Cardiff cultural venues under threat as subsidies set to be slashed

Two of Wales’ best-known cultural venues – St David’s Hall and the New Theatre – are under threat as part of a huge cuts programme proposed by Cardiff council.



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Classical music: dead or alive?

A few days ago, Slate ran an article announcing the death of classical music. It was a badly written article. It opened with some sensationalist statements written in a kind of faux-cool journalese that's calculated to provoke and turn off



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Mozart museum seeks to debunk evil Salieri poison myth

A new exhibit at the Mozarthaus where Mozart lived and worked in the late 18th century portrays Salieri as a good-humored, talented and generous man



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Deutsche Orchester: Abbau Ost schreitet voran

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Domestic keyboard instruments from the Horniman museum's collection - in pictures

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'Priceless' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in Milwaukee

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Milwaukee symphony violinist robbed of valuable Stradivarius - Fox News

NBCNews.comMilwaukee symphony violinist robbed of valuable StradivariusFox News... the theft of a Stradivarius violin potentially worth millions of dollars. Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said Tuesday that the violin was taken from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster violinist Frank Almond Monday night during an armed ...Stradivarius violin stolen from Milwaukee symphony concertmasterAysorStradivarius stolen from Milwaukee concertmasterWMTVPolice investigate armed robbery of $6 million S



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Hidden hierarchy in string quartets revealed. Scientists have come up with a way to reveal the pecking order within a string quartet.

Adrian Bradbury, a co-author from the Royal Academy of Music in London, said: 'Live interaction between musicians on stage is often the most electrifying element of a performance, but remains one of the least well understood.



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Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94

Peter Seeger was born on May 3, 1919, to Charles Seeger, a musicologist, and Constance de Clyver Edson Seeger, a concert violinist.



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Newcastle University scientists work with pianist to treat 'musical hallucinations'

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The classical Grammys (remember them?) - Washington Post

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100 stringed instruments stolen from a property in Bremen, Germany

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Sacramento Philharmonic And Opera Receives $500000 Lifesaving Donation

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Teacher builds one-handed flute for student with disabilities

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94 Years After Her Death, Maud Powell Finally Wins A Grammy - NPR (blog)

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Danielle de Niese: New generation of opera stars to combat 'fat lady sings' parody

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British orchestras are in danger of losing top billing despite rising ticket sales

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Classic FM claims BBC Radio 3 'apes' its output for more listeners

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Ticket touting should be illegal, head of Royal Opera House argues

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Boy without arms plays the trumpet

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Award-Winning Composer Sends Fringe to Sleep

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Stolen Landolfi Violin Is Recovered - New York Times (blog)

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Orchestras can be a hostile place for women, says arts chief

Women in the classical music world are being held back by hostile attitudes and a lack of family-friendly work policies, according to the head of Britain’s biggest arts centre.



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PRESS RELEASE : Kazushi Ono appointed Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

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Canterbury cathedral's first girls' choir to make debut

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Mozart son's gravestone vandalised in Czech town

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Opera singer Renee Fleming chosen to sing anthem at Super Bowl

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i(ce)-Tunes: Sweden's incredible ice orchestra

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English National Opera's Edward Gardner to leave

Highly regarded conductor to take up new role at Bergen Philharmonic from 2015, and be replaced by Mark Wigglesworth



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Iran: Rule banning musical instruments on TV is broken

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Behind The Cello

Yo-Yo Ma reflects on the role of arts, creativity and the edges of life. His comments are adapted from a conversation with WorldPost.



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The best of Claudio Abbado on YouTube

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Cascadia Composers performing "Black Out," a concert in complete darkness

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Winter Olympics 2014: Violin superstar Vanessa-Mae to ski for Thailand

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Claudio Abbado obituary

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Former Kentucky Opera Leader Thomson Smillie Dies

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Claudio Abbado has died

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Japan Airlines offers free guitar boxes to ease travelling musicians’ worries

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Lying music teacher defrauded children using fake piano exams

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Pittsburgh Symphony Mulls Return Trip to Iran

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Royal Opera House unveils rare collection of photos featuring Victorian dancers and singing stars of the early 20th century

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Maria Lidka obituary

Classical violinist who left Nazi Germany for the UK and performed many premieres of music by young composersThe violinist Maria Lidka, who has died aged 99, followed in the footsteps of her teacher, Max Rostal, in escaping the Nazi regime in Germany.



