103: Amateur Hour

This week, we start out with a rousing round of Two Truths and a Lie and then we move on to our three topics:NEWSStephen Hough awarded knighthood in honor of Queen’s Birthday (Grammaphone)Villa Verdi put up for sale (The Guardian)Klaus Mäkelä named 8th principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra (Concertgebouw) McGill Conservatory to close (CBC)Richard Taruskin dies (NYT) Rimsky-Korsakov house goes up in flames (Classic FM)MAKING A VIOLIN WITH MINIMAL HAND TOOLSasmr only: https://youtu.be/xtD8GL9iFW8 voiceover: https://youtu.be/B9q9jJZvNk8 MAHLER’S RESURRECTION AT THE AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVALhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/music/aix-festival-opera.html (NYT)CLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistTiffanyProkofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2DesmondAugusta Holmès, La Nuit et l’AmourWillCPE Bach, Concerto for Harpsichord and FortepianoTHINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” You can reach us at [email protected] and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram