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The Guardian
3 days ago
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- The Guardian
TV tonight: a sweeping night at the Proms with Dvořák
8pm, BBC FourThe Proms are in full swing, kicking the weekend off with a 'musical postcard from America'. The night starts with the European premiere of Adolphus Hailstork's An American Port of Call, followed by Jennifer Higdon's Blue Cathedral and Arturo Márquez's Concierto de Otoño. It ends in grand, sweeping style with Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'From the New World'. Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with trumpeter Pacho Flores. Hollie Richardson 9pm, BBC OneMore unapologetic sitcom silliness – and unspeakably bad scouse accents – as the Jessops accompany Sue (Alison Steadman) to Liverpool. Between a stakeout at an elderly woman's house and a trip to Sue's childhood home (now a chicken shop), there's far too much going on. But, really, that's just all part of the fun. Hannah J Davies 9pm, ITV1'True crime' and 'sensitive' aren't words that often go together – and yet this Lily-Gladstone-led series, which also stars Riley Keough, pulls it off. As it continues, we learn more about how Reena fell in with the wrong crowd in the lead-up to her death, and – via flashbacks – how her parents, Manjit and Suman, first met. HJD 9pm, Channel 4This chaotic words-and-numbers game continues to offer a showcase for an endlessly rotating cast of comics. We're in series 28 now and, as ever, Jimmy Carr is your smirking master of ceremonies. The guests include Joe Wilkinson, Alex Brooker, Judi Love and, in his Brian Butterfield alter ego, Peter Serafinowicz. Phil Harrison 9pm, Sky ComedyWe've reached the penultimate episode – and this is Carrie's most nauseating relationship yet: the English downstairs neighbour writing a novel about Margaret Thatcher. She also won't stop narrating the show with the awful prose from her own period drama book. Anyway, what moments will make this the biggest TV-show-we-love-to-hate-watch this week? HR 9pm, U&DramaWhen an infamous food critic comes to town, restaurateur turned private detective Pearl (Kerry Godliman) hopes for a top review. It's a shame, then, that her next case is the murder of said critic – who has been poisoned while dining at her gaff. But that's not the only problem she's having to juggle: her boyfriend Tom (Robert Webb) is about to propose. HR Radio Days (Woody Allen, 1987), 11.10pm, Talking Pictures TV Moral panics over technology aren't anything new: radio is the youth-corrupting influence in Woody Allen's chirpy comedy, filling the head of young Joe (Seth Green) with revved-up superhero fantasies. But that's only one aspect of its communal power here: a string of vignettes unites Joe's eccentric Jewish family with radio personalities in 30s and 40s Rockaway Beach. Allen narrates as the older Joe, while Dianne Wiest as Joe's lovelorn aunt Bea and Mia Farrow as an aspiring announcer deliver standout performances. Phil Hoad Championship football: Birmingham v Ipswich, 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event The second tier gets under way from St Andrews.
South China Morning Post
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Pianist Bruce Liu joins Asian Modern Symphony Orchestra's debut in Hong Kong
The high point of the August 1 concert by the newly formed Asian Modern Symphony Orchestra turned out to be neither particularly symphonic nor modern. Deep into the second half of the Hong Kong concert, principal violin Gyoon Kim intoned the slowly paced, melancholy motif that opens the second movement (Andante non troppo) of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto no 2 in G major. The tentative phrasing – which might have been deliberate – gave the solo section a diaphanous quality. Principal cello Joonho Shim then responded with rhythmically less imaginative, yet unerringly paced, versions of the same melody. In keeping with his unassuming manner, guest star Bruce Liu added the piano to this ethereal interplay with great tact and discreetly filled out the texture with subdued dynamics and an impeccable sense of colour. Right at the heart of one of the most virtuosic pieces in the piano repertoire, Tchaikovsky folded in a chamber trio of only average technical difficulty but extraordinary emotional impact. And it felt as if the three musicians were discovering Tchaikovsky's conceit before our very eyes. Canadian-Chinese pianist Bruce Liu performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 2 during the premiere concert by the Asian Modern Symphony Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Photo: Kevin Ku
New York Times
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Roger Norrington, Iconoclastic British Conductor, Dies at 91
