This Is London 25 June 2020

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Photo: Nick Rutter.
LONDON MOZART PLAYERS LIVE
The London Mozart Players, the UK’s
longest established orchestra, has
become one of the first UK classical
ensembles to resume making music
together in ‘concert mode’ after the
easing of restrictions. To kick off their
three-concert series ‘LMP Live!’, the
orchestra performed a strings
programme at Westfield London to mark
the mall’s first day of trading since
March. The event was filmed and
performed under social distancing
guidelines, with the event streamed in
partnership with Classic FM – the UK’s
most popular classical music station.
The LMP musicians had not
performed together since 13 March, and
were delighted to be back together to
make music. Victoria Sayles, first violin
with LMP, said: ‘I am so excited, not just
to see my friends and my colleagues,
but to make music...amazing!’. Bryony
Gibson-Cornish, LMP violist
commented: ‘Even though we are
wearing masks we are going to be
smiling behind them!’. The programme
for the Westfield London concert
included music by Mozart, Elgar and
Tchaikovsky and future programmes
include ‘The Lark Ascending’ with soloist
Tasmin Little and Vivaldi’s ‘The Four
Seasons’ with soloist Jennifer Pike.
The one-hour live stream is one of
the biggest in Classic FM’s Facebook
Live series, reaching more than a million
classical music lovers with 488k total
views within 18 hours. There were over
2,000 comments from listeners in
countries around the world expressing
their love for live classical music.
LMP Executive Director Julia
Desbruslais said: ‘These concerts are
like a ray of sunshine after a long winter,
and represent LMP’s determination to
come out on the other side and find a
way back to live audiences so we can
share our love of music-making together
as an orchestra.’
Jacinta Rowsell, General Manager of
Westfield London said: ‘The LMP
concert was a brilliant celebration of
bringing the musicians back together as
we also mark the reopening of Westfield
London. Streaming the concert to
Classic FM listeners via a socially
distanced performance in The Atrium
could be a sign of things to come as
entertainment and events become more
creative to deliver experiences under
new conditions. Huge well done to the
team. www.londonmozartplayers.com
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
ON NETFLIX
Having been stuck indoors
binge-watching feel-good favourites and
box-sets in a bid to keep occupied,
Netflix have now confirmed that you can
have the time of your life and escape to
Greece from the comfort of your own
home, as the smash-hit romantic
comedy based on the songs of ABBA,
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, will be
available from 26 June.
Ten years after Mamma Mia! The
Movie, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
invites audiences to return to the
magical Greek island of Kalokairi to
continue the emotional journey of
family and friendship whilst discovering
just how those life-changing
relationships were formed. The film
includes hit songs such as When I
Kissed The Teacher, Why Did It Have to
Be Me, Fernando and Dancing Queen.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a
Littlestar/Playtone production and is
produced by Judy Craymer and Gary
Goetzman. Craymer is also the creator
and producer of the worldwide smash hit
stage musical. Benny Andersson and
Björn Ulvaeus return to provide music
and lyrics and serve as executive
producers.
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