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When you're in a UNESCO City of Music, you expect to hear some great sounds, which we did when we found our way to the Duncairn Centre for Culture & Arts to hear the Belfast singer, songwriter, performer, and musical explorer Suzanne Savage.Hooked at age seven by an Ulster Orchestra concert, she picked up a violin at age eight. Within a few years, she was practicing classical music by day and gigging with Belfast bands by night.Suzanne talks about her deep connections with Belfast and its music scene, her varied musical influences, and how she balances her artistic endeavors with practical considerations. Suzanne tells of her jazz influences, international experiences, noteworthy performances, and the important community initiatives she supports in Belfast.In the Duncairn concert, she was backed by her Savage Five string ensemble for an evening of her contemporary art songs, a reminder that there's more than Trad to be had in the first UNESCO City of Music on the island of Ireland.Join us for a journey through the marvelous musical landscape of the stellar Suzanne Savage!And thanks to the Belfast Music Society for their warm welcome.LinksSuzanne SavageFacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitter/XBandcampYouTubePerformance: Singing Leonard Cohen with RTÉ Concert Orchestra Savage FiveWebsiteFacebookSeamus Plug - The People's Kitchen, BelfastFacebookAlbum: Kindness on the StreetsThe Duncairn Centre for Arts & CultureWebsiteFacebookEpisode Details: Season 7, Episode 17; Total Episode Count: 120

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the number of medals won by French Paralympians in the triathlon events at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games. There's “On This Day”, “The Listener's Corner”, Ollia Horton's “Happy Moment”, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan". All that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! 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Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 7 September, I asked you a question about the Paris Paralympics 2024. You were to re-read our article “Golden glory for French para-triathletes despite delays over Seine water quality” and send in the answers to these two questions: How many medals did the French Paralympians win in the triathlon events that were held on 2 September, and: What are the three sports that make up a triathlon?The answer is: French Paralympians won four medals in the triathlon events. Alexis Hanquinquant and Jules Ribstein both won gold in their divisions, Thibaut Rigaudeau and Antoine Perel won bronze in the competition for visually impaired athletes.And which three sports make up a triathlon? Swimming, bicycling, and running. In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: "What is the scariest creature you have ever encountered?", which was suggested by Alan Holder from the Isle of Wight, England.  Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Swapan Kumar Chandra from Kolkata, India – who is back in the kitchen with us after a long break … welcome back, Swapan! Swapan is also this week's bonus question winner – congratulations!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are A. K. M. Nuruzzaman, the president of the RFI Amour Fan Club in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Rasheed Naz, the chairman of the Naz RFI Internet Fan Club in Faisal Abad, Pakistan. There's RFI Listeners Club member Radhakrishna Pillai from Kerala State in India, and last but certainly not least, RFI English listener Shihab Ali Khondaker from Naogaon, Bangladesh.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: Le Boeuf sur le Toit by Darius Milhaud, performed by the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier; “Love Me Do” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, played by The Beatles; “Les Jours Heureux” by Cyrille Aufort; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “At The Centerline” by Brian Blade, performed by the Brian Blade Fellowship Band.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for misuse of EU funds”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 28 October to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 2 November podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. 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In July we're joined by Niamh Dunne to chat about the highs and lows of a career in music, the value of vulnerability in art, and her latest project which involved traveling the length of the country with two pipers, her dad Mickey Dunne and Paddy Keenan of the Bothy Band, exploring and celebrating Traveler heritage through their documentary project The Long Grazing Acre. Niamh is an accomplished fiddle player and singer. ‘Tides', her first album of self-penned songs was released in 2022 to widespread critical acclaim. She is a member of the group, Beoga whose album ‘How to Tune a Fish' was shortlisted for a Grammy nomination in the ‘Best Contemporary World Music Album' category. In 2017 Beoga collaborated with Ed Sheeran on his ‘÷' album and later that year, the band performed with Sheeran during his headline Glastonbury performance.  Niamh is a long-standing member of The Karan Casey Band and she has accumulated vast experience as a composer, performing her own compositions and songs at The Proms in the Park with The Ulster Orchestra, and with the RTÉ concert Orchestra in the National Concert Hall.   Niamh Dunne is currently the 2024 Arts Council / UCC Traditional Artist in Residence. As part of the role, Niamh delivers a series of concerts, workshops, and events throughout the UCC campus community during the course of her one-year residency.  https://www.niamhdunne.com/ https://twitter.com/niamhdunnemusic https://www.facebook.com/NiamhDunnefiddle/  The Limerick Lady is a grassroots movement based in Limerick, Ireland, with a focus on promoting conversation around gender, visibility, gender balance and the arts. It was founded in 2016 by award-winning (and losing) singer-songwriter Emma Langford, who hosts the podcast alongside fellow award-winning (and losing) Limerick woman, theatre-maker and musician Ann Blake. Find the Limerick Lady Podcast on all your favourite streaming platforms. New episodes drop once a month, on the third Thursday (or Thirdsday, if you will). The Limerick Lady is supported by The Limerick Post Newspaper. Support the Limerick Post at www.limerickpost.ie 

We're back!!! We've missed you all….but what a way to kick off this season of TIAB than with none other than Artistic director and founder of Classical Pride Uk Oliver Zeffman.Oliver is an internationally renowned conductor, working frequently with orchestras including the CBSO, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France and Ulster Orchestra. Oliver founded Classical Pride in 2023 with an inaugural concert by the CBSO at the Barbican. This year it has been extended to 5 concerts starting with Classical Drag and culminating with Oliver making his LSO debut at the Barbican in a concert celebrating LBGTQ+ artists and composers hosted by Nick Grimshaw (find ticket links below).We took Oliver on a walk around central London to chat all things Pride plus future plans, lockdown films, TV recommendations and where he gets his batons from!!In true TIAB fashion this trip was littered with complications including technical issues, reversing forklifts and a bird poo incident…What other way would we want to make our comeback?! To find out more and book tickets for Classical Pride 2024 click here; www.classicalpride.ukinstagram.com/classicalprideukSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Dornan is an actor who first came to the attention of television audiences in 2013 when he played serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC series the Fall. Two years later he starred alongside Dakota Johnson in the film Fifty Shades of Grey and went on to play the same part in the rest of the trilogy. In 2022 he was the lead in the BBC drama the Tourist which was watched by millions of viewers and recently returned for its second season.Jamie was born in Holywood in County Down. At 10 he played Widow Twankey in the school pantomime - a defining moment for him when he experienced the thrill of playing to a live audience.After dropping out of university Jamie became a model and worked on big campaigns for some leading fashion brands before landing his first acting part in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette in 2006. His role in the Fall was his big break and the Fifty Shades films catapulted him to movie star status.In 2021 he played Pa in the film Belfast which was written and directed by Kenneth Branagh about his own childhood, growing up at the beginning of the Troubles.Jamie is married to the musician and composer Amelia Warner and they have three children.DISC ONE: Caravan - Van Morrison DISC TWO: Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Composed by Philip Glass and performed by Adele Anthony (violin) and Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Takuo Yuasa DISC THREE: Hoppípolla - Sigur Rós DISC FOUR: Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel DISC FIVE: Metarie - Brendan Benson DISC SIX: Forever – The Beach Boys DISC SEVEN: Something - The Beatles DISC EIGHT: The Whole of the Moon – The WaterboysBOOK CHOICE: Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak LUXURY ITEM: A golf club and balls CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Forever – The Beach Boys Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

