Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska is the new Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and this is her BBC Proms debut conducting Sibelius, Weinberg and Tchaikovsky. Dalia has had an amazing couple of years giving debuts with many of Europe's best orchestras. One to watch...
Tuesday 6 August - 7.30 pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/edfbc8
Baroque composer Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's Violin Sonata in D minor played by The English Concert is tomorrow, Monday 5 August at Cadogan Hall at 1 pm. Jacquet de la Guerre was an extraordinary composer whose music ought to be better known and much more widely heard today, as you will agree if you listen to this wonderful piece.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e95qwh
World premiere of Midnight Sun Variations by Outi Tarkiainen - BBC Proms - Sunday 4 August 7.30 pm
A celebration of the Arctic summer night, birth, new life by the Finnish composer.
BBC Philharmonic conducted by John Storgårds
BBC co-commission with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e34mzc
The wonderful award winning 'queen of African music' makes her Proms debut tonight. Unmissable. Also a link to her interview on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour yesterday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/eqz3v2
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This week:
Exploring the music of Germaine Tailleferre and Les Six.
Fun With Florence, the monthly feature on the incredible life, music and legacy of Florence Price.
Celebrating Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata turning 100 with a very exciting brand new release from Marina Thibeault.
All this and lots more!
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-28th-july-2019/
A Celebration of Barbara Strozzi, one of the 17th century's greatest composers. Mariana Flores and Cappella Mediterranea directed by Leonardo García Alarcón. BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall, 29 July, 1 pm.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/exd2rz
Classical music is overwhelmingly white and male. My orchestra shows that can change - Chi-chi Nwanoku
Another great article draws attention to the lack of diversity in classical music and offers up some solutions.
Another composer I can highly recommend, Jennifer Walshe is performing at Proms At...Battersea Arts Centre tomorrow at 3 pm.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e6hj6q
I don't know the other names and the Proms web site is not forthcoming with much detail about this concert, so apologies to any other women composers I should be mentioning for this event. Let me know if I've missed you out and I'll post a listen again link.
Lera Auerbach's riveting tone poem Icarus is performed by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain tomorrow night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ef3v9r
Emily Doolittle's latest article for New Music Box is a deeply thoughtful investigation into issues around gender balance in concert programming. Highly recommended read.
https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/why-yes-i-do-want-my-music-performed/