 2010 a beautiful CD with two works by James MacMillan was issued on the BIS label. By now critics of Gramophone, International Record Review, Luister and BBC Music Magazine have written...
Friday 11 June 2010
On 7 June 2010 'A dog’s heart' by Alexander Raskatov was premiered in the Muziektheater, the home of Dutch National Opera, in Amsterdam. This in itself was nothing out of the ordinary. The...
Thursday 15 April 2010
On Wednesday 14 April James MacMillan signed the contract appointing him to be permanent guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmoni as off September 2010. The documents were...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Just in time for Easter the latest CD of the Netherlands Radio Choir and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic has been released. For the Swedish label BIS they have recorded two works by...