In this episode we discuss how Elaine became a composer and music facilitator, she talks about her work in healthcare and education settings, the importance of creating fun and interactive musical experiences for people to support creativity, collaboration and wellbeing. Elaine also spoke about her work as a composer and the collaborative projects that she has been involved with and we listened to and discussed two of Elaine's compositions.   This podcast features two of Elaine's compositions, which are used with permission:   Strings A-Stray, commissioned by the Irish Chamber Orchestra (1994)  Remarkable from the Arts Care Remarkable Project in collaboration with Arts Care and the Ulster Orchestra (2021)  https://www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-music/elaine-agnew

Data, data everywhere and no time to take a look (surely there is a poem about that right)? Data is everywhere, demographics, behavioural, social, impact - you name it - there is a measurement for it. It's easy to get overwhelmed especially if you are time and resource constrained. But rather than burying your head in the sand - or worse - firmly digging in your heels while repeating “this is fine,” Recharge's panel offers some practical and realistic ways to get to grips with your data in a way that makes the most impact with your limited time and resources.  Join, Fiona Bell, CEO, Thrive Audience Development, Gail Jones, Communications Manager, Crescent Art Center, Becky Stewart, Assistant Arts Information and Education Officer, Island Arts Center, David Kinghan, Digital Content Manager, Ulster Orchestra, Miriam Crozier, Marketing Communications Manager, Ulster Orchestra, and Louise Boyce, Theater Manager, Alley Theater and learn how to use your data to do things better, but also make it easier and more streamlined for your team. The panel shares their insights and tips on battling the perma crisis in the arts and culture sector and the inevitable barriers you face.  Can numbers solve every issue? As the panel tells it, probably not, but it might make things ever so slightly easier - especially if you are up to your ears in phallic lollies.  ----------------------------------------  THE ARTS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN PODCAST Investigate new ideas and learn from your arts, culture and heritage peers! Join us every few weeks as we interview arts industry experts and their take on the biggest issues facing the arts and culture world today. You'll get ideas to try and practical tips, plus hear from arts and culture managers working in every role from marketing to management - and every area - from theatres and music venues to festivals, museums, heritage sites and more. ----------------------------------------  GOT A GREAT TOPIC OR STORY TO SHARE? Got a great topic for the podcast? Want to share your story with the arts and culture industry? Get in touch! podcast@ticketsolve.com ----------------------------------------  RESOURCES A big thank you to our Recharge panel who took the time to not only be part of the workshops and research, but also to share their ideas and insights with others.  Fiona Bell, CEO, Thrive Audience Development, https://wewillthrive.co.uk/ Gail Jones, Communications Manager, Crescent Art Center, https://crescentarts.org/ Becky Stewart, Assistant Arts Information and Education Officer, Island Arts Center, https://islandartscentre.com/ David Kinghan, Digital Content Manager, Ulster Orchestra, https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/ Miriam Crozier, Marketing Communications Manager, Ulster Orchestra, https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/ Louise Boyce, Theater Manager, Alley Theater, https://www.alley-theatre.com/ ----------------------------------------  GET MORE INSIGHT AND SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE! Facebook - www.facebook.com/Ticketsolving Twitter - twitter.com/ticketsolvers LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/ticketsolve  Instagram - www.instagram.com/ticketsolve/

This week Kate Molleson focusses on Northern Ireland. Kate visits pianist Ruth McGinley at her studios in The MAC in Belfast to chat about her upcoming album of Irish airs and her unique approach to music making. Beyond Skin is an arts collective using music as a means for cultural education and exchange. Darren Ferguson explains how the collective has been working with musicians seeking asylum and refugee status through creative collaboration and social support. Kate meets with some of these musicians including Shiva, a guitar teacher from Iran. The Lambeg Drum is one of the loudest acoustic instruments and Kate gets to hear one in Co. Antrim, in the company of Willie Hill and Dr Diana Culbertson. They talk about the role the drum plays in the Ulster-Scots community. Back in Belfast fiddle player Kevin McCullagh talks about his journey into experimental improvisation and subverting audiences' expectations of traditional music. Kate hears about the Ulster Orchestra's new home embedded in the community at Townsend Street, Belfast and she takes a short walk to visit pupils at Malvern Primary School in the Lower Shankill as they begin their cello class as part of the orchestra's Crescendo Project. Producer: Marie-Claire Doris

As Scottish Opera celebrates its sixtieth anniversary, Kate Molleson talks to key figures and artists from the company about its past, present and future including the company's General Director Alex Reedijk, Emerging Artist Lea Shaw, critic Ken Walton and conductor Donald Runnicles. Kate speaks to Josie Dixon, curator of the exhibition ‘Music and Migration in Georgian Edinburgh' which tells the story of Felix Yaniewicz, a Polish-Lithuanian virtuoso violinist who founded the first ever Edinburgh Festival, and to the satirist, writer and director Armando Iannucci who is giving a talk about music, migration and Scotland. Novelist, short-story writer, and community arts worker Jan Carson talks to Kate about her new collaboration with the Ulster Orchestra and children from Carniny Primary School in Ballymena, County Antrim. And as music venues across the UK prepare for a summer of live music free of covid restrictions, we look at the extent to which audiences are returning to the concert halls and what impact that has on a venue's programming. Kate speaks to David Dodd of the Hall for Cornwall, Jane Ann Purdy, co-director of the Soundhouse concerts which take place at the Traverse in Edinburgh, and Neil Bennison from the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham. Producer: Graham Rogers

