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UNCOVERED: Franz liszt | History Defined

Under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra celebrated the birthday of HM Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana recently at the Thailand Cultural Centre, once again generously supported by B.Grimm and directed most expertly by resident conductor Dr Vanich Potavanich.

Bangkok Post

Imagine a world without Wagner … it’s not easy, but let’s try

As the Bayreuth festival turns 150, we look at the composer’s huge and enduring influence, and wonder what might have happened to classical music in his absence?

The Guardian - UK

RBSO to stage 'Melody For The Queen'

The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya presents "Melody For The Queen", an evening of orchestral brilliance and virtuosic piano performance in the Main Hall of Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on July 3 at 7.30pm.

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Lisztomania: why did women go gaga for 19th century pianist Franz Liszt?

In 1844, Berlin was struck by a cultural fever critics labelled Lisztomania.

The Conversation

Meet the composer who claimed her music channelled the spirits of classical music icons

One of the most controversial figures in music of the 20th century is Rosemary Brown, who died in 2001 at age 85. She was a British composer who claimed she had contact with the spirits of a number of high-profile composers of western classical music.

The Conversation

When a child prodigy composer matured into a noblewoman, her legacy got complicated

Delphine von Schauroth (1813–1887) was spectacularly famous in the early 19th century.

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Throwing things on stage is bad concert etiquette – but it's also not a new trend

The recent spate of incidents where objects have been thrown at musicians by people who paid to see them perform has generated comment, consternation and condemnation on media both mainstream and social.

The Conversation

Kenneth Hamilton Plays Liszt, Volume 2: Salon and Stage review – classics reworked for piano with tremendous verve

Pianistic flair and technical brilliance are the hallmarks of this winning record, in which Hamilton delivers Liszt’s transcriptions of works by Schubert, Wagner and others

The Guardian - UK

Where you can (and can’t) watch 8 of Julian Sands’ most notable movie roles

Julian Sands, whose remains were found Saturday and identified this week five months after he went missing while hiking near Mount Baldy in Southern California, emerged in the 1980s with a cohort of other actors who rode a British cinematic rebirth to Hollywood stardom. Those peers and sometime co-stars included…

Los Angeles Times

Classical home listening: The Hibernian Muse; Mariam Batsashvili’s Romantic Piano Masters

The Irish Baroque Orchestra enjoy forgotten music by Cousser and Purcell, while Liszt dominates on Mariam Batsashvili’s outstanding second album

The Guardian - UK

Top talent at Newcastle Music Festival

Tamara-Anna Cislowska plays first show on July 29

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