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  Les airs de musique de John McCabe (comp) - Emily Benyon (fflute) - Vernon Handley (condt.) - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Concerto for flute and Orchestra - (como prima) -
Concerto for flute and Orchestra - Andante -
Concerto for flute and Orchestra - Maestoso - Adagio - Moderato -
www.toutes-les-musiques.com /J/JohnMcCabecompEmilyBenyonffluteVernonHandleycondtBBCSymphonyOrchestra.html   (230 words)

  
 BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.
The orchestra frequently commissions works by contemporary composers, and is a particular champion of new British works.
The other BBC orchestras are the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra[?], the BBC National Orchestra of Wales[?], the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra[?] and the BBC Concert Orchestra[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bb/BBC_Symphony_Orchestra.html   (261 words)

  
 BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra was founded by Adrian Boult in 1930 as London's first permanent orchestra.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra records for many of the major recording labels and appears regularly on television, having recently completed a second series of Masterworks for BBC 2 working with Leonard Slatkin, Sir Andrew Davis and Valery Gergiev.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra looks forward to the future as it continues as one of the country's leading orchestras, fulfilling a key role in British cultural life.
www.artistsmanagement.com /symphony_orchestras/bbc_symphony_orchestra-e.htm   (377 words)

  
 PROM 57: Matthias Pintscher, Anton Bruckner, Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Throughout the evening it was a sheer delight just to watch the BBC SO’s principle guest conductor, Jukka-Pekka Saraste who has a style which is elegant, graceful and economic, almost shy and introverted, but nevertheless totally in control of his forces, maintaining a crystalline, steady beat.
This was the UK premiere of ‘en sourdine’ – music for violin and orchestra (2002) - by the German composer Matthias Pintscher (born 1971) and dedicated to its Prom soloist, Frank Peter Zimmermann who gave the work its first performance in February of this year with the Berlin Philharmonic under Peter Eötvos.
In fact the soloist and orchestra produced ‘mutant’ sounds which came across as alien to the human ear, with the brass and percussion making dumb animal noises while the soloist’s sour sounds mutated away from the human: I have never before heard sounds like those produced by Zimmerman.
www.theclassicalsite.com /SandH/2003/July03/prom57.htm   (930 words)

  
 Musicalonline: International Orchestra
Banyule Orchestras Australia - consists of the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, Robertson Youth Orchestra and the Junior Strings of Banyule.
BBC Symphony Orchestra - major orchestra and a pioneer of the new and twentieth century music.
Tenerife Symphony Orchestra - a symphony orchestra in the Canary Islands, Spain.
www.musicalonline.com /orchestra/internationalorchestra.htm   (675 words)

  
 BBC Symphony Orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra was founded by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1930, with Adrian Boult as permanent conductor.
Early in its existence the orchestra worked with the most distinguished international conductors, as well as with contemporary composers of the greatest renown, among the former Toscanini, Weingartner, Bruno Walter, Koussevitzky and Scherchen, while composers who conducted the orchestra included Stravinsky, Bartok, Prokofiev and Richard Strauss.
The orchestra does not confine its work to the broadcasting studio but is active in the concert-hall both at home and on tour and continues to take a leading place in the London summer Promenade Concerts.
www.hnh.com /artist/bbcso.htm   (180 words)

  
 Symphony and Chamber Orchestras - EntsWeb Directory
Symphony orchestra based on the Russian balalaika and domra, performs classical and folk music.
Bournemouth Orchestras - the Bournemouth Philharmonic Society is an accomplished amateur orchestra giving several symphony concerts a year, mostly for charitable purposes and providing a satisfying leisure activity for its members.
The Suffolk Sinfonia is a symphony orchestra based at Bury St Edmunds in West Suffolk, performing mainly in Suffolk and the surrounding area.
www.entsweb.co.uk /musicians/orchestras/index.html   (893 words)

  
 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
The Orchestra came to international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s under the leadership of Sir Simon Rattle, and continues to prosper under the baton of its current Music Director, Sakari Oramo.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is proud to present a concert of the Midlands’ most-loved music, as voted for in The Birmingham Post and on BBC Midlands Today.
The BBC’s Michael Collie will be the narrator for the event, to be held in Symphony Hall, Birmingham on Friday 16 September at 7.30pm under the baton of Sakari Oramo, music director and assistant conductor Michael Seal.
www.cbso.co.uk   (486 words)