Welcome to Bittersweet Symphony, a podcast about the bitter, sweet and bittersweet memories and experiences of classical musicians during the pandemic. Hosted and produced by me, Cliodhna Ryan, a violinist, it's an intimate and heart-warming exploration of the human spirit. My guest in episode eleven is Steve Kelly, percussionist with the RTE Concert Orchestra since 2010. He shares his bitter memory of the Guinness Jazz Festival being cancelled, the sweet experience of being able to support his wife as she devoted herself to her art practice and the bittersweet of returning to work. Stephen Kelly is the sub-principal percussionist with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and he has lectured in percussion at the MTU Cork School of Music since 2004. He has performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, City of London Sinfonia, Crash Ensemble and many more. Equally as at home driving a big band from behind the drum kit, tinging a triangle in an orchestra or educating future professional percussionists, Stephen manages to make a living playing music, which in his words “certainly beats working.” This interview was recorded in August 2021. GET IN TOUCH WITH STEVE KELLY/LINKS Twitter RTE Concert Orchestra on Instagram Deirdre Frost on Instagram Deirdre's website GET IN TOUCH WITH BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Instagram Twitter Facebook #bittersweetsymphony CREDITS Thumbnail Art || Colm MacAthlaoith Writers || Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards Violin || Cliodhna Ryan Production || Cliodhna Ryan Mastering || Patrick Stefan Groenland

One of Northern Ireland's most distinctive and distinguished flautists, Colin Fleming was principal flute with the Ulster Orchestra for over 40 years.Listen as he shares his stories about his development as a player, insights into the profession and approach to teaching which many fine flautists have benefitted from over the years.

Hello and welcome to Bittersweet Symphony, a podcast where classical musicians share the bitter, the sweet and the bittersweet of life when the concert halls shut their doors and the audiences vanished. In this episode I'm chatting to Christopher Nery, principal bass trombonist with the RTE Concert Orchestra since 2009. He shares bitter memories of the anxiety caused by uncertainty, burnout, cabin fever and misinformation. His sweet memories are of the simple things, like weekly pizza parties with his children, trips to the recycling and the joy of DIY projects in his home. His bittersweet is of the home-schooling experience. Chris has worked with ensembles across Europe including Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orquestra Nacional de Barcelona y Catalunya, Opera North, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and Irish Chamber Orchestra. In the USA he has performed with River City Brass, Pittsburgh Symphony and Sarasota Orchestra amongst others. From 2003-2015 he was Professor of Low Brass at the Conservatoire Perpignan Méditerranée in Perpignan, France and currently teaches bass trombone and euphonium at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. He is a Buffet Groupe artist playing Courtois trombones and Besson euphoniums and has appeared as guest clinician/adjudicator at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon, the Cork Institute of Technology School of Music, and most recently at the University of Miami, Florida. This episode was recorded in September 2021. GET IN TOUCH WITH CHRIS/LINKS Chris on Facebook RTE Concert Orchestra Twitter RTE Concert Orchestra Instagram GET IN TOUCH WITH BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Instagram Twitter Facebook #bittersweetsymphony CREDITS Thumbnail Art || Colm MacAthlaoith Writers || Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards Violin || Cliodhna Ryan Production || Cliodhna Ryan Mastering || Patrick Stefan Groenland

Episode 50 of CMC's podcast 'amplify' features a special episode produced for the 2021 City of Derry International Choir Festival. Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson speak to Elaine Agnew and Eoghan Desmond, two of the Irish composers whose work is programmed in this year's festival. Show notes City of Derry International Choir Festival 2021 programme 2021 podcast programme Eoghan Desmond eoghandesmond.com CMC composer page Elaine Agnew elaineagnew.com CMC composer page Remarkable Project Music Eoghan Desmond Oxen of the Sun (UCD Choral Scholars, Desmond Earley) Thomas Morley - Nolo mortem peccatoris Bach - Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 No.1 The Morningstar (Chamber Choir Ireland, Paul Hillier) This is My Prayer to Thee (Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Ian Keatley) Mother Goose's Melodies (Chamber Choir Ireland, Paul Hillier) Amra Choluim Chille – A Dheascabháil agus a Shaol (Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Ian Keatley) Elaine Agnew I am a Miracle (European Union Chamber Orchestra, St Colman's College Choir, conductor Elaine Agnew) The God of Rain (RTÉ Cór na nÓg, Mary Amond O'Brien) Remarkable (Remarkable Voices, Codetta, Ulster Orchestra, Donal Doherty) Child Within (Cantairí Óga Átha Cliath, Bernie Sherlock) Turnabout (Belfast Philharmonic Youth Choir and Belfast Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Lynsey Callaghan)

