Tag: Isata Kanneh-Mason
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Monday Link Round Up: November 15, 2021
News and music to start your week! Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s birthday was honored with a Google Doodle! November 14 marked the 216th birthday of the composer, pictured above. In case you missed it, you can see the animated doodle here. NPR interviewed Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason – sibling superstars of the classical music world. The…
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Monday Link Round Up: August 12, 2019
News and music to start your week! Many throughout the classical music community celebrated Cecile Chaminade’s birthday last Thursday! WQXR in New York City republished a video of pianist Joanne Polk performing some of Chaminade’s works. And here is Chaminade’s Concertstück for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 40, as performed by Rosario Marciano, piano, with the…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 29, 2019
News and music to start your week! WQXR often posts listicles of note – this week they shared again their list of 12 Romantic Composers Not Named ‘Liszt’ or ‘Brahms’. Included are: Louise Farrenc, Clara Schumann, Augusta Holmès, Teresa Carreño, Cecile Chaminade, and Dora Pejačević. Last week we shared our findings in the 2019-2020 concert season…