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Susan’s Bookshelves: The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable

Anna Maria della Pieta (1696-1782) was a famous Italian violinist for most of the eighteenth century. Probably the child of a sex worker, she grew up in, and remained at, Ospedale della Pieta, the famous Venetian orphanage where Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was her teacher. And that is the starting point for Harriet Constable’s debut novel […]

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Classical music reviews September 8, 2024

Prom 65 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 65 Messiah George Frideric Handel, arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Academy of St Martins in the Fields Phiharmonia...
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Prom 56 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 56, 01 September 2024 BBC Singers Orwain Park Berlin Philharmoniker Kirill Petrenko BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall. Thank...
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Prom 50, 28 August 2024 Czech Philharmonic Prague Philharmonic Choir Jakub Hrusa   The Czech Phiharmonic is one of...
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The Marriage of Figaro (Susan Elkin reviews)

Le Nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arcola Theatre Ensemble OrQuesta Company and HPO Ensemble  Part of the annual...
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Prom 46, 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom 46 Royal College of Music Chamber Choir (Upper voices) Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra Sibelius Academy  Symphony...
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Prom 42 (Lucas Elkin reviews)

Prom 42, Wednesday 21 August 2024 Beethoven’s Ninth by heart Jane Mitchell (Concept/Scriptwriter) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 9...
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