Wednesday, April 19, 2006
NYO Blog
Hello Again! Just thought I'd update everybody as I have an elusive 'free day' on the NYO Easter Course. We performed last night in the Barbican under Gianandrea Noseda, in a concert full of energy and passion. Playing Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind (with the incredible soloist Alexander Korsantya) and Berlioz's ever popular Symphonie Fantastique to a packed audience was a fantastic experience, especially the Stravinsky which demands a lot of chamber music-like playing in mind-boggling time signatures!! Noseda is undoubtedly an amazing conductor - he really gets the best out of the orchestra, and is a true Italian 'maestro'!
I'm also keeping up practise for the Tomasi Concerto in the BBC Competition, and if anybody would like to watch bits of the competition on T.V., here are the complete listings below
Sat 13th May, 17:20, BBC2 - Nicola Benedetti documentary
Sat 13th May, 19:15, BBC4 - Young Musician Quarter Finals
Mon 15th May, 21:00, BBC4 - Piano and Percussion Semi Finals
Tues 16th May, 21:00, BBC4 - Brass and Woodwind Semi Finals
Wed 17th May, 21:00, BBC4 - String Semi Finals plus 5 minutes on each finalist
Thurs 18th May, 21:00, BBC4 - The Finalists - 90 min programme showing full semi final performances of all five finalists
Sat 20th May, 17:00, BBC2 - 170 mins of finals - "live" transmission
Sun 21st May, 21:00 - Eurovision Young Musician 2006
In preparation for this, I'm having a lesson on Friday with Andrew Everton, my previous teacher at home who is co-principal in the BBC NOW. Having not played to Andy for 4 years, it will be a great experience to once again benefit from his excellent input.
Well, best go, as I have a mountain of French and English prep to complete before the end of the Easter break! If anyone has any questions, comments or queries, feel free to post them on the message board on the site, and I'll try and get back to you asap.
Posted by Huw Morgan
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