Mayra Andrade has got to be one of the most international singers in the business. Her upbringing took in Cuba, Senegal and Germany, and her music is heavily influenced by Brazil and France (she lives in Paris). That’s not including the most important place of all to Andrade, the Cape Verde Islands, an archipelago that… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011 by Culture Capital
This article originally appeared on Londonist. Where do you go in London to hear opera singers performing away from the opera stage? At a Rosenblatt recital is the answer. For 10 years this concert series has presented both established artists and up-and-coming youngsters, giving audiences the chance to experience thrilling operatic highlights in a pared-down… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011 by Culture Capital
It’s a frequently observed fact that classical music is consumed by an audience that is a generation older than the people who make it all happen. Pop into pretty much any concert hall and the crowd inside will be different shades of elderly. Yet London has four music colleges packed to the rafters with young… [Read more…]
August 13, 2010 by Culture Capital
In a new monthly series, ‘London’s Top Five…’, Culture Capital aims to shine a light on the leading cultural institutions and activities around town. Blindly ranking aspects of city cultural life is subjective of course, and hardly original. Each week, Time Out’s pages are stuffed with endless rankings and listings. But this blog is not… [Read more…]
April 18, 2010 by Culture Capital
A look at the cultural highlights of Asia’s ‘world’ city With its humidity, low-lying cloud, close packed high-rises and roaring traffic, Hong Kong moves to a singularly claustrophobic beat. Through a single-minded dedication to wealth and all its trappings, the city has become a shrine to mammon. Shiny glass sky scrapers pack the waterfront; endless… [Read more…]
September 30, 2009 by Culture Capital
I was in Paris at the weekend and aside from enjoying the sun and the cafes, I spent some considerable time in the city’s main music venue, the Salle Pleyel. The home of the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France is located in the north-west of the city, not too far… [Read more…]
July 10, 2011 by Culture Capital
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