Synopsis On today’s date in 1969, Leonard Bernstein conducted his last concert as the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein had assumed that post in November of 1957, becoming the first American-born and trained conductor to do so. For sports fans, these were Bernstein’s “stats” as of May 17, 1969: He had conducted 939 concerts, more than anyone else in Philharmonic history. He had given 36 world premieres, 14 U.S. premieres, 15 New York City premieres and led more than 40 works never before performed by the orchestra. At Philharmonic concerts Bernstein conducted Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel, but also Babbitt, Cage, and Ligeti. He led the world premiere performance of the Second Symphony of Charles Ives and included other elder American composers like Carl Ruggles and Wallingford Riegger on Philharmonic programs, as well as works by his contemporaries, Ned Rorem and Lukas Foss, and his own compositions as well. Bernstein would continue to appear with the New York Philharmonic as its Laureate Conductor, and as a popular guest conductor with major orchestras around the world. His final concerts were with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in the summer of 1990. He died in October of that year. Music Played in Today's Program Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; Ulster Orchestra; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, cond. Hyperion 67170 On This Day Births 1866 - French composer Erik Alfred-Leslie Satie, in Honfleur; 1901 - German composer Werner Egk, in Auchsesheim, near Donauswörth; His original last name was Mayer, and it is said (although denied by the composer) that the he chose the acronym E-G-K because it stood for "ein grosser Komponist" ("a great composer"); 1923 - American composer Peter Mennin, in Erie, Pa.; Deaths 1935 - French composer Paul Dukas, age 69, in Paris; Premieres 1779 - Gluck: opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigenia in Taurus), at the Paris Opéra; 1890 - Mascagni: "Cavalleria Rusticana," in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi; 1904 - Ravel: "Schéhérazade," in Paris, with vocalist Jane Hatto and Alfred Cortot, conducting; 1919 - Ravel: "Alborado del gracioso" (orchestral version), in Paris at Pasdeloup Concert; 1929 - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3, in Paris, by the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, with Pierre Monteux conducting; 1933 - Cowell: "Reel," for small orchestra, in New York; 1939 - Prokofiev: cantata "Alexander Nevsky," in Moscow; 1946 - Martin: "Petite Symphonie Concertante," in Zurich, Paul Sacher conducting; 1960 - Ned Rorem: "11 Studies for 11 Players," for chamber ensemble, at the State University of Buffalo (N.Y.), conducted by the composers; 1990 - Rautavaara: "Vincent," in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera; 2000 - Michael Torke: "Corner in Manhattan," by the Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue conducting; 2001 - Christopher Rouse: Clarinet Concerto, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, with Larry Combs the soloist; Others 1922 - Music of "The President's Own" reached homes across the nation when the first Marine Band radio program was broadcast; 1969 - Leonard Bernstein's last concert as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, having conducted 939 concerts with the orchestra (831 as its Music Director); Bernstein conducted 36 world premieres with the orchestra; He continued to appear with the Philharmonic as an occasional guest conductor until his death in 1990; 1978 - Philips Electronics of The Netherlands announces a new digital sound reproduction system from flat, silver "Compact Discs." Links and Resources On Bernstein

Synopsis On today’s date in 1969, Leonard Bernstein conducted his last concert as the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein had assumed that post in November of 1957, becoming the first American-born and trained conductor to do so. For sports fans, these were Bernstein’s “stats” as of May 17, 1969: He had conducted 939 concerts, more than anyone else in Philharmonic history. He had given 36 world premieres, 14 U.S. premieres, 15 New York City premieres and led more than 40 works never before performed by the orchestra. At Philharmonic concerts Bernstein conducted Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel, but also Babbitt, Cage, and Ligeti. He led the world premiere performance of the Second Symphony of Charles Ives and included other elder American composers like Carl Ruggles and Wallingford Riegger on Philharmonic programs, as well as works by his contemporaries, Ned Rorem and Lukas Foss, and his own compositions as well. Bernstein would continue to appear with the New York Philharmonic as its Laureate Conductor, and as a popular guest conductor with major orchestras around the world. His final concerts were with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in the summer of 1990. He died in October of that year. Music Played in Today's Program Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; Ulster Orchestra; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, cond. Hyperion 67170 On This Day Births 1866 - French composer Erik Alfred-Leslie Satie, in Honfleur; 1901 - German composer Werner Egk, in Auchsesheim, near Donauswörth; His original last name was Mayer, and it is said (although denied by the composer) that the he chose the acronym E-G-K because it stood for "ein grosser Komponist" ("a great composer"); 1923 - American composer Peter Mennin, in Erie, Pa.; Deaths 1935 - French composer Paul Dukas, age 69, in Paris; Premieres 1779 - Gluck: opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigenia in Taurus), at the Paris Opéra; 1890 - Mascagni: "Cavalleria Rusticana," in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi; 1904 - Ravel: "Schéhérazade," in Paris, with vocalist Jane Hatto and Alfred Cortot, conducting; 1919 - Ravel: "Alborado del gracioso" (orchestral version), in Paris at Pasdeloup Concert; 1929 - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3, in Paris, by the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, with Pierre Monteux conducting; 1933 - Cowell: "Reel," for small orchestra, in New York; 1939 - Prokofiev: cantata "Alexander Nevsky," in Moscow; 1946 - Martin: "Petite Symphonie Concertante," in Zurich, Paul Sacher conducting; 1960 - Ned Rorem: "11 Studies for 11 Players," for chamber ensemble, at the State University of Buffalo (N.Y.), conducted by the composers; 1990 - Rautavaara: "Vincent," in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera; 2000 - Michael Torke: "Corner in Manhattan," by the Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue conducting; 2001 - Christopher Rouse: Clarinet Concerto, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, with Larry Combs the soloist; Others 1922 - Music of "The President's Own" reached homes across the nation when the first Marine Band radio program was broadcast; 1969 - Leonard Bernstein's last concert as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, having conducted 939 concerts with the orchestra (831 as its Music Director); Bernstein conducted 36 world premieres with the orchestra; He continued to appear with the Philharmonic as an occasional guest conductor until his death in 1990; 1978 - Philips Electronics of The Netherlands announces a new digital sound reproduction system from flat, silver "Compact Discs." Links and Resources On Bernstein

In this series of 4 episodes delving into the world of music education and outreach in the UK, we'll be talking to inspirational musicians and facilitators working in some of the UK's leading organisations, ensembles and charities. How well supported is the music education sector? What is the National Plan for Music Education? What work are organisations and charities doing to tackle problems of access to early musical experiences and education? These are just some of the questions we'll be asking in a fascinating series that also hopes to illuminate some of the exciting and innovative work being done, even during the lockdowns of 2020/21. Written, presented and produced by Chris Warner. Chris is a composer and sound designer working across a range of theatre, television and film projects. Find out more about his work at www.chriswarnermusic.com. Episode 2 - Partnerships In this episode we take a closer look at the work of two great UK orchestras, The Hallé in Manchester and the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, and more specifically the education and outreach departments that they run. We'll also discover the key to running successful education and outreach projects is building partnerships with other organisations. Contributors and more information: Ulster Orchestra https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/learning-community-engagement https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/learning-community-engagement/learning/crescendo Lucy McCullagh - Director of Learning & Community Engagement, Colin Stark - Education Liaison, Managing Director - Richard Wigley. More info about the Crescendo Project: https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/cesi/zones/News/CRESCENDOPROGRAMMEFINALEVENTJUNE2019.html https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/cesi/zones/News/CrescendoWidensitsAppeal.html Hallé Orchestra https://www.Halle.co.uk/education https://www.Halle.co.uk/education/Hallé-inspire Steve Pickett - Education Director, Jo Brockbank - Schools Programme Manager. Sistema England http://www.sistemaengland.org.uk Arts Council England https://www.artscouncil.org.uk Lyric Belfast https://lyrictheatre.co.uk/creative-learning Music featured in this episode: Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture 'Romeo & Juliet', Ulster Youth Orchestra, conducted by Daniele Rustioni, recorded at home during the 2020 Online Course and produced by Tom Wall from TW Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCX5QCCBR8 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-classical-podcast/message

