This news story was originally written for Londonist.com. The full line-up for the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, was announced this morning. From 21 June to 9 September, London will be the focus of an unparalleled programme of music, theatre, film comedy, exhibitions, art and outdoor events. In short, this is… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012 by Culture Capital
This post was originally written for Londonist.com. The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) yesterday announced that it will perform the first of three concerts at a stage on Trafalgar Square on Saturday 12 May (at 6.30pm) in what looks like a publicity coup for the Barbican-based orchestra. The free concert, which will be conducted by the LSO’s… [Read more…]
February 8, 2012 by Culture Capital
Two important events for British folk music in two days! Last night — in an intimate loft space in Covent Garden – saw the launch of the Nest Collective, a new group run by Sam Lee that aims to pull together London’s folk music promotions into something like a coherent set of events. Meanwhile, tonight is… [Read more…]
February 6, 2012 by Culture Capital
The young Israeli pianist David Greilsammer played the 100 Club last week as part of the Limelight classical series at the venue. He was promoting his first CD on Sony Classical, Baroque Conversations, which juxtaposes Rameau, Couperin and JS Bach with music by contemporary composers such as Lachenmann. A thinking pianist, Greilsammer is a passionate… [Read more…]
November 5, 2011 by Culture Capital
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and a massed choir, conducted by David Robertson, performed the finale from Beethoven’s ninth on the lower concourse of St Pancras International this week. The event, put on by the Beeb to promote its new TV series on the history of the symphony, drew a mixed crowd of industry people and… [Read more…]
October 24, 2011 by Culture Capital
The growing crop of London orchestras and artists taking classical music out of its traditional context feature heavily in the Roundhouse’s five-day Reverb 2012 festival (24th to 26th February and 4th and 5th March 2012). The inaugural Reverb in 2010 was a success, pulling in good numbers and creating a bit of a buzz, some of which… [Read more…]
October 6, 2011 by Culture Capital
The OAE’s Night Shift revolution continues apace. Following a successful pub debut for the series, the period orchestra wants to embark on a five-date pub tour of east, west, north, south and central London. The thing is, pub promotions lose the band money, so they’re doing a bit of crowd-funding. Click here for more information… [Read more…]
September 2, 2011 by Culture Capital
Political protest descended on the Royal Albert Hall last night. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s Proms concert was interrupted by pro-Palestinian hecklers to the extent that BBC Radio 3’s live broadcast was taken off air. Trouble had been anticipated. The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign encouraged a boycott of the concert, citing the orchestra’s relationship with the Israeli… [Read more…]
July 20, 2011 by Culture Capital
Photo via Tommy Ironic on Flickr under the Creative Commons license.
June 15, 2011 by Culture Capital
As has been widely reported, a group of climate activists conducted a noisy protest outside the National Portrait Gallery yesterday. They were angry that BP, the bogeyman of an already unpopular industry, was the named sponsor for the gallery’s Portrait Award. The relationship between big (and bad) corporations with the arts frequently results in these… [Read more…]
April 26, 2012 by Culture Capital
0