This is not just an umbrella it’s centuries of craftsmanship unfolding by hand
This beautiful piece is a traditional Chinese oil-paper umbrella a classic invention that combines practical engineering with refined artistry
Crafted using finely split bamboo ribs and a canopy made from specialized paper, each umbrella reflects generations of traditional techniques
A Czech fairytale told through music 🎶✨ The Golden Spinning-Wheel is one of Dvořák's most vivid symphonic poems, here conducted by Jakub Hrůša and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Now streaming in the Digital Concert Hall: https://t.co/ZCJeSXZyon
A majestic and explosive live performance of the masterpiece chorus "O Fortuna" (from the cantata Carmina Burana), composed by Carl Orff. The work is flawlessly rendered through the sublime collaboration between the renowned Arnold Schoenberg Chor and the Wiener KammerOrchester. Under the masterful baton of conductor Francisco Navarro Lara, it delivers a deeply emotional and magnificent classical music experience.
🩰a dancer performing as Odette in a production of Swan Lake.Dancer Identity: While often mistaken for others due to the iconic pose and costume, the dancer is Maria Khoreva from the Mariinsky Theater.
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swan 🦢 @leka.spb.ballet
🌷Timeless elegance meets vibrant spring splendor
a breathtaking sea of tulips framing this majestic palace in perfect harmony🌷🏛️🌷🏰
#Tulips#郁金香#Majesticpalace
On Tuesday, @TheSixteen & @BrittenSinfonia gave the UK premiere of MacMillan’s ‘Angels Unawares’, setting texts by the late Robert Willis, former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, and filled with angelic encounters and expressions of fear and hope.
Read more: https://t.co/mwfPk7iBNV
My music day ends with Dmitri Shostakovich playing the delicious 2nd Movement of his Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major.
André Cluytens conducts the
Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française.
Enjoy and much love ❤️
Goodnight, everyone.
Nos da.
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We are very grateful to @JuliaRTrust for their generosity in supporting our work with a £90,000 grant, recognising our role in helping the UK Early Music sector to flourish, preserving and sharing our musical heritage.
Read more on Continuo Connect 👉 https://t.co/CNOZeL6f0E
Happy birthday to Cecilia Bartoli, whose sumptuous mezzo brings a vibrant energy and vocal refinement to the opera stage. Let's celebrate with a moment of high spirits earlier this year with her long-time friend @PlacidoDomingo at Opéra Monte-Carlo where the Italian singer is director. "Granada" with castanets at the Valentine's Day recital "Cecilia e Plácido", 14.2.2026. Buon compleanno, tanti auguri!
Morning!! Join us for midweek musical joy @BBCRadio3 9.30. Zadok the Priest to start, one of Elizabeth II’s favourite pieces, Faure’s Cantique de Jean Racine & in the Playlister: Debussy’s L’isle Joyeuse, inspired by Watteau’s painting Embarkation for Cythera 🎹🎶❤️
Composed for the 90th German Catholics Days in Berlin in May 1990 – the first held following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Come hear Arvo Pärt's Berliner Messe as part of London Concord Singers 60th anniversary concert with Gerard Lim & Hilary Punnett :
https://t.co/e2p6Kp1Sz3
Georges Bizet died on this day in 1875. Universally remembered for Carmen, what else did he compose? Dive deeper (for pearls?) in our top ten playlist:
https://t.co/w4WF1xMqJ2
Lang Lang the greatest classical pianist in the world walked up to emilio piano and asked him to play rush E, one of the hardest pieces ever.
What happened next... I can't believe it🔥🔥🔥