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Doctor Who goes to the Proms again (and again)Friday, 23 April 2010In their recommendations of the best of this year's BBC Proms, theartsdesk's music writers have been thunderously silent on the only event that will excite a certain section of the audience demographic. I refer, of course, to what will no doubt... Read more... |
Berlin Sounds: the not-so-new BohemiaWednesday, 21 April 2010
“I'm moving to Berlin.” In artistic circles and especially those that include electronic musicians, over the past few years such a threat has become so commonplace as to be cliché. It's not without reason, though. For one, despite gentrification,... Read more... |
Musical hands across the oceanTuesday, 20 April 2010The American Classical Orchestra is generously offering to lighten the gloom of Europeans trapped by the volcanic cloud in New York (although it's hardly the worst place for an enforced stopover). This Saturday the ACO performs the climactic concert... Read more... |
Brit has her first feature selected for CannesTuesday, 20 April 2010
Cheering news for Brits in Cannes (always assuming anyone is actually able to travel there this year). Originally rumoured to be in line for the Critics' Week, a young British filmmaker, Alicia Duffy, has now secured an even better berth: her first... Read more... |
Gorecki singer makes it despite volcanic ashSaturday, 17 April 2010Joanna Wos (left, no relation to Jonathan Ross) put in a stellar performance last night singing in Gorecki's Third Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall with the LPO, singing the part made famous on the million-selling recording by Dawn Upshaw. To... Read more... |
Nigel Kennedy greets theartsdeskSaturday, 17 April 2010Despite his "interesting" haircut and fondness for the undeleted expletive, violinist Nigel Kennedy is a man of exceptional taste and discernment. While recording his new jazz album Shhh! at Rockfield studios, he took time out to hail theartsdesk... Read more... |
nigel greetingFriday, 16 April 2010NK greets theartsdesk on the eve of his new album Shhh! Read more... |
Cannes Film Festival line-up unveiledThursday, 15 April 2010
New films by Mike Leigh, Stephen Frears and Sophie Fiennes figure in the line-up of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, which was announced at a press conference in Paris this morning. As expected, Leigh's Another Year will vie for the Palme d'Or, the... Read more... |
Ticciati soars in ScotlandWednesday, 14 April 2010
Britain's most exciting wunderkind conductor since Simon Rattle first emerged - and, no, I haven't forgotten Daniel Harding - has big plans for his first full season with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Robin Ticciati is one of the new-generation... Read more... |
Become a film producer for £10Monday, 12 April 2010Making movies has never been cheaper. Learning how to make them is another matter altogether. Film courses abound, but they invariably cost many times more than, say, Marc Price claims he spent on Colin, his £45 zombie flick. Mindful of this, the... Read more... |
Lost Films of World War TwoSaturday, 10 April 2010
From Monday 12 April, retro channel History is airing a 10-part series called WWII Lost Films. It will present the story of the Second World War from the viewpoints of 12 Americans involved in the war effort, using a newly restored stash of rare and... Read more... |
Wainwright's Prima Donna IS Anna RussellFriday, 09 April 2010Those of us who shied away from the Manchester world premiere of Rufus Wainwright's first opera, Prima Donna, last year are biting our nails about the first London performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre on Monday. Fond as we are of some masterly... Read more... |