In this series of 4 episodes delving into the world of music education and outreach in the UK, we'll be talking to inspirational musicians and facilitators working in some of the UK's leading organisations, ensembles and charities. How well supported is the music education sector? What is the National Plan for Music Education? What work are organisations and charities doing to tackle problems of access to early musical experiences and education? These are just some of the questions we'll be asking in a fascinating series that also hopes to illuminate some of the exciting and innovative work being done, even during the lockdowns of 2020/21. Written, presented and produced by Chris Warner. Chris is a composer and sound designer working across a range of theatre, television and film projects. Find out more about his work at www.chriswarnermusic.com. Episode 4 - Everybody Benefits In this final episode we look at the benefits that getting involved in education and outreach projects can bring to the players and musicians themselves, and we'll be finding out about the positive things to emerge out of lockdown for the Hallé and Ulster Orchestra education and outreach departments. Contributions and more information: Ulster Orchestra https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/learning-community-engagement https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/learning-community-engagement/learning/crescendo Rozzie Curlett, Ulster Orchestra Education Facilitator, Lucy McCullagh, Director of Learning & Community Engagement, Colin Stark, Education Liaison. Halle Orchestra https://www.halle.co.uk https://www.halle.co.uk/education https://www.halle.co.uk/education/halle-inspire Steve Pickett - Education Director, Jo Brockbank, Schools Programme Manager Awards For Young Musicians https://www.a-y-m.org Hester Cockcroft - Chief Executive Music featured in this episode: Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture 'Romeo & Juliet', Ulster Youth Orchestra, conducted by Daniele Rustioni, recorded at home during the 2020 Online Course and produced by Tom Wall from TW Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCX5QCCBR8 'Hope', composed by Ollie Lambert, performed by the Halle Workplace Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbY2t7AJO_o Lauren McCann and Brendan Kerr, Queen's University Belfast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS3cKjroSLU. 'Goddess Gaia', Words by Tony Mitton, Music by Steve Pickett, Animation by Peter Naish. https://www.halle.co.uk/gaia (animated cantata for Flute, Harp, Cello and Narrator, complete with comprehensive teaching resources for Primary Schools). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-classical-podcast/message

Jennifer Sturgeon displayed prodigious talent as a young flautist and was one of the youngest ever finalists of BBC Young Musician of the Year. Her musical career has taken many interesting turns including returning home to her current position in the Ulster Orchestra.

Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast is produced and hosted by Max Horowitz, Crossover Media. Created by Anna Perzanowska and Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York. Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland's greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide project, honoring the life and legacy of the great composer. Thank you to project partners DUX, NAXOS, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, and Schott EAM for sharing Krzysztof Penderecki's music with the world. The 20-21 season marks Rafael Payare's second season as Music Director of San Diego Symphony and already their relationship has been recognised as one of the most dynamic in North America. He has also recently been announced as the next Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal where he will take the title of Music Director Designate from September 2021 and will commence as Music Director from the 22-23 season for an initial period of 5 years. His profound musicianship, technical brilliance and charismatic presence on the podium has elevated him as one of the most sought-after conductors. He was Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra from 2014 – 2019 with whom he appeared twice at the BBC Proms in 2016 and 2019. The Orchestra recently named him Conductor Laureate in recognition of his vast artistic contribution to the Orchestra and City of Belfast during his five year tenure. For more information, visit https://www.askonasholt.com/artists/rafael-payare/ (https://www.askonasholt.com/artists/rafael-payare/). Recordings used in the podcast courtesy of Naxos: Seven Gates of Jerusalem The Symphony No. 4  Adagio from 3rd Symphony

Arena celebrates St Patrick's Day with music from Tolu Makay, Gemma Dunleavy, Andrew Farmer and the Ulster Orchestra, WB Yeats fascination with folklore, Ishiguro on Irish literature, Siobhan MacSweeney on Beckett and Marian Keyes writing classes.

Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast is produced and hosted by Max Horowitz, Crossover Media. Created by Anna Perzanowska and Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York. Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland's greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide project, honoring the life and legacy of the great composer. Thank you to project partners DUX, NAXOS, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, and Schott EAM for sharing Krzysztof Penderecki's music with the world. Barry Douglas has established a major international career since winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, Moscow. As Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland, the only all-Ireland orchestra and the Clandeboye Festival, he continues to celebrate his Irish heritage whilst also maintaining a busy international touring schedule. In recent seasons Barry performed with a list of orchestras that includes the London Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Russian National, Vancouver Symphony, Oregon Symphony and Halle Orchestras. He also performed the premiere of Kevin Volans' fourth piano concerto with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and in 16/17 marked the 30th anniversary of his Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition win with full Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto cycles with the RTE Orchestra in Dublin and the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast. Other recent highlights include a major UK tour with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, and appearances with the Barcelona Symphony, Vancouver and Sydney Symphony orchestras as well as a continuation of his collaboration with the Borodin String Quartet. Also a highly sought after recitalist and chamber musician, he has given performances across the globe from Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Wigmore Hall and the Verbier Festival to the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Grand Theatre in Shanghai and other cities in China. Piano Concerto, "Resurrection": Penderecki: Piano & Flute Concertos / Douglas, Wit / Item # 8572696 Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima: Eternal Penderecki / Wit, Bieler, Tichman, Warsaw National Po Et Al / Item # 8572134

