Thread by @mlq3

Some cultural features to enjoy during #LuzonLockdown as part of #QuarantineLife, a thread of things to watch.

1. a 60 Minute #CirqueConnect Special by Cirque du Soleil, uploaded on March 27, 2020:

2. Ravel's "Bolero," performed by members of the National Orchestra of France (recorded #ensemblemaison or in their homes, watch the orchestral bass drummers in particular, fun!), March 29, 2020:

3. To watch with kids, part of their #OurHouseToYourHouse series, Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," performed by the Royal Ballet/Royal Ballet School, in #StayAtHome solidarity, <arch 27, 2020:

4. Classic FM's Artist in Residence, Maxim Vengerov, live living room concert, Russia, March 26, 2020:

5. The Bolshoi Theater premiers and streams, for a limited period, various famous ballets; check their YouTube page for the premier and performance schedules: youtube.com/user/bolshoi

6. So Andrew Lloyd Weber performed "All I ask Of You" on the piano, so the orchestra of the London staging of The Phantom of the Opera contributed individual portions to accompany him in solidarity, April 1, 2020:

7. Speaking of Weber, there's the family that went viral with their UK Lockdown version of "One Day More" from Les Mis, March 31, 2020:

8. And since Culture is broad, BTS performed in Quarantine for James Corden's #HomeFest, March 30, 2020:

8. From Italy, a saxophone balcony performance of "Bella Ciao," which was a 1939 anti-Fascist resistance song, featured in 2018's "La Casa de Papel," and became in 2020 "official song for the Italian #COVID19 resistance," March 19, 2020:

9. The Jerusalem Street Orchestra, recording individually at their respective homes, plays Mozart ("Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"), March 24, 2020:

10. The cellists of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, also recording individually in their own homes, perform Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," March 29, 2020:

11. In #HomeOffice the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra performs a portion of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony, March 28, 2020:

12. For the first time in its 99-year history, the Moscow Philharmonic Society held a public concert without a single listener in the hall. Denis Matsuev was the performer, in support of people in quarantine and self-isolation, March 20, 2020:

13. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, on March 20, 2020, performed in solidarity with all those in quarantine, with a message that the world will succeed; fittingly, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy":

14. With the message #StrongerTogether, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" was also the piece selected by SocialSymphony, March 22, 2020:

15. On March 23, 2020, the Colorado Symphony decided to #PlayOn, its members recording individually for a collective performance, also of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy":

16. Camden Voices found its choir members in isolation, but they decided to perform virtually together anyway, choosing "True Colors," March 22, 2020:

17. For his part, Yo-Yo Ma has taken to sharing #SongsOfComfort online, such as Dvořák's "Going Home”, March 13, 2020:

18. The Corona Orchestra (121 tracks, 75 musicians, 11 countries, 3 continents, 1 tune) perform "Lockdown Waltz," March 28, 2020:

19. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra had been rehearsing Mahler's Third Symphony; then #COVID19 led to its performances being cancelled. They decided on a virtual performance of the symphony's finale, for the world, March 30, 2020:

20. The Riot Jazz Band decided to stream a live quarantine performance, featuring an original composition, March 20, 2020:

21. For his part, Luke Evans sang "You'll Never Walk Alone," dedicated to frontliners everywhere, March 24, 2020:

22. The musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra also recorded at home and pooled their performances into a rendition of "Appalachian Spring," March 22, 2020 to show solidarity with Canadians and the world:

23. Here's a joint effort between musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, March 24, 2020, performing Elgar’s "Nimrod Variation IX" from the "Enigma Variations":

24. A very creative individually home-recorded then combined, rendition of "Music," by John Miles, conducted by Alexandra Arrieche, with the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra, NotP Backbone and Fine Fleur choir, March 26, 2020:

25. Professors formed the Universal Symphony Orchestra, recording individually at home and combining to perform the theme from "Cinema Paradiso," dedicated to all people in self-quarantine, March 19, 2020:

If you've encountered Quarantine music why not reply with your favorite?