COSTA Pilavachi, described as one of the most influential figures in the world of classical music, has joined the board of directors of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO).
Costa Pilavachi began his career in the recording industry as Vice-President, Artist and Repertoire of the Dutch-based Philips Classics label, 1989-1997, and went on to serve as Global President of three classical labels, Philips Classics, Decca Music Group and EMI Classics between 1997 and 2009.
In 2010 he was appointed Senior Vice-President, Classical Artist and Repertoire of Universal Music Group, overseeing the artistic direction of the Deutsche Grammophon and Decca labels worldwide.
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He said: "I am thrilled at the invitation to join the Board of the RSNO, an orchestra which I have known and admired for many decades, thanks, in part, to its wonderful recorded legacy from the Sir Alexander Gibson era."
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A COMPLETE early symphony written and then abandoned by Michael Tippett will be heard for the first time in over eighty years when it is performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra next year.
Although the Symphony in B-flat received at least five performances in the 1930s, the composer made no attempts to have it published or performed, preferring instead to call his 1945 symphony his First.
The B-flat symphony was composed in 1933.
The BBC SSO’s performance on Thursday 1 February 2018 at the City Halls in Glasgow, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, has been prepared using a recently discovered manuscript score and incorporates Tippett’s final set of revisions to the piece - never previously performed – allowing for the symphony to be heard as its composer intended. It will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
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THE National Museums Scotland has confirmed its exhibitions programme for 2018.
The programme will range from pop music to poppies, wildlife photography to glass.
Two major shows headline the 2018 programme; the first displaying the very best wildlife photography from around the world and the second telling the story of Scottish pop music from the 1950s to the present day.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year presents 100 photographs exploring the "beauty, diversity and fragility of life on Earth."
On loan from the Natural History Museum in London, it features photographs displayed on large-format, backlit panels.
Rip it Up: The Story of Scottish Pop is the first major exhibition ever mounted on this topic of Scottish rock and pop.
The exhibition will feature instruments, costumes and clothing, memorabilia, props, photographs and music as well as interviews and archive footage collated in partnership with BBC Scotland.
Among the range of artists and bands featured in the exhibition will be Lonnie Donegan, Gerry Rafferty, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Lulu, The Rezillos, Midge Ure, Simple Minds, Garbage, Franz Ferdinand and Young Fathers.
A three-part BBC TV series will accompany the show.
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