Dr John Rigby studied orchestral conducting at the University of Huddersfield and the Royal Northern College of Music. He gained his PhD from King's College London having researched the cultural resonances of Franz Lehár's ‘Berlin' operettas during the Weimar Republic. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Arts from Edge Hill University in recognition of his work in musical theatre and conducting.As a musical supervisor his credits include: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Palladium); SCHOOL OF ROCK (London, US Tour, Australia, Korea); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (25th Anniversary UK and US Tours); JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (World Arena Tour & DVD); LES MISERABLES (Korea); MISS SAIGON (London, cinema release & DVD); THE PRODUCERS (UK Tour) and THE KING AND I (UK Tour). As a musical director his West End credits include: Christopher Wheeldon's AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Dominion & cinema release) BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED (Lyric); THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Novello); THE KING AND I (Palladium); THE LAST EMPRESS (Apollo, Hammersmith); MARGUERITE (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); LES MISÉRABLES (Palace & Queens); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Her Majesty's); PETER PAN (Savoy); THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Savoy); THE PRODUCERS (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and SINATRA (Palladium). Additionally, he was musical director for the German productions of MISS SAIGON (Stuttgart) and STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Bochum). He also recently conducted and supervised the workshops for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2018 reworking of STARLIGHT EXPRESS at The Other Palace, London.His opera credits include: Judith Weir's THE BLACK SPIDER(Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival); CARMEN JONES (Royal Festival Hall); CAROUSEL (Opera North); DIE FLEDERMAUS (Opera Holland Park); MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Lyric Opera, Dublin); and most recently CHESS (English National Opera).John is extremely active on the concert platform as both a conductor and presenter and the numerous orchestras he has worked with include: the Berliner Symphoniker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, CBSO, Dublin Concert Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, RSNO, Scottish Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Symphony Orchestra and the orchestras of both Welsh National Opera and Opera North. He has appeared as a conductor of BBC Radio 2's FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT and is also conductor of the famous CLASSICAL SPECTAUCULAR concerts for Raymond Gubbay. He recently conducted the sell-out concerts of 2 CELLOS at the London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S 70th BIRTHDAY CONCERT with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.Future plans include supervising the Russian premiere of CHESS in Moscow in October 2020, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, CINDERELLA, which will open in London in spring 2021, and the return of JOSEPH to the London Palladium in summer 2021.He has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts from Edge Hill University in recognition of his work in musical theatre and conducting.

On today's episode, Andrew talks to musician and composer Dmitry Sitkovetsky about the concept of genius, a more democratic orchestra, and what he's listening to right now. Sitkovetsky is one of a rare breed of artist whose career successfully manifests itself in many artistic fields. As a violinist, Sitkovetsky has performed with a number of the world’s leading orchestras including the Berlin, New York and Los Angelos Philharmonic Orchestras, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Philharmonia, London Symphony, NHK, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras. He has performed at a number of high-profile festivals including Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Verbier, Istanbul and the Georges Enescu festival as well as being a founding artist of the IMG Tuscan Sun Festival since 2003. He has also built a flourishing career as a conductor. In 1996, he was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Ulster Orchestra for five years, in 2001, was appointed Conductor Laureate, and from 2002-2005 held the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Russian State Orchestra. In 2003, Sitkovetsky was appointed Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, and in 2006, named Artist-in-Residence of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon (Spain), positions he still holds. In Spain, the position involves orchestral touring, conducting, playing as a soloist and in chamber music as well as giving masterclasses. As a guest conductor, he has worked with the London & Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, BBC, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle and Dallas Symphony Orchestras, Santa Cecilia, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and the St Petersburg Philharmonic. Sitkovetsky was born in Baku/Azerbaijan, but grew up in Moscow where he studied at the Moscow Conservatory and, after his emigration in 1977, at the Juilliard School in New York. Since 1987, he has been living in London with his wife, Susan, and their daughter, Julia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Lindberg was voted “THE GREATEST BRASS PLAYER IN HISTORY" by the world's biggest classical radio station CLASSICFM.  Christian has premiered over 300 works for the trombone (over 90 major concertos), recorded over 70 solo CDs, has an international solo competition created in his name, and been voted brass player of the 20th century side by side with Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. On top of his unrivaled career as a trombonist Lindberg has now also embarked on a highly successful conducting career, and the near future includes major conducting engagements in Musikverein, Suntory Hall, at Beethovenfest, in Salzburg Festspielhaus, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Meistersingerhalle, Nürnberg and National Centre for the Performing Arts (The Giant Egg) in Beijing with orchestras such as Nippon Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Irish National Philharmonic and Ulster Orchestra to name a few.  Learn more about Christian Lindberg at https://www.tarrodi.se/cl/.

BBC Radio Ulster’s Gardeners’ Corner this Saturday morning is a musical and visual feast for Proms in the Garden with David Maxwell. David will broadcast live from his garden in Belfast with the music of the Ulster Orchestra weaved through the very first hour long edition of the programme. Our gardening experts will be answering all your horticultural queries and David will also be basking in bird song at an allotment, experiencing a sensory garden and taking a musical trip to the foot of Slemish mountain. For that and more join David Maxwell and the Gardeners’ Corner team for Proms in the Garden on BBC Radio Ulster, Saturday morning, at the new extended time of 9am to 10am.

In this episode, we'll be hearing from Michael Seal, Associate Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and now, podcaster. Michael has been creating a new podcast over the lockdown period called A Mic on the Podium. This is a series of fascinating conversations with his conductor colleagues, in which they openly discuss their journey into music, the art of conducting and their experiences of the profession. Check it out! We discuss the inspiration behind Michael's podcast and what he's been doing during this free time. We also learn about his background as a violinist and conductor, and hear some of his thoughts on the craft of conducting. Michael offers some really useful advice to young conductors towards the end of this discussion. Many thanks to Michael for talking especially for this podcast! Published 7th July 2020; interview recorded 12th June 2020. michaelseal.com amiconthepodium.podbean.com Michael Seal is the Associate Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), a unique appointment which recognises his work as Assistant Conductor, and the special relationship he has built with the orchestra. His in-depth knowledge of orchestras from an insider's position (he was a violinist with the CBSO early in his career) gives him a unique perspective and he quickly builds rapport and trust with the orchestras he works with. His energy and enthusiasm are infectious and he has built a reputation for outstanding results, delivered with great charm and often on a typically British tight rehearsal schedule. Michael has worked with many of the UK's finest orchestras, frequently being invited as guest conductor with the BBC orchestras and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestras, as well as the Academy of St.Martin in the Fields, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra. Internationally, he has conducted the Brussels Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Joensuu City Orchestra, Orquesta Académica del Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón, Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires and both RTÉ Concert and National Symphony Orchestras. Michael has a special bond with the CBSO Youth Orchestra, conducting them on numerous occasions, and being involved with them since their foundation. His love of opera led to critically acclaimed performances of Puccini’s Il Trittico at the Birmingham Conservatoire. He has also assisted both Sakari Oramo and Andris Nelsons in opera performances of Peter Grimes, Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier, Lohengrin, Tristan & Isolde and The Flying Dutchman. He recently made his debut with the Malaysian Philharmonic, Trondheim Symphony and WDR Funkhausorchester, as well as returning to RLPO, LPO, RSNO, Buenos Aires Philharmonic and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras. He will also play an integral role in celebrating the 100th birthday of the CBSO in 2020/21.

