Michael Robinson’s cool raga-riff on Lenny’s hit tune.

 

In the latest round of Culture Recovery Fund grants – carefully buried at the weekend, Groves Artists Ltd – managers of Sir Mark Elder, Graham Vick and Mark Wigglesworth – is to receive £50,000.

That’s in addition to Intermusica and IMG Artists.

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Other grants:
Kings Place London – £562,000
Britten Sinfonia, Cambridge – £197,810
Paraorchestra, Bristol – £156,000
Military Wives Choir, London – £92,057
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, – £50,000;

Berkshire Maestros, Reading – £783,746 will ensure Berkshire Maestros can continue to deliver music lessons and projects for as many young people as possible across the county through a mixture of online and face-to-face teaching.

Future DJs, Knutsford – £175,000 will enable Future DJs to build on its existing work with schools and introduce virtual classrooms to work with music teachers to build in-school remote teaching programmes and run artist masterclasses.

A message from Mark Volpe, President and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, BSO Music Director; and Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Conductor:

It is with great disappointment that we inform you the BSO and Boston Pops will not be performing for live audiences through April as a result of COVID-19-related restrictions. We deeply regret having to cancel the 2020 Holiday Pops series in December and the remaining 2020-21 BSO season through the winter and spring months. Though this news likely doesn’t come as a surprise — since the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all our personal and professional lives — it is still a major loss for the organization and everyone who appreciates and cherishes the BSO and Boston Pops.

One bright silver lining that has resulted from this challenging period has been the creation of a new library of audio and video material, helping millions in the music community of Boston and around the world get through this difficult time and the forced hiatus from the live concert experience. And while we eagerly await the end of that hiatus, we are also excited to be announcing a series of newly created online performances later this month; we feel great inspiration to continue creating new virtual offerings and look forward to sharing the full details of those performances with you soon.

 

Who knew?

These are unreleased live recordings, courtesy of Mikhail Kaykov.

 

The Russian-Austrian pianist Anastasia Huppmann, 32, was to have made her US debut this year.

She can clearly play.

So why the necrophile trappings?