Concert de la Lluna a les Vinyes
Concert de la Lluna a les Vinyes.
Bellver Castle summer concerts 2023
Bellver Castle summer concerts with the Balearic Symphony Orchestra.
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra at the Castle
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Op. 34) was commissioned for an educational documentary film called Instruments of the Orchestra that was released in November 1946.
Songs of unrequited passion
‘The Fair Maid of the Mill’ is the English name for Franz Schubert’s song cycle ‘Die schöne Müllerin’.
Australia’s leading tenor Steve Davislim
Australia’s leading tenor Steve Davislim.
The orchestra’s summer concerts at the castle
The Balearic Symphony Orchestra has established a tradition of performing a series of summer concerts at Palma’s Bellver Castle.
Mahler’s Earth song
‘Das Lied von der Erde’ (The Song of the Earth) was reckoned by Leonard Bernstein to have been Gustav Mahler’s greatest symphony.
Summer concerts at Bellver Castle
The Balearic Symphony Orchestra performing at Palma's Bellver Castle.
Anita Hartig
Romanian soprano Anita Hartig.
The world-famous opera that was greeted with jeering
It is hard to believe that the premiere of Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ at La Fenice opera house in Venice in March 1853 was greeted by some jeers.
Moldovan violinist Alexandra Conunova will be the soloist
Moldovan violinist Alexandra Conunova will be the soloist.
Leningrad at a time of Ukrainian spirit
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 is more popularly known as the Leningrad Symphony.
A German Requiem
Two performances in Palma and Manacor this week.
Kit Armstrong during a performance
Kit Armstrong during a performance.
When child prodigy means child prodigy
Child prodigy can at times be a bit of an exaggeration, but for Kit Armstrong it was perfectly appropriate.
Lisa Larsson returning for a Mallorcan premiere
From Sweden, Lisa Larsson studied in Basel before moving on to become of the world’s leading sopranos.
Soprano Lisa Larsson
Soprano Lisa Larsson.
Classical music in Mallorca
Cellist Pablo Ferrández to perform in Palma and Manacor.