Events Archives an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:37:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Someone Else’s Music: Opera and the British Alexandra Wilson https://interlude.hk/someone-elses-music-opera-and-the-british-alexandra-wilson/ https://interlude.hk/someone-elses-music-opera-and-the-british-alexandra-wilson/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:20:15 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142901 In the UK, classical music, and opera in particular, is seen as “the most elitist” of all the arts. Myths and perceptions surrounding opera – that it is expensive, intellectual, foreign, requires dressing up in formal clothes to attend, and

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]]> https://interlude.hk/someone-elses-music-opera-and-the-british-alexandra-wilson/feed/ 0 The Opera with the Body Count: GNO’s Tosca https://interlude.hk/the-opera-with-the-body-count-gnos-tosca/ https://interlude.hk/the-opera-with-the-body-count-gnos-tosca/#respond Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:10:43 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142844 As an homage to their long-time designer Nikos S. Petropoulos, Greek National Opera staged a revival of his 1998 Tosca. Set in 1944 Rome, the opera opened as if it were a film, with the opening credits running on a

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-opera-with-the-body-count-gnos-tosca/feed/ 0 Krystian Zimerman in Tokyo – Preludes & Co https://interlude.hk/krystian-zimerman-in-tokyo-preludes-co/ https://interlude.hk/krystian-zimerman-in-tokyo-preludes-co/#respond Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:33:33 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142808 It has become increasingly rare to hear Krystian Zimerman live – and to listen to him in person is always something to remember. This winter in Japan, Zimerman ventured into a rather experimental programme, featuring Schubert Impromptus Op. 90, Debussy

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]]> https://interlude.hk/krystian-zimerman-in-tokyo-preludes-co/feed/ 0 A Rare Spotlight on the Right Hand ALL RIGHT for piano right-hand https://interlude.hk/a-rare-spotlight-on-the-right-hand-all-right-for-piano-right-hand/ https://interlude.hk/a-rare-spotlight-on-the-right-hand-all-right-for-piano-right-hand/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:42:53 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142629 Nine Piano Pieces for the Right Hand Alone for advanced pianists by Béla Hartmann In piano literature, works for the left hand alone have a more familiar history—often born of necessity after injury. Paul Wittgenstein, for example, famously commissioned left-hand

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]]> https://interlude.hk/a-rare-spotlight-on-the-right-hand-all-right-for-piano-right-hand/feed/ 1 The Monkey King’s Dream of Power https://interlude.hk/the-monkey-kings-dream-of-power/ https://interlude.hk/the-monkey-kings-dream-of-power/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:47:11 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142340 November 14 saw a world premiere at San Francisco Opera: Huang Ruo’s The Monkey King, with a libretto by David Henry Hwang, based on Journey to the West, 16th-century multi-volume epic attributed to Wu Cheng’en. Running through November 30, with

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-monkey-kings-dream-of-power/feed/ 0 2025 International Opera Awards Between Ceremony and Contemporary Urgency https://interlude.hk/2025-international-opera-awards-between-ceremony-and-contemporary-urgency/ https://interlude.hk/2025-international-opera-awards-between-ceremony-and-contemporary-urgency/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:55:07 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142189 Award shows have long perfected the art of preaching to the converted. Year after year, they gather the most devoted insiders to celebrate their achievements, affirm shared values, and rehearse familiar narratives about excellence, innovation, or social responsibility. The result

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]]> https://interlude.hk/2025-international-opera-awards-between-ceremony-and-contemporary-urgency/feed/ 0 The Wide World of Opera: The International Opera Awards 2025 https://interlude.hk/the-wide-world-of-opera-the-international-opera-awards-2025/ https://interlude.hk/the-wide-world-of-opera-the-international-opera-awards-2025/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:06:24 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142156 Greek National Opera, housed at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, was host to the 2025 International Opera Awards in November. What was wonderful was its overview of the entire world of opera – not only in Europe but also

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-wide-world-of-opera-the-international-opera-awards-2025/feed/ 0 Ping Pong Gintonería Presents The Odyssey, Book VIII on November 27th — A Solo Violin Recital by Abylay Nurlybek https://interlude.hk/ping-pong-gintoneria-presents-the-odyssey-book-viii-on-november-27th-a-solo-violin-recital-by-abylay-nurlybek/ https://interlude.hk/ping-pong-gintoneria-presents-the-odyssey-book-viii-on-november-27th-a-solo-violin-recital-by-abylay-nurlybek/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:13:03 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141863 Ping Pong Gintonería welcomes violinist Abylay Nurlybek for The Odyssey, Book VIII, a solo recital taking place on November 27th, that brings Homer’s timeless epic into dialogue with music. Abylay Nurlybek is an award winning musician whose training spans the

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]]> https://interlude.hk/ping-pong-gintoneria-presents-the-odyssey-book-viii-on-november-27th-a-solo-violin-recital-by-abylay-nurlybek/feed/ 0 Consumed by Jealousy: GNO’s La Gioconda https://interlude.hk/consumed-by-jealousy-gnos-la-gioconda/ https://interlude.hk/consumed-by-jealousy-gnos-la-gioconda/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:19:11 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141761 Created as a three-part collaboration between the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Royal Opera House in London, and Greek National Opera, director Oliver Mears moves the setting from the unknowable past to the current day. The costumes, by Annemarie Woods, are

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]]> https://interlude.hk/consumed-by-jealousy-gnos-la-gioconda/feed/ 0 Petroc Trelawny’s Classical Music Puzzle Book https://interlude.hk/petroc-trelawnys-classical-music-puzzle-book/ https://interlude.hk/petroc-trelawnys-classical-music-puzzle-book/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:58:42 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141267 Can you tell your Wagner from your Wallen? Or your Schubert from your Seeger? Test your classical music general knowledge and your powers of puzzle-solving alongside fascinating insights into the lives and works of the great composers, living and dead,

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