In this very special episode, I'm speaking with violinist and pedagogue Simon Fischer, who is recognized world-wide as a performer, educator and recording artist, and who's published work greatly influences the teaching of the violin. In this conversation Simon talks to us in details about the fundamentals of high quality practice and performance preparation, and shares incredible wisdom on various aspects of efficient learning.   Join my FREE 3-day training: The Performance Makeover Masterclass Monday 4/20 through Wednesday 4/22 11 am CT / 12pm ET I can't wait to discuss optimal performance with you! Sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/f2552e4cb885/performancemakeover       MORE ABOUT SIMON FISCHER: Website: https://www.simonfischeronline.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqleyIypa4AsYxW1bnOYGoQ Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqleyIypa4AsYxW1bnOYGoQ Simon's INCREDIBLE books: https://www.simonfischeronline.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html   Simon Fischer is recognised as one of the pre-eminent musicians of our time, enjoying a distinguished and wide-ranging career as a performer, educator and recording artist. As a recitalist he has performed in the UK, the USA, Europe and Australia, at venues including the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room. Alongside standard repertoire he delights audiences by performing his own transcriptions of famous works by composers such as Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Johann Strauss, Rossini and Purcell.  For many years Simon played duo recitals with his father, the pianist Raymond Fischer. Amongst UK and foreign touring projects they played the three Brahms Sonatas in a live broadcast from Sydney, Australia. These Sonatas have also been recorded on CD, receiving high praise in Gramophone Magazine. Simon Fischer has frequently played as soloist or leader/soloist with major orchestras including the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber and the Ulster Orchestra, working with celebrated conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Charles Groves, Richard Hickox, Andrew Litton, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Yan-Pascal Tortelier and André Previn.  As a chamber musician he was leader of the Chamber Group of Scotland, with whom he gave many broadcasts and concerts of contemporary music, and worked closely with composers such as Sally Beamish and James MacMillan. He has directed the European Union Chamber Orchestra on tours including to Korea, China and Ireland. Simon Fischer is recognised as having a place amongst the world's elite teachers. Having studied in London with Yfrah Neaman, and in New York with Dorothy DeLay, Fischer's approach unites the best elements of the French, Russian and American violin traditions. He is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music. He has also held positions at three specialist music schools, the Yehudi Menuhin, Wells Cathedral and Purcell, For 15 years he was also a visiting professor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. Fischer's published work greatly influences the teaching of the violin. Having written for The Strad magazine from 1991-2014, his monthly articles attracted a worldwide following. Published by Edition Peters, his technique books Basics and Practice, Scales and The Violin Lesson (translated variously into Korean, Italian, Japanese and German),  have become standards on many continents - as has his DVD The Secrets of Tone Production, His book and DVD Warming Up, was described by The Strad magazine as "23 pages of pure technical gold". In 2014 Simon Fischer was awarded the European String Teachers Association prize "In celebration of a lifetime contribution to String Teaching". In conjunction with his playing engagements he frequently gives masterclasses and workshops . Recent residencies have taken place in the USA, Holland, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Hong Kong, Germany and Australia. Simon Fischer plays a violin by Peter Guarnerius of Venice from c. 1732.   Visit www.mindoverfinger.com and sign up for my newsletter to get your free guide to a super productive practice using the metronome!  This guide is the perfect entry point to help you bring more mindfulness and efficiency into your practice and it's filled with tips and tricks on how to use that wonderful tool to take your practicing and your playing to new heights! 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Universal Music Ireland are delighted to announce the release of ‘The Last Goodbye’ – a collection of Christie’s beautifully crafted hits, re-recorded with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. The album, released November 16th , presents Christie’s unique vocals accompanied by the 45 piece orchestra.This one-disc collection will feature 10 classic titles including the timeless version of ‘Messenger Boy’ sung in that unique delicate Kerry voice taken from his first ever LP. ‘Oh Jealous Heart’ and ‘Soho Square’ both get new treatment with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra creating that effortless and exhilarating accompaniment. The record also features some of his most beautifully penned songs including ‘Remember Me’ and not forgetting the country influenced ‘All The Lies That You Told Me’ (which had been a huge success as a single for Frances Black).The album also includes two beautiful duets with daughter Hermione on ‘Every Time A Star Falls’ featured on “A Friend of Mine” and ‘If You Were To Fall (And I Was To Fall In Love With You)’ taken from his multi-platinum selling album “A Year In The Life”.Christie Hennessy has been at the forefront of Irish music and folk music, his career spanning over 30 years and now fans will get to hear his wonderful songs and marvellous lyrics as the colourful legend lives on. Family always mattered hugely to Christie and his children Hermione, Tim and Amber became an increasingly central part of the story. They were all singers and musicians and they loved the creative interplay with him. Hermione recalls of her father “he took people on an emotional journey – from every high of happiness, through great, side-splitting laughter, to every touching piece of sadness… but as always with a sense of possibility and renewal.”The RTÉ Concert Orchestra were conducted on the album by Gavin Maloney who has worked with Ulster Orchestra, Crash Ensemble and National Chamber Choir. Gavin Moloney teamed up along-side Christie’s son Tim Hennessy orchestrator, producer and mix engineer for the album. Carrying on his father’s legacy and fulfilling his Dad’s dream to hear his songs performed by an orchestra. One of Christie’s very favourite albums was Harry Neilssen’s 'A Little Touch of Schmillson 'in the night…. and here it is realised…. but with his beautiful songs.This episode is supported by SuirDzign & Viking PromotionsTo subscribe to the podcast, go to 'Apple Podcasts' or 'Google Podcasts' or wherever you get your podcasts.Click on ‘subscribe’. Episode/s will automatically download every week…............. search “Roddie Cleere’s Irish Music Podcast’. It's also available via SpotifyIf you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, either for one episode or a series of episodes, please get in touch or consider becoming a patron. Visit www.patreon.com/irishmusicpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-heads/message

Beoga (Irish for ‘lively’) have been in existence for fifteen years, and in that time they’ve produced five critically acclaimed albums, been shortlisted for a Grammy and performed with the Ulster Orchestra at the BBC Proms.

