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Almanac - Tuesday April 29, 2025
29 Apr 2025 14:09 GMT
… Hearst Corporation (d. 1951)
1879 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961)
1895 – Malcolm … Sargent, English organist, composer and conductor (d. 1967)
1899 – Duke … . 2018)
1936 – Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor
1938 – Bernie Madoff, American businessman …
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Sir Mark Elder On Performing With The Symphony Orchestra Of India And His First Visit To India
30 Mar 2025 02:38 GMT
… – 2024 and is now Conductor Emeritus. To date he has … London orchestras, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham's Orchestra, used to come, … suddenly realized, to being a conductor. And I didn… a conductor can do is to show the orchestra where …
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Michael White’s classical news: Jennifer Vyvyan; Helen Charlston; London Sinfonietta; Czech Philharmonic
06 Mar 2025 14:23 GMT
… landmark recordings, one conducted by Thomas Beecham, the other by Adrian Boult … this week, as the Czech Philharmonic under Semyon Bychkov play the … .uk While the Budapest Festival Orchestra under Ivan Fischer bring a …
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REVIEW POTPOURRI: Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
11 Dec 2024 22:21 GMT
… Callaway
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra – Floogie Walk; The Ghost … Oregon Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra; Discovery House Music, QT … 40s and ‘50s of Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Adrian … once wrote that a classical record collector only needs …
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Michael White’s classical news: Jean Rondeau; Justin Taylor; London Sinfonietta; Messiah; Highgate Choral Society
05 Dec 2024 23:41 GMT
… likes the harpsichord. Sir Thomas Beecham, the conductor famous for sharpness of tongue … critic, the sexiest thing in classical music was the London Sinfonietta … new life with a symphony orchestra. Plays Dec 10 & 12 …
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Concert calendar: Czech Philharmonic, Leonard Cohen’s secret chord and many, many Messiahs
06 Dec 2024 14:18 GMT
… , from 1927, with Thomas Beecham conducting the BBC Chorus … Dec. 13
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Richard Eaton Singers, … classical concerts round out a December to remember.
Czech Philharmonic … when conductor Semyon Bychkov leads the Czech Philharmonic in …
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Flute and pianist to perform at St Peter's
22 Apr 2025 15:21 GMT
… scholarships, including the LUUMS String Orchestra Concerto Competition 2025, 2nd prize … Music Prizes and the Sir Thomas Beecham Medal for outstanding achievement throughout … , and has been repetiteur and conductor with Heritage Opera, conducting operas …
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Sir Thomas Beecham Born in 1879
29 Apr 2024 01:22 GMT
Sir Thomas Beecham, born April 29, 1879, in … . Helens, Lancashire, England, was a conductor and impresario renowned for founding … orchestras and founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1932, establishing himself as …
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Scots concert hall to host Grammy-winning London Philharmonic Orchestra
13 Sep 2024 17:37 GMT
… the border since 2008.
Conductor Robin Ticciati will be … in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham.
The LPO a has … great orchestras, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, is returning to Glasgow … memorable performance.”
The London Philharmonic Orchestra added: “We’re thrilled …
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Michael White’s classical news: Sinfonia of London; Benjamin Grosvenor; The Fairy Queen; Sam Smith
01 Aug 2024 12:25 GMT
… along and create their own orchestra, seemingly from nowhere, like … : “There shall be music.” Thomas Beecham was a notable example, doing … visiting on August 6 under conductor Paul Agnew. And they’ve … accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, August 2. And the …