This week, we start out with a rousing round of Two Truths and a Lie and then we move on to our three topics:
NEWS
Stephen Hough awarded knighthood in honor of Queen’s Birthday (Grammaphone)
Villa Verdi put up for sale (The Guardian)
Klaus Mäkelä named 8th principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra (Concertgebouw)
McGill Conservatory to close (CBC)
Richard Taruskin dies (NYT)
Rimsky-Korsakov house goes up in flames (Classic FM)
MAKING A VIOLIN WITH MINIMAL HAND TOOLS
asmr only: https://youtu.be/xtD8GL9iFW8
voiceover: https://youtu.be/B9q9jJZvNk8
MAHLER’S RESURRECTION AT THE AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/music/aix-festival-opera.html (NYT)
CLASSICAL MIXTAPE
The full playlist
Tiffany
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2
Desmond
Augusta Holmès, La Nuit et l’Amour
Will
CPE Bach, Concerto for Harpsichord and Fortepiano
THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!
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