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How Musicians of a Previous Era Managed to Survive and Comments on the Present Day Situation. #2
It was WWII that put classical music on the map in England. During the war an organization was formed, The Council For Encouragement of Music and the Arts, (C.E.M.A.), which sponsored concerts for t… more »
Musical Reminiscences: Robert Meyer
How Musicians of a Previous Era Managed to Survive and Comments on the Present Day Situation. #2
Carol wrote 1 month ago: It was WWII that put classical music on the map in England. During the war an organization was for … more »
Unusual Concert Venues
Carol wrote 1 month ago: I was playing in Israel with the London Symphony Orchestra. One of the concert venues was Ein Gev, … more »
In ruhig fliessender Bewegung …
blueless wrote 2 months ago: A friend took me to see Gergiev conducting Mahler’s Second Symphony with the LSO last night. It ha … more »
Getting started
andrewmccormack wrote 2 months ago: I am currently going through the painful process of finding raw material for this piece (in other wo … more »
Interview by Jason Heath
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Carol wrote 2 months ago: Thank you to Jason Heath for sending me this interview with me which I am very pleased to put on m … more »
BBC Music Magazine article on Herbert von Karajan #4
Carol wrote 2 months ago: The Philharmonia and the Berlin Philharmonic’s Sound The Philharmonia and the Berlin Philharmo … more »
In my beginning ...
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blueless wrote 2 months ago: Last Sunday morning, all the houses were covered with snow; during the week, there was plenty of sun … more »
Requiem for an Orchestra (4)
Carol wrote 3 months ago: I don’t really want to get into the subject of funding of the CBC, but I do believe it is imp … more »
Famous Orchestral Personalities of Yesteryear: John Solomons, trumpeter
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Carol wrote 6 months ago: John Solomons, Trumpeter It was in the late 1940’s. The London Symphony Orchestra asked me t … more »
Musical Families: The Cockerills
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Carol wrote 6 months ago: The Cockerills were a famous musical family who came from Birmingham, England. Arthur Cockerill who … more »
Martin Suckling with the LSO
Tim Rutherford-Johnson wrote 6 months ago: Readers might like to note an unadvertised addition to the LSO’s Elgar and Tippett concert tom … more »
Famous Orchestral Players of Yesteryear: Marie Wilson
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Carol wrote 7 months ago: Probably not many people have heard of Marie Wilson, violinist, who was a leader in all senses of th … more »
What's your musical horoscope? (Put your player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.)
Nyenye wrote 7 months ago: LOS ANGELES Audioslave “The Worm”Out Of Exile London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Coli … more »
A Happy Concert in Istanbul
Carol wrote 7 months ago: In 1964 the London Symphony Orchestra asked me if I would be available to play with them in … more »
Coitus Interruptus?
Carol wrote 1 year ago: In 1964 The London Symphony asked me if I would go on a three month world tour with them. I though … more »
