gcreptile 10,814 Posted August 8 Philipp Glass is spending the summer in Nova Scotia, still looking robust: https://slippedisc.com/2024/08/composers-in-summer-1-philip-glass/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,814 Posted August 27 British composer and longtime music teacher at Cambridge Alexander Goehr, dead at 92: https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/27/alexander-goehr-death-composer-whose-influence-on-20th-century-british-music-cannot-be-underestimated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 221 Posted September 10 On 01/12/2023 at 09:50, gcreptile said: Blomstedt has had to cancel a concert for health reasons: https://theviolinchannel.com/herbert-blomstedt-withdraws-from-bamberger-symphoniker-appearances-citing-ill-health/ Just looked up how he was doing, but he has concerts planned until june next year. Here you can see him enjoying an aubade for his 97th birthday. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 753 Posted September 10 On 23/01/2023 at 06:38, I.R.Baboon said: Surprised nobody has mentioned Herbert Blomstedt (95) before here, the oldest (professional) conductor still performing. That title actually belongs to Cao Peng (1925). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 364 Posted September 29 Great composer of Kazakhstan: Adil Bestybayev died at the age of 65 Particularly famous works include Voice of Asia, the symphony Idee Fixe, the symphony Sopcert on the monogram B.Es.T, Great Moghul, and the symphony Idee Fixe. His latest major works are the ballet "Baiterek" (premiere - December 2010, Astana), symphony "Sacrifice of Tengri" (Almaty, Astana, 2009). almaty.tv, orda.kz https://youtu.be/Pz89uyNhc9s?si=Fq5_sRyMGtDaGeiT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 231 Posted Thursday at 03:30 Adam Abeshouse, 3 time Grammy Winner, enjoys a final concert in his honor. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
