yes! conducting his big orchestra. Distorted face, looking like he is dying on stage, rolling eyes, jumping, making everybody move … as he moves, breathe … as he breathes, jump … as he blinks, cry … as he raises his eyebrow… and does magic with his bow. He goes by the name of Enrico Onofri [...]
As a Madrilian, I heard a lot of Scarlatti music when I was living in my home town. Unfortunately most of it badly played (lots of it on the piano), sounding bland, dull, and cheesy. That put me off Scarlatti for a very long time. Pretty much until today. I am deeply grateful to Pierre [...]
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Posted 16 May 2010
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Just got back from seeing Paolo Pandolfo improvise on the viola da gamba at the London Baroque Festival. He was jaw-droppingly good; I’m not sure I can pick out any of it as the high point — it was all high points! — but if forced, perhaps I could pick on the ciaccona after [...]
The first concert of this year’s Lufthansa Baroque Festival: La Venexiana enchanted the audience with a truly extraordinary performance of the Vespers, such an amazingly beautiful piece that opened 400 years (so far ;-) of Baroque music. Thank you, Monteverdi!
The concert was recorded by BBC Radio 3 and will be broadcast in “Performance on 3″ [...]
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Posted 13 May 2010
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The programs of the 2010 Lufthansa Baroque Music Festival (May) and the 19th Consort de Danse Baroque International Summer School (August) are out: have a look!
Philippa Waite’s weekend Baroque dance classes in London start properly this weekend, Saturdays in Barnes, Sundays in Camden. Also ongoing classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. If interested in receiving news about Philippa’s dance classes in London or other UK locations, you can subscribe to the Consort de Danse Baroque’s feed.
Yes, truly amazing it was. My first time to attend this international Summer school organized by Philippa Waite and the Consort de Danse Baroque, now in its 18th edition, that took place in Cardiff on August 21-31 (http://www.ukbaroquedance.com/summer/course.html). Divided in three 3-day modules, all of them open to all levels—from the complete beginner to the [...]
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Posted 03 September 2009
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The 2009 London Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music is about to start; it runs May 14-23, and the venues are St. John’s, Smith Square and Westminster Abbey. Information and booking here. We’ll definitely be attending some of the concerts!
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Posted 13 May 2009
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Good news for London-based lovers of the Baroque: starting 4 April, there’s an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum: Baroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence (warning: headache-inducing animation).
There’s been a bit of press for it already, but it’s mostly by journalists using the idea as a starting point for their own commentary; [...]
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Posted 11 March 2009
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