Wednesday 30 September 2015
Tuesday 29 September 2015
Alexander Faris, composer - obituary
He was musical director for the European premiere of Bernstein’s Candide in 1959, orchestrated music for Luciano Pavarotti, helped to revive interest in the 19th-century operettas of Jacques Offenbach and conducted the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company’s final season in 1982.
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Foreign orchestra, media weigh in on hefty issue of cello ban on Hong Kong's ... - South China Morning Post (subscription)
South China Morning Post (subscription)Foreign orchestra, media weigh in on hefty issue of cello ban on Hong Kong's ...South China Morning Post (subscription)News of a "ridiculous" ban on taking cellos on board MTR trains has gone beyond Hong Kong's shores as British media and a visiting orchestra takes issue with a public transport rule that is non-existent in the West. Jason Lai, principal conductor of ...
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Monday 28 September 2015
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Friday 25 September 2015
New York Philharmonic gets $25 million donation, the orchestra's largest ... - The Province
New York Philharmonic gets $25 million donation, the orchestra's largest ...The ProvinceNEW YORK, N.Y. - Opening night of the New York Philharmonic's 174th season brought music and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the announcement of the largest individual donation in the orchestra's history. The New York Times reports ...and more »
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Exclusive stream: Listen to a new recording of Aida, featuring Harteros, Kaufmann and Pappano
Listen in its entirety to Warner Classics’ new studio recording of Aida with Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, and Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros in the principal rolesStudio recordings of large-scale operas are something of a rarity these days, and this new recording, with Antonio Pappano conducting and Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros among the singers, feels like a very special event. The recording of Verdi’s grand opera, first performed in 1871 at Cairo’s Khedivial
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International Conducting Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest - 6th Edition
Live stream: 25th Sept 10:00-13:30 (round III); 26th Sept 10:00-13:00 (general rehearsal) and 19:00-21:30 (Final Round - Gala Concert).
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Thursday 24 September 2015
Career tips for opera singers
From selecting a teacher to cultivating your vocal strength, four opera singers offer some sound advice
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Wednesday 23 September 2015
Brünjes and Pollock continue to steer the ENO ship
Two temporary appointments are made permanent, but English National Opera begins its new season without an artistic director
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Has Groupies That Follow It Around the Globe
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s disciples are old, wealthy, and willing to sit through an awful lot of Mahler. Each year, the Phil goes on tour for two weeks, and the board and major patrons who give more than $50,000 each are invited to go with it....
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John Wilson appointed as BBCSSO associate guest conductor - Classical Music
The conductor said of the appointment: 'It's a real honour and privilege to take up a position with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and I'm very much looking forward to working alongside these marvellous musicians...
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As deadline passes, orchestra and players will keep talking - Philly.com
As deadline passes, orchestra and players will keep talking
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Doctor's idea blooms into trailblazing brain images of cellist's performance
After a few firings of his synapses, Lewandowski decided this brain project could be fun, so he showed up in Becker’s laboratory, strapped a giant helmet on his head and sat there, very still, hermetically sealed in a sterile room with thick walls, for hours, staring at a projected dot.
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Syrian orchestra in exile: Changing the image of refugees - Deutsche Welle
"I can hardly believe that we are reunited after so many years," says Michella. Playing with her former classmates in Bremen almost feels like a miracle for the 28-year-old musician. "It feels like we're back in Damascus when we rehearse. It's very emotional."
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Tuesday 22 September 2015
Death announced of Bass Trombonist Adrian Morris
Universally admired as a performer, musician and friend, he was the former bass trombonist of the Ulster Orchestra where he played for 11 years, before moving on to take on the role with immense distinction at the Hallé Orchestra. A Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music, he died, aged 50, on Monday evening.
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Saturday 19 September 2015
Friday 18 September 2015
Classical concerts: a no-rules approach
I got all excited when I saw Gillian Moore’s Sinfini piece, Classical etiquette: the new rules. Finally! I thought. Someone arguing that people shouldn’t be keelhauled for sneezing in a quiet bit! Sadly, Moore’s new rules are basically the old ones, with a bit of ‘Calm down, everybody!’ attached.
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Thursday 17 September 2015
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Thursday 10 September 2015
Exam board forced to include female composers on A-level music syllabus by teenager's campaign
Twyford student Jessy McCabe launched a petition last month after discovering there were no women amongst the 63 composers featured on the Edexcel program...
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Wednesday 9 September 2015
Andris Nelsons Named Music Director of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - New York Times
The two orchestras share a history: Symphony Hall in Boston was modeled in part on one of the Gewandhaus Orchestra's previous concert halls, and many Boston conductors were trained in Leipzig or spent important time there.
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It'll be alright on the night: how musicians cope with performance stress
Soloists at the Proms perform in front of a live audience of 6,000 people, and thousands more on radio, TV and online. How do musicians deal with nerves when playing to large audiences in public?
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LA Philharmonic Turns to Virtual Reality to Take Beethoven Everywhere
“A big part of this project is finding new audiences with this platform,” said Amy Seidenwurm, the L.A. Phil’s director of digital initiatives during a recent interview.
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More Change at New York Philharmonic as Marketing Chief Leaves
The departure of Mr. Snead is the latest sign of major changes at the Philharmonic, which is searching for a music director to succeed Alan Gilbert, who plans to leave in 2017...
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Opera singer Danielle de Niese: My talent protected me from racism
"I'm aware of racism now but I've never felt that it is something that has ever limited me. I think music, like sport, sees things more democratically. Talent is talent,"
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Wagner's Wedding March manuscript goes on sale
For $3.6m (£2.3m) this piece of musical history could be yours.
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Tuesday 8 September 2015
Friday 4 September 2015
Esbjerg Ensemble er lukningstruet
Esbjerg Ensemble is threatened with closure
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Thursday 3 September 2015
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