  
 Famous Orchestras of the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra - founded in 1953, it is one of the oldest community orchestras in the United States having its origins in the health professions, still presenting regular concerts.
National Symphony Orchestra - orchestra of the capital of the United States, directed by Leonard Slatkin and based at the Kennedy Center.
Prometheus Symphony - an all-volunteer ensemble devoted to the rehearsal and performance of the symphonic repertoire in Oakland, California.
www.celloheaven.com /orchs.htm   (2523 words)

  
 Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (concert performances), soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, Barbican, Dec ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The intention in that case was to generate the excitement of a live performance with the accuracy of a studio recording, something which would work well with the BBC’s conception of this project should they ever be inclined to release it on CD at a later date (all performances were recorded).
His grasp of the score is little short of masterful and the BBC SO played magnificently for him, persuaded at every bar to reveal glowing string or woodwind detail often overlooked in live (and studio) performances of this work.
She soared magnificently above the orchestra, like a bird in flight, as the voice achieved a hitherto unmatched majesty which fully conveyed the sheer scale of this Isolde’s love for her Tristan.
www.theclassicalsite.com /SandH/2003/Feb03/tristan.htm   (1298 words)

  
 BBC Symphony Orchestra's 75th Anniversary, London - Whats On in London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
But the BBC Symphony Orchestra has not only had an outstanding career with composers of the day, here represented by Stravinsky, but also the classics of previous centuries - such as Beethoven, as heard in his final Piano Concerto, No 5 in E flat Op 73.
Founded in 1930, the BBC Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 70th birthday with a move from the Royal Festival Hall to its new winter home, the Barbican Hall.
Sir Andrew Davis - currently the orchestra's conductor laureate - was chief conductor for 11 years to 2000, and Leonard Slatkin finished his four-year stint with the 2004 Last Night of the Proms.
www.viewlondon.co.uk /whats_on_114780.html   (315 words)

  
 BBC Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra) - Short History
The BBC Symphony Orchestra (= BBCSO) was founded by Adrian Boult in 1930 as London's first permanent orchestra.
At the start of the 2002-2003 season the BBC SO announced the appointment of highly acclaimed Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste as Prinicipal Guest Conductor, and in June 2003 John Adams was appointed to the new position of Artist in Asssociation.
The BBC SO has a busy education schedule with recent projects including a week-long gamelan project at Maida Vale Studios involving pupils from pupils from a number of schools and members of the local community.
www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/BBCSO.htm   (487 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | New conductor for BBC orchestra
The 58-year-old, a former artistic director of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, is the 12th person to take the helm of the orchestra.
The orchestra, famous for appearing at the first and last night of the proms, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Mr Behlolavek was principal guest conductor of the orchestra for four years from 1995 and more recently appeared with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/entertainment/music/4226629.stm   (210 words)

  
 Personal Impressions: Prom 45   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I thought there were some moments of uncertainty in the ensemble between the soloist and the orchestra, perhaps a little weakness on the part of the conductor.
I thought that had been more apparent in the first work - and another Promenader suggested that there was a lack of empathy between the leader and conductor.
He did suggest that the number of performances they have done of the work in the last year may have been the cause.
www.promenaders.freeserve.co.uk /1998/Prom9845.html   (359 words)

  
 Musicalonline: Orchestra
Arcadia Players Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble - professional ensemble of musicians whose repertory is primarily the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and whose instruments and performance practices reflect the spirit and style of the period in which the music was composed/
Utrechtsch Studenten Concert - A student orchestra, the oldest symphony orchestra of the Netherlands.
Young People's Symphony Orchestra - founded in 1935, YPSO is the second oldest youth orchestra in the country.
www.musicalonline.com /orchestra.htm   (3331 words)

  
 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
True to its long tradition of fostering new music, the orchestra has worked with major international composers from Shostakovich and Britten to Birtwistle, Kurtag and Tan Dun, but its long tradition of fostering new James MacMillan and Stuart MacRae (appointed Composer in Association in 1999) is perhaps it s proudest boast.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra has recorded extensively for a number of labels, and has won two of the major annual awards from Gramophone magazine.
For Marco Polo the orchestra has a disc of music by Havergal Brian, CD Review magazine stating, "For anyone interested in British music of this century this disc is a mandatory purchase".
www.hnh.com /artist/bbcsso.htm   (277 words)

