Humans of Classical Music

Classical music recommendations from musicians, actors, comedians and podcasters from around the world. A new video every Thursday. Produced by @alterclassical.

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10 female classical composers plus a recommendation for a piece of music by each.

THREAD 👇👇

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Calendar inspo for the next few weeks:

🛌 Lying down piano and cello concert experiences
🎁 The UK stage premiere of a long-lost baroque opera
🩰 The Rite of Spring with choreography

& more!

https://t.co/LqQsea8b7Q

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.@alterclassical has opened a musical bookshop on @bookshop_org_UK, with books about cellists, violin makers, composers, church organists and music students.

Buying here supports @alterclassical and also independent bookshops in the UK.

https://t.co/8uzd7lIwp3

#musicalfiction

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Lots of fun stuff in the next week 🙌

Mon 19th June ~ a live recording of This Classical Life @yourallypally

Sat 24th June ~ UN / CONSCIOUS INFLUENCE @lsostlukes. Music by Julius Eastman for chamber ensemble & dancer.

More recommendations here:

https://t.co/bG2TvgGGtO

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Alternative classical concerts in June include:

🌼 A string quartet concert in a garden
🌲 An evening of music and activism
💃 A performance for chamber ensemble & dancer

More recommendations:
https://t.co/6qS9X853tj

#classicalmusic #classicalconcert #ukmusic

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UN / CONSCIOUS INFLUENCE

ft rare works from Julius Eastman, Dominique le Gendre and a brand-new piece by Des Oliver

Sat 24 June @lsostlukes:

https://t.co/0BMtyuDcGs

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Live performances of music by female composers. A thread 👇👇

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Tonight @southbankcentre: an orchestral concert with light show!

@philharmonia tickets this way 👇👇
https://t.co/yeqcj7GWsQ

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Find a classical performance near you on our Concerts Calendar:

https://t.co/bG2TvgGGtO

ft performances by @Paraorchestra, @JessGillamSax & @ErlandCooper

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A new opera composed and conducted by women opens this week on the main stage at the @RoyalOperaHouse.

Tickets from £6 are available for Innocence by Kaija Saariaho:

https://t.co/rOexmzLix5

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Looking for a new book? Find a musical fiction choice in the new @alterclassical bookshop, which includes novels about pianists, composers, violinists and opera singers.

https://t.co/8uzd7lIwp3

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Hear not one, not two, not three but FOUR world premieres on one night (🤯) this weekend @lsostlukes!

https://t.co/ECbmdKdplc

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"Love the bookshop initiative – great idea!"

Find a musical novel to get stuck into here:

https://t.co/mC4gXazS9b

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Feel sound course through your bones with @aulichmusic’s intense piece of music that exists at the edges of human experience.

Hear this and three other world premieres @lsostlukes next week.

https://t.co/8xeadQsPJG

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How did you first fall in love with classical music?

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There's a concert recommendation for almost every day in March on our calendar: https://t.co/bG2TvgHejm

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Musicians: sign up for this creative retreat including...

🤝 practical collaborative sessions
👟 reflective walks
🧘 guided meditations to explore your creative identity

More info: https://t.co/eXDVB045gY

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Find a live performance to go to using the new @alterclassical Concerts Calendar.

There's a fully improvised venture, a reworking of Bach's music with movement, and an immersive sound experience.

👉👉 https://t.co/H1LMSTiJua

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Alternative classical concerts over the next few months:

https://t.co/CUfxtl2D39

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New Channel 4 show from the makers of #GBBO coming next week. #ThePiano

https://t.co/ttymoaB7dZ

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Coming up in May: a workshop for able instrumentalists & singers who are keen to develop their creative skills.

No experience of improvisation is required, but you will need to be open to giving it a go!

https://t.co/Vp0cTsql1Q

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