Category: Music
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Creative Minds in Song project: music, mental health and the delight of putting the two together
Creative Minds in Song is a project which brings together music and mental health to show how classical music can interact with contemporary problems. Musicians and composers from Guildhall School of Music and Drama collaborated with poets and participants from the Tower Hamlets branch of Mind, a nationwide mental health charity, to create new songs…
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Concert Review: Benjamin Grosvenor for the BBC Radio 3 Rush Hour Concert
Tonight was my first time attending a concert at Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, literally steps away from my school. To honour the establishment of my concert-going relationship with this incredible church-converted music hall, I had the privilege of listening to Benjamin Grosvenor’s astounding piano playing. Jerwood Hall was a peaceful shelter away from the…
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Concert Review: Flute, Cello and Piano Trio Recital at St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens
Under the resonant arches of the church, I listened to a very entertaining programme curated by flautist (and my friend) Karen Wong.
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Concert Review: EXAUDI’s Chromatic Renaissance at the Wigmore Hall
To feast my ears on the wonderfully eclectic programme curated by the EXAUDI vocal ensemble and, of course, to attend the Wigmore Hall debut as well as world premiere of the composition of my dear friend, Elisabet Dijkstra: here, now.
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Concert Review: London Symphony Orchestra/ Michael Tilson Thomas & Yuja Wang
My review of a shockingly disappointing post-lockdown opening concert by the LSO
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How I got into Bach, finally
The short story of how I came to love Bach’s music, and why the composer’s music endures the test of time
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A Day in the Life of an (Online) Conservatoire Student
Do you ever wonder what online learning life is like for a conservatoire student during Covid times? Well, here’s an excerpt from a diary of just such a student!
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5 Reasons Why You Should Study With David Murray
Or a tribute to my former piano teacher, or a nostalgia for the North, or memories of happy undergraduate times, or perhaps even an ode to my old pretentious self.
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Why you should include Beethoven in your pandemic routine
The time saved by the commute from your kitchen to your desk can be well-spent on a Beethoven piano sonata.
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Classical Music in the Age of Apple Music and Spotify
Can classical music survive in the Age of Apple Music and Spotify?
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