Richard was born in New Zealand and raised in a family of six boys and one girl. He studied in the US before embarking on a career playing the Bassoon for the Halle Orchestra, Manchester. It was here that he began his career in orchestral management which also took him to the Royal Northern College of Music and to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra where for ten years he worked as general manager. Richard accepted the post of Managing Director of the Ulster Orchestra in February 2016 at a time when there were big questions hanging over the financing of the orchestra. Richard gives a fascinating insight into what it is like to manage so many creative and able people who have to work together in such a confined space. “Orchestras” he said “to be successful have to be “of the place””. His mission is to see that the UO is “of Northern Ireland”.

Now just 18, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016. His choice of repertoire ranges from Shostakovich to Bob Marley and he plays live in the studio on the release of his debut album, Inspiration.Following the announcement of the death of Ursula K. Le Guin, the Earthsea writer's literary agent Ginger Clark and fantasy novelist Vic James discuss her legacy. Charles I (1600-1649) acquired and commissioned an extensive collection of art, including works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Holbein and Titian. Jerry Brotton, author of The Sale of the Late King's Goods, assesses the new Royal Academy exhibition Charles I: King and Collector, which includes works reunited for the first time since the 17th century.As two Belfast-based arts institutions - the arts complex The MAC and the Ulster Orchestra - receive emergency funding after financial problems put them at risk, the BBC's Northern Ireland Arts Correspondent, Robbie Meredith, discusses the current state of arts funding in Northern Ireland.Presenter: Alex Clark Producer: Jerome Weatherald.

Sesta puntata: martedì 9 gennaio 2018 alle ore 19 Contenuti | In profondità – E’ ospite in studio a Nova Silva Philosophica il camminatore e fotografo Riccardo Carnovalini, protagonista di molte attraversate a piedi dell’Italia e d’Europa, autore di svariati libri fra i quali PasParTu, con Anna Rastello (Edizioni dei Cammini). Si parla di viaggiare, di lentezza, della spiritualità del camminare nel bosco, del Sentiero Italia, nonché della sua prossima idea di esplorazione. Intermezzo musicale | The Incarnation di John Tavener, tratto dall’opera The protecting veil, Ulster Orchestra, esecuzione della violoncellista Maria Kliegel, Naxos Classic, 1998.

Sesta puntata: martedì 9 gennaio 2018 alle ore 19 Contenuti | In profondità – E' ospite in studio a Nova Silva Philosophica il camminatore e fotografo Riccardo Carnovalini, protagonista di molte attraversate a piedi dell'Italia e d'Europa, autore di svariati libri fra i quali PasParTu, con Anna Rastello (Edizioni dei Cammini). Si parla di viaggiare, di lentezza, della spiritualità del camminare nel bosco, del Sentiero Italia, nonché della sua prossima idea di esplorazione. Intermezzo musicale | The Incarnation di John Tavener, tratto dall'opera The protecting veil, Ulster Orchestra, esecuzione della violoncellista Maria Kliegel, Naxos Classic, 1998.

Sesta puntata: martedì 9 gennaio 2018 alle ore 19 Contenuti | In profondità – E’ ospite in studio a Nova Silva Philosophica il camminatore e fotografo Riccardo Carnovalini, protagonista di molte attraversate a piedi dell’Italia e d’Europa, autore di svariati libri fra i quali PasParTu, con Anna Rastello (Edizioni dei Cammini). Si parla di viaggiare, di lentezza, della spiritualità del camminare nel bosco, del Sentiero Italia, nonché della sua prossima idea di esplorazione. Intermezzo musicale | The Incarnation di John Tavener, tratto dall’opera The protecting veil, Ulster Orchestra, esecuzione della violoncellista Maria Kliegel, Naxos Classic, 1998.

This month we don't talk alphabet, but we talk music, specifically John Williams and the Ulster Orchestra, and the night we spent listening to them. Join us in this musical odyssey.

Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier discusses working with students, his time at Ulster Orchestra and bungee jumping backwards.

The United Kingdom is blessed with any number of top-flight orchestras – the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, umpteen BBC orchestras, and specialist groups like Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. But among connoisseurs, there's one group that has often batted above its league: The Ulster Orchestra. Considered one of the jewels in Northern Ireland's cultural crown, it was founded in 1966 and has since released nearly 100 recordings and worked under many respected conductors, including JoAnn Falletta, Sergiu Commissiona and Yan Pascal Tortelier. Now comes word that the Ulster Orchestra faces bankruptcy and possible shutdown by the end of the year due to a funding crisis. For some perspective on this, host Naomi Lewin speaks with Oliver Condy, the editor of BBC Music Magazine. "It beggars belief," said Condy. "I can't quite understand how an orchestra can go from operating at full tilt to being told it's going to be offered 28 percent cut in its public funding." Condy describes how the Ulster Orchestra has been the ultimate "show-must-go-on ensemble," having played for years against a backdrop of social unrest in Northern Ireland. "This is an orchestra that played every single concert during the Troubles of the 1970s and '80s when all of Northern Ireland was threatened with bombings either from the IRA or loyalist groups," said Condy. "The Ulster Orchestra's offices were threatened daily with bombings and they never cancelled any of their concerts." The Ulster Orchestra has also championed many lesser-known composers including the works of the Classical Czech Jan Ladislav Dussek (WQXR's Album of the Week), and a number of British composers like Arthur Bliss, Frank Bridge and Arnold Bax. Condy notes that the ensemble recently began an "exciting new chapter" under a new music director, Venezuelan Rafael Payare. But perhaps what's most surprising is why there hasn't been more outcry among the Ulster public. To find out why, listen to the full segment at the top of this page.