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Sarah and Ernest Butler donate $1 million to Austin Symphony Orchestra

Longtime arts philanthropists Sarah and Ernest Butler have donated $1 million to the Austin Symphony Orchestra for an annual statewide competition for young composers



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Detroit Symphony Agrees to New Contract With Musicians - New York Times (blog)

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An ode to Russell Brand, by composer's daughter

As the controversial comedian took the floor of the Cambridge Union Society, the daughter of the late Sir John Tavener interrupted his speech to give him a letter and declare her ‘passion’ for him.



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Three-year Minnesota Orchestra deal ends 15-month lockout

A bitter lockout that silenced one of the country’s top orchestras for more than 15 months ended Tuesday when musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra approved a contract that will bring them back to the stage in early February.



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Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kids

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Why opera directors must stop patronising people

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WATCH: Katy Perry applauds Chinese orchestra's version of 'Roar'

"it reminded me that I need to go home and start having these types of outings with orchestras... I need to tap into that world a little bit more as it was so moving"



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Arts head: Mark Tinkler, English Pocket Opera Company

The artistic director on opera as a learning tool and why schools, not hubs, need to be the main deliverer of music education



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Violinist Yosuke Kawasaki fights $120K fine for antique violin

CBSA fined NAC concertmaster for not declaring instruments at border crossing



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US conductor Leonard Slatkin says future of orchestras is secure

He's optimistic about the role of orchestras in our society, positive about young players and doesn't worry about the classics disappearing. As long as society exists, there will be orchestras to reflect it, he says.



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Will Mozart make my child smarter?

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Ulster Orchestra announce Rafael Payare as Chief Conductor from 2014-15

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Stanford Professor Leland Smith, innovative music creator, dies at 88

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Nicola Benedetti's 'tough time' after Young Musician win

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Renowned conductor Aram Gharabekian passed away aged 58

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Birmingham based violinist wins prestigious music award - RPS/ABO Salomon Prize

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Against all trends, musicians still join union. by Norman Lebrecht

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Want to buy a classical CD? Don't go to New York!

The joys of browsing and sampling CDs in a specialist store shop are increasingly hard to come by, and almost impossible if you're a New Yorker. What a shame.



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Raphael Wallfisch: cellist son of Holocaust survivor honours the dead

Musician is son of woman who survived Auschwitz and Belsen and helped found the English Chamber Orchestra



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In Tan Dun's Earth Concerto, clay and ceramic pots become instruments.

Guest percussionist David Cossin shares the unique experience of shopping for instruments at a garden store



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Opera Hamilton ceasing operations

Opera Hamilton began with so much promise back in 1980 as an outgrowth of Festitalia which had imported operatic productions from Italy in the late 1970s.



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Lottery cash spares English arts groups from big cuts

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Members of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra swapped their usual instruments to play hundreds of glasses of water.

Commuters in London today were treated to a one-off performance from the WaterAid H2Orchestra who aimed to make the first Monday of 2014 a little more bearable bringing water to life through music.



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Former violin teacher Chris Ling may be extradited from US over historical sex abuse allegations at a music school

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A Page of Beethoven May Fetch More Than $200000 - New York Times (blog)

A rare Beethoven manuscript — actually, a leaf from a late-period sketchbook that the composer apparently tore out and carried in his pocket while composing the “Missa Solemnis” — will be auctioned on Jan. 15



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Pros and cons: the Hong Kong Philharmonic turns 40

As the Hong Kong Philharmonic marks its 40th anniversary, Oliver Chou looks back at the trials and triumphs involved in creating an orchestra to be proud of



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Is conductor Lorin Maazel going vegan? - Philly.com (blog)

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High Notes And Clams: The Best And Worst Of Classical 2013

Despite two ugly black eyes — the death of the New York City Opera and the continuing, bitter stalemate between the Minnesota Orchestra's (locked out) musicians and management — terrific music is being made by marvellous artists. Here we offer a short ...



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TSA agents reportedly destroyed Canadian man's 11 homemade instruments

Canadian-born flute player Boujemaa Razgui was flying from Marrakech, Morocco back home to New York when Customs officials at John F. Kennedy International Airport asked to see the instruments he had on hand. They told me they were agricultural products and they had to be destroyed. There was nothing I could do. The ney flute can be made with bamboo. Is that agricultural?



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