  
 Prom 27   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
One of the BBC engineers came into the moat and asked us about it - obviously they had heard it on the mikes and were afraid it might have been the rail.
Within a few minutes we had not only that engineer, but at least two others, some of the production assistance team and representatives of the Hall's show staff holding a power conference on the rostrum (or what was left of it as they gradually dismantled it to identify the problem).
Whether or not this was material, the Brahms Fourth Symphony was magnificent.
www.promenaders.freeserve.co.uk /1999/Prom9927.html   (447 words)

  
 Orchestras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Orchestras, a web directory from the Open Directory Project.
Ensemble XXI Moscow was founded in 1988 as the first independent orchestra in Soviet history.
Today, it is still the only professional orchestra in Russia with both Russian and International membership.
www.zeroland.co.nz /classical_orchestras.html   (95 words)

  
 EBU.CH :: Links - Orchestras
Orchestras are in alphabetical order of their home address.
A radio orchestra is an orchestra regularly broadcast on the radio and receiving a contribution for its operation.
Several other orchestras are, however, regularly broadcast by public radio organizations.
www.ebu.ch /en/radio/euroradio_classics/rad_orchestra.php   (113 words)

  
 Orchestras World Wide
consists of the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, Robertson Youth Orchestra and the Junior Strings of Banyule.
a symphony orchestra in the Canary Islands, Spain.
The orchestra presents chamber ensemble perfomances and guest artists in addition to their symphony concerts.
www.vannbows.bc.ca /orchest.htm   (877 words)

  
 CULTURE & MUSIC: Young Finnish conductors: Oramo - Salonen - Saraste - Vänskä   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lebrecht attributes the boom in the number of conductors to the excellent music teaching in schools, the large number of youth orchestras and the seven professional symphony orchestras that Finland boasts.
To begin as head conductor and artistic director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in September 1998.
Debut as conductor with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1979, which engaged him as it main visiting conductor in 1985 and as head conductor in 1987.
www.publiscan.fi /cu09e-8.htm   (410 words)

  
 BBC - Symphony Orchestra - Concert Diary
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers start the Xenakis weekend with a monumental programme.
In his first appearance as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson explores the powerful creative links that bind the work of three great musical revolutionaries.
Exactly seventy-five years from the day of its birth, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Designate, Jiøí Bìlohlávek, celebrate a glorious achievement of British musical history.
www.bbc.co.ug /orchestras/symphonyorchestra/concert_diary/index.shtml   (384 words)

  
 Maryland Symphony Orchestra
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Elizabeth Schulze open the 24th season on October 15 at 8 pm and October 16 at 3 pm at the historic Maryland Theater in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland.
The concert is the first of five MasterWorks Series performances during the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s “Vintage” season, which features timeless masterpieces performed by today’s rising stars.
Led by Music Director and Conductor Elizabeth Schulze, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra is the area’s premiere professional orchestra, dedicated to providing musical performances and programs that educate and entertain while enhancing the cultural environment of Western Maryland and the surrounding region.
www.mdsymphony.com   (584 words)

  
 BBC Symphony Orchestra - Topix.net
Harpist Sidonie Goossens, who passed away last week (15th December) aged 105 was an extraordinary character who was principal harpist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for an incredible fifty years from 1930...
The BBC Symphony Orchestra launched its season with two pieces that were perfect foils.
Modeled after the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow State Radio Symphony and Chorus is known for its weekly broadcasts since 1978.
rss.topix.net /rss/who/bbc-symphony-orchestra.xml   (290 words)

  
 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will be returning to Dunedin, Oamaru, Gore, Invercargill, Queenstown and Wanaka this October under the baton of one of Europe’s hottest young conductors - Rumon Gamba.
NATIONAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS IN PUTARURU AFTER A 20 YEAR ABSENCE The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will be coming to the Heartland in October to perform a series of five concerts as part of the Wrightson Musical Muster tour.
The Times and The Guardian featured further great reviews of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s debut at the BBC Proms.
www.nzso.co.nz   (126 words)

  
 Ulster Orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Ulster Orchestra recorded the orchestral accompaniments for this programme.
The Ulster Orchestra has announced the appointment of a new leader.
The Ulster Orchestra’s latest CD release is now available from all good record shops.
www.ulster-orchestra.org.uk   (282 words)

  
 MusicaBona | CD | BBC Symphony Orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
Jean-Yves Thibaudet - piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Wilhelm Backhaus - piano ; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
ww.musicabona.com /bbc_symphony_orchestra/dvdcd/6.html.es   (276 words)

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