Edinburgh Festival. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, review
First established in its current form in 2004, the Edinburgh Art Festival carries on a grand old traditional of staging art at the Edinburgh Festival which stretches all the way...
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Hannes Minnaar: Beethoven Piano Concertos CD review – buoyant, joyful and brimming with energy
“every single performance by this pianist is out of the top drawer” ” Gramophone, January 2014 Young Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar now has a complete set of Beethoven concerto discs to...
Wonderstruck’s Todd Haynes: I find movies rely upon dialogue too much and lose the visual language
The director of ‘Wonderstruck’ has just won the Pardo d’Onore Manor, an honour celebrating his lifetime of cinematic mastery at the Locarno Film Festival. Todd Haynes’s new film Wonderstruck starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams is an ode to...
Sviatoslav Richter: The Man Who Never Rested Upon His Laurels
It is 20 years this month since Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), the greatest pianist of XX century, died, aged 82. “It was in Carnegie Hall and Sviatoslav Richter was playing the piano. The...
The Great Henri Matisse in London
From 5 August to 12 November 2017, in the Studio at Royal Academy of Arts is open an exhibition of the works of the famous French artist-expressionist Henri Matisse (1869-1954),...
‘SWAN LAKE’. ‘DON QUIXOTE’ AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE. LONDON
At the beginning of the lakeside scene in the Mariinsky Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, tiny mechanical swans stagger jerkily across a painted backdrop. But the second these stage toys are...
Visit Tolstoy’s home to learn how to write like Jane Austen
Leo Tolstoy’s Yasnaya Polyana estate museum in the Tula Region (120 miles south of Moscow) will host the second British Literature Today seminar on July 12-15. Six authors from the U.K. will headline...
THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with the company’s sparkling production of Petipa and Gorsky’s exuberant classic, Don Quixote. Set in romantic Spain, the plot unfolds as the love...
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Positioning Illinois To Be Competitive In Emerging Industries: The Executives Club of Chicago
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2023 Phoenix Titan 100 awards celebration in Phoenix, Arizona
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“Keep your confidence up and know that if you work hard you can achieve your goals and more”
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Chicago Major Projects Update, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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“A Vegetable for a Good Laugh”: Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, celebrates its 90th anniversary
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Shepley Bulfinch creatively adapts historic university buildings to modern requirements
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Chicago Life Sciences Summit in Chicago, Illinois
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“Cautious optimism”: REjournals’ 20th Annual Industrial Real Estate Summit in Illinois, USA
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Celebration of Independence Day in the United States with time-honored and beloved traditions
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Happiness is a natural component of children’s outdoor activities. Happiness is an integral part of health.
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Long Work days May Be Bad for Your Heart
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Should We Be Buying Iodized Salt?
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Euro zone business growth solid in July – PMI
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
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Time is running out for seniors to get a lifetime pass to US national parks for just $10
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The world’s best airline has been announced for 2017
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Researchers Discover How To Enhance Memories During Sleep… By Triggering Brain Waves
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Artist Hugo Wilson on Myths, Human Nature, and Why Painting Matters.
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Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs
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Specialized Foster Care Open House
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Everywhere I look in my home makes me happy: Tales of the unexpected
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A City of the Future, Digital Dreamin Toronto
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Citizens in Atlanta saw art as a great refining influence upon people: Art in Atlanta at the period of its height (1930s – early 1940s)
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New Living Expo April 27-29 San Mateo – A New Era of Awareness
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In my overstressed life getting ill meant a rest
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Human mind is built for maintaining social relationships
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Fine-Tune Your Mood With Color
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Roxboro family shares miracle, challenges after birth of quads
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Ludwig Van Beethoven: his music inspires and gives wings
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Why Saying Is Believing — The Science Of Self-Talk