Roger Norrington, the English conductor who became a star of the historically informed performance movement by provocatively applying scholarly research about tempos and tone production to a broad expanse of the symphonic repertoire, from Beethoven to Mahler and even the modernist Stravinsky, died on Friday at his home outside of Exeter, England. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his friend and musical colleague Evans Mirageas, who is the artistic director of the Cincinnati Opera. Mr. Norrington was known for his brisk, lively and often audacious performances of Handel, Mozart and Haydn before he turned his attention to Beethoven and Berlioz; after that, he forged deeper into the 19th and early 20th centuries. He led both period-instrument and modern orchestras, using the same interpretive principles, and though some of his performances drew criticism for their brash iconoclasm, many listeners regarded them as insightful and refreshingly original. Lanky, bespectacled, bearded and balding, Mr. Norrington projected both affability and authority, and he loved making the case for his ideas — not only in interviews but also in seemingly off-the-cuff comments at his concerts. He often cited centuries-old treatises as well as his delight in the 'pure' sound, as he put it, of strings playing without vibrato. He once famously referred to vibrato as 'a modern drug.' Toward the end of his career, he preferred to conduct while seated, usually on a high swivel chair that allowed him to turn to the audience to smile conspiratorially at a light moment within the music, and even to encourage applause. He was known to tell audiences that they could applaud between the movements of a symphony or a concerto, a common practice in the 18th and 19th centuries that is frowned on today. He reveled in being provocative. In a 2021 interview with The Telegraph, he referred to his 2007 recording of Mahler's Second Symphony as his 'last hand grenade.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
News.com.au
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Metal lords Parkway Drive deliver triumphant symphony gig at unlikely venue
Ladies in evening gowns and gentlemen in black suits is a regular occurrence at the Sydney Opera House. But it is rare to see headbanging in sync and the 'horns' being thrown by a black tie-clad audience in the hallowed concert hall. Australian metalcore heroes Parkway Drive staged their once-in-a-lifetime Home concert with a full symphony orchestra and choir on Monday to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The 'screamo meets strings' concept sounded ambitious on paper, with the band following in the footsteps of heavy metal legends Metallica who joined forces with the San Francisco Symphony for their S & M live album in 1999. How would a sold-out crowd more accustomed to moshpits and death circles cope with a seated concert where the heavy hits they had screamed along to for two decades were reimagined with swelling strings, blasts of horns and the percussive force of three drummers? The band and the audience declared it a triumph by the end of a two act concert which redefined the powerful musicality of the Byron Bay mosh masters. Expectations were high when the five Parkway members – Winston McCall, Jeff Ling, Luke Kilpatrick, Ben Gordon, and Jai O'Connor – took the stage. Many in the audience had entered the 'Best Dressed' competition in the lobby before taking their seats where the stage was set with a stunning native floral arrangement. After an orchestral Welcome to Country, the Parkway members – also suited, with McCall sporting Gucci loafers – strode onto the stage and cranked into gear with their new 'bandmates'. McCall's vocal shredding was at first lost in the wash of a 'band' even louder than his metal-riffing mates, but he soon found his voice in the mix. With the assistance of music director and arranger Joel Farland, they wisely chose songs from their extensive catalogue to present in this new form from festival setlist faves including Glitch and Carrion to darkly melodic offerings The Colour of Leaving and Darker Still. The concert sounded like the soundtrack to a horror thriller yet to be made, although it was filmed for a forthcoming documentary film Home to be released later this year. The orchestra members looked to be having as much fun as the band, with several players headbanging as vigorously as the audience during the performance. For a beaming McCall, who on occasion appeared moved to tears by the experience, the concert was a dream come true. He told the adoring crowd, some of whom had travelled from America and Europe for the concert, it was a lofty ambition the metal frontman didn't dare to hope a band like Parkway Drive could realise. 'This is a dream come true, (even though) you don't openly dream of things like this,' he told the fans to huge cheers. 'Anyone who has wanted to sing at the Opera House, this is your shot. And I've just got to say, you guys look f***ing incredible tonight, thank you!' Special guests included First Nations artists Matthew Doyle, Brock Tutt, Josh Sly and rapper Nooky and punk vocalist Hevenshe (Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive).
News.com.au
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Metal lords Parkway Drive perform with an orchestra at Sydney Opera House
Global metal lords Parkway Drive return home to perform once-in-a-lifetime concert with a symphony orchestra and choir at Sydney Opera House on June 9, 2025.
