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Review: Merola Opera tackles Mozart's convoluted 'La Finta Giardiniera'

4302 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaSung by participants in San Francisco Opera's summer training program, the Merola Opera production of Mozart's 'La Finta Giardiniera,' written when the composer was 18, was uneven -- that is, until an impressive finale. more info

Prom 22: BBC Philharmonic/Noseda – review

4305 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThe BBC's main 60th-birthday tribute to Oliver Knussen comes later in the year, when a weekend at the Barbican is devoted to his music. But the Proms is marking the milestone, too, by programming two of his symphonies. Knusse... more info

Letters: Mozart by numbers

4309 days ago
Guardian MusicI take issue with Nicholas Kenyon's claim (Response, 27 July) that Mozart's symphonies, apart from the very few late, great works, have never been part of the classical canon. I have never heard this view expressed seriously in nearly 40 years' exper... more info

Review: George Cleve brings grace and finesse to the Midsummer Mozart Festival finale

4309 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaWith the C-minor Mass as its centerpiece, the program also features the Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482, with Seymour Lipkin, and other works. It repeats through Sunday. more info

Wallace: 'I have a feeling Gromit has a hankering to be a composer himself'

4310 days ago
Guardian MusicThe cheese-loving inventor has written a concerto for the Proms – without any help from his dogWithout being rude... your creations have a reputation for not always working as planned (1). How can you be sure your Concerto (2) will not end in tears... more info

The Proms are richer than ever – even without Mozart's symphonies | Nicholas Kenyon

4310 days ago
Guardian MusicMartin Kettle says Mozart has been neglected by the Proms, yet he underestimates the influences at work in this dazzling displayMartin Kettle raises some important points about the changing classical music canon (How we are losing touch with Mozart's... more info

Letters: Puzzling omissions from Proms programme

4313 days ago
Guardian MusicThanks to Martin Kettle (How we are losing touch with Mozart's true genius, 20 July) for inviting the BBC to rethink the core orchestral programming of the Proms. I too found the omissions in this year's programme surprising. Of Haydn's groundbreakin... more info

5 things you may not know about Mozart

4316 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaHe was baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. He composed his first pieces before age 5. more info

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4316 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaContact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069.Midsummer Mozart FestivalGeorge Cleve, conductor; Audrey Vardanega, piano; Rebecca Davis, sopranoWhen: 8 tonight, Where: First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, BerkeleyTickets: $30-$65; $20 students; ... more info

The Proms' neglect of Mozart means we are losing touch with his true genius | Martin Kettle

4317 days ago
Guardian MusicOnce fundamental to musical education, Mozart's symphonies are now being pushed to the cultural marginsMost people would find the claim that the modern world is seriously losing touch with the music of Mozart a ludicrous one. After all, Mozart is Moz... more info

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