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Head of Composition Professor Julian Philips joins us for this podcast to talk about 'Stories of Sweet Visions', a programme of song and chamber works celebrating his 50th birthday year. We discuss his inspirations as a composer, his fascination with text and song, the process of putting programme together for this milestone concert and what it's like to revisit past works. Stories of Sweet Visions takes place on Monday 25 November at Milton Court Concert Hall. Tickets are available via the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/stories-of-sweet-visions-chamber-music-by-julian-philips). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)
Director and cast of the Guildhall production of Edward Bond's 'Saved', an anatomy of a forgotten generation which changed the face of modern drama, join us for this podcast. Director John Haidar and cast members Joe Bolland, Tom Glenister and Ellie Rawnsley are in the studio to discuss their first experience with 'Saved', the play's ongoing relevance and importance to today's society, the actors' way in to their characters, and how theatre censorship has evolved since the play's premiere in the 1960s. Saved runs from 5-15 February in the Milton Court Studio Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-school-presents-edward-bonds-saved). 'Theatre Censorship: Still Alive and Kicking?' takes place on 21 February in the Milton Court Concert Hall, in partnership with Shakespeare's Globe and part of the Reflective Conservatoire Conference (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/reflective-conservatoire-conference-2018). Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/theatre-censorship-still-alive-and-kicking). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)
Levon Chilingirian, Professor of Violin at the Guildhall School, joins us to talk about the upcoming Guildhall String Ensemble concert in Milton Court. We discuss the wide-ranging repertoire, with the lesser-known Janáček Suite for String Orchestra and Beethoven's great String Quartet No. 14 bookending the British premiere of Tigran Mansurian Violin Concerto No. 2. We also talk about his experience of rehearsing and performing alongside students, as well as the ever-present excitement of performing on stage. The Guildhall String Ensemble concert will take place in the Milton Court Concert Hall at 7:00pm on Thursday 26 Jauary. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=200801). Follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)
Ronan O’Hora, Head of Advanced Performance and Keyboard Studies, and Matthew Jones, Acting Head of Chamber Music, join us to talk about the upcoming Chamber Masters concert here at the Guildhall School. We discuss the concert itself, performing alongside colleagues, and the constant learning experience that is live performance. Ronan and Matthew will be performing two masterful chamber works - Dvořák’s Piano Quintet and Beethoven's Ghost trio - alongside alongside Guildhall School colleagues Andras Keller and Pablo Hernan Benedi on violin and Louise Hopkins on cello in a special concert as part of our Faculty Artist series. The Chamber Masters concert will take place in the Milton Court Concert Hall at 7:30pm on Monday 31 October. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=20061). Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)
We welcome Professor Barry Ife, Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, to talk about the upcoming trio of concerts on 26 October celebrating the life and work of Enrique Granados (1867-1916) and mark the centenary of his death. We discuss Granados' work and his place in the pantheon of Spanish composers, as well as his special guest appearance at our final concert on 26 October. The concerts are supported by the Instituto Cervantes in London, the British-Spanish Society, the Spanish Song and Zarzuela Festival and the Embassy of Spain. "Love and Death... el amor y la muerte..." runs in the Milton Court Concert Hall at 1pm, 6pm and 7:30pm on Tuesday 26 October. (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/view_all_events/?tx_julleevents_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=4790) Admission is free so do come along and enjoy some wonderful music. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)
Music Director Richard Egarr invites our London audience to experience the "pleasing" music of Vivaldi, explaining its enduring popularity in popular culture and its inspirational effect on both Telemann and Bach. Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London, on Wednesday 13 April 2016.
The cantatas of JS Bach are very close to the heart of broadcaster and performer Sandy Burnett (BBC Radio 3), who focuses on Cantata 127 "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" in this pre-concert talk. Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.
A panel discussion featuring Pavlo Beznosiuk, Monika Beisner and Prof Peter Hainsworth ahead of Music from the dark side. Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall on 19 October 2015.
Patsy Rodenburg (Head of Voice, Guildhall School) discusses her upcoming event 'Education and Learning through Ancient Wisdom, Humanity, Creativity and Embodiment' with Guildhall's Vice Principal, Professor Helena Gaunt. The event, also featuring Iain McGilchrist (psychiatrist and author of The Master and his Emissary), takes place on Friday 9 October at Milton Court Concert Hall. For tickets see www.gsmd.ac.uk
Prof Robert Levin (Harvard University) discusses Mozart's early keyboard works and the intersection between research and performance.Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.
Dr Merav Rosenfeld-Hadad (University of Cambridge) discusses music, the Middle East and Venice in the 18th Century with Richard Tognetti (director & violin) and Joseph Tawadros (oud) ahead of The Grand Tour: Venice and the Mediterranean.Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.
Violin professor Levon Chilingirian OBE talks to us about his Faculty Artist Series concert on 15 May 2015 at Milton Court Concert Hall.
We catch up with long-time Guildhall collaborator and professor Iain Burnside and movement coach Victoria Newlyn to talk about Shining Armour, Iain’s new take on Brahms’ masterpiece Die schöne Magelone – as told by Clara Schumann. Taking place on 14 January in Milton Court Concert Hall, the concert features the toast of the 2014 Proms Roderick Williams, alongside Iain, Victoria and opera student Alison Rose.
Alexandra Coghlan (writer and critic) hosts a panel discussion with Gergely Madaras, Rachel Brown and Masumi Nagasawa introducing The Grand Tour: Vienna and Paris.Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.
In this, the second 2014 Guildhall School events podcast, we talk to acclaimed violinist and chamber music director Alexander Janiczek and viola soloist Luba Tunnicliffe ahead of their Guildhall Chamber Orchestra concert on 23 January at Milton Court Concert Hall. In particular, they discuss dealing with the pressure of performing, reasons behind the choice of repertoire and what it’s like working with a chamber group. Buy your ticket for the Guildhall Chamber Orchestra concert here: http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/home/view_all_events/?tx_julleevents_pi1[showUid]=3532 Find out more about studying music at the Guildhall School here: www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/principal_study/