2016: The Year in Classical Music - Deutsche Welle

Numbers, facts, people: it was a year of milestones in the classical world

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Vivienne Westwood, Andreas Kronthaler Design for Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For the Vienna Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary, Dame Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Knonthaler — her designer partner, creative director and husband — have designed a new stage outfit, the Philharmonic Suit, for the musicians.

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IN MEMORIAM | Classical Music Deaths Of 2016 - Musical Toronto

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Violinist Sarah Chang Robbed of Valuables on Flight to Russia

Russian media has today reported that Korean-American violinist Sarah Chang has had more than US $12,000 worth of valuables stolen from her luggage on a flight from the United States to Russia yesterday.

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How an 11-year-old prodigy composed an opera - CBS News

Alma Deutscher began playing the piano when she was two, and violin at age three. Now she's written and composed her first opera.

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What does this year's FTSE sound like?

Professional musician Jenny Wilkinson obliged and played her viola for us in the key of C to reflect the market's ups and downs between 19 December 2015 and 19 December 2016.

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Military choir amongst victims of Russian plane crash

Sixty-four members of the official choir of the Russian armed forces, men and women, were on the doomed plane, including Lt-Gen Valeri Khalilov, the Alexandrov's conductor.

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Conductor Zubin Mehta to retire after 50 years with IPO

The Indian-born musical director, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year, made the announcement at a special gathering of the orchestra’s musicians.

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Norwegian airline cancels Christmas for a violinist - Slipped Disc

German violinist Elia Kaden was denied boarding on his Norwegian flight DY1104 from Oslo to Berlin two days before Christmas.

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Tuba Players Take over Thanksgiving Square for 39th Annual Tuba Christmas

Warren Brooks, who is dressed as Santa Claus, performs with over 250 other tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players during the 39th annual Tuba Christmas on Friday, December 23, 2016 at Thanksgiving Square in downtown Dallas.

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Texas teen with cystic fibrosis gets his wish to play tuba with the Boston Pops

“He’s a real sharp, young musician,” Roylance said. “You can tell a great musician by how quickly they make adjustments to playing with you without anything needing to be said. So he’s going to be great.”

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Andre Rieu's Long-Serving Trombonist Has Died – Aged 47

Dutch trombonist Ruud Merx has died this morning, aged just 47, following a massive heart attack on Saturday morning

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Were you paying attention? Classical music in 2016 – quiz

How many of the classical world’s comings and goings, openings and closings, bouquets and brickbats do you remember from the past 12 months?

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This Bach chorale composed by machine learning is pretty good

This Bach chorale composed by machine learning is pretty good. Gaetan Hadjeres and Francois Pachet at the Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Paris created DeepBach, then entered Bach's 352 chorales. The resulting composition is certainly in the style. So why does this work better than some other attempts?

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Music Director David Robertson to Step Down from St. Louis Symphony

Music Director David Robertson is set to stand down from the role at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season.

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BSO oboist plays Jingle Bells on recorder. Two of them. With her nose. - Baltimore Sun

Katherine Needleman of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra says she used to get in trouble in elementary school music class for a trick she learned on the recorder. The principal oboist at the BSO showed off her "party trick" in a Facebook post Tuesday ...

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Pinched notes are common for musicians at Christmas - MetroNews Canada

Indeed, one occupational therapist at the University of Alberta, who also plays the oboe, is using her experience with musical-induced injuries as inspiration to for new research into the strange spike in injuries that musicians face each year at Christmas.

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The Brilliance of a Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its Wood - New York Times

In the study, done in collaboration with the Chimei Museum in Taiwan, Dr. Tai and his colleagues used five analytical techniques to assess wood shavings from two Stradivari violins, two Stradivari cellos and one Guarneri violin.

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra board chair and directors resign - Toronto Star

rTurmoil behind the scenes at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra reached a crescendo as eight members of the board of directors, including its chair, abruptly resigned this month.

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New Berlin Philharmonic principal hornist got boost in Philadelphia - Philly.com

David Cooper went to Curtis, and recently played with the Philadelphia Orchestra

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The cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff has died

Born on November 18, 1951; Died on December 23, 2016

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Fazil Say: 'I make music like a Turk'

Music between Orient and Occident: the Turkish pianist, composer and Beethoven Prize winner tells DW how his work crosses frontiers and about the responsibility of artists like himself.

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Will Andrea Bocelli also sing at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony?

After reported difficulties in securing musical acts to perform at the presidential inauguration ceremony, it looks like Andrea Bocelli could be in line to sing for Donald Trump.

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The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2016 - New York Times

It is a preposterous notion: choosing a mere five albums for a list of the year's most remarkable, out of the dozens, even hundreds, of memorable ones that land on a music critic's desk over 12 months. So if this collection of 20 ...

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International Opera Awards 2016

The Chorus of English National Opera, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and soprano Ermonela Jaho among Opera Award winners 2016 Read more at http://ift.tt/2h9hDej

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Here's A Dual Clarinet Cover Of NECROPHAGIST's "Epitaph," Complete With Solos

Does anyone remember Caleb Canatheviphth? Dude did a solo clarinet cover of Necrophagist's "Foul Body Autopsy" nearly 4 years ago, and now he's back with "Epitaph." This time he does the song in full with both guitar parts on clarinet, and doesn't skip ...

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Symphony Refuses To Perform In North Carolina Because Of Bathroom Bill

The San Francisco Symphony canceled their performance in North Carolina, citing the state's transgender bathroom bill. The symphony announced that it would no longer have two performances at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next spring, 

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Why don't men get to play women in opera? (pay wall)

The curtain rises on Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier to reveal a scene that Bradley Pearson, the lecherous narrator of Iris Murdoch's novel The Black Prince, finds so emotionally tormenting – "a plump luscious heart-piercing cascade of sugary agony"

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Violin buried in World War I, dug up to be played in Knoxville

In 1915, a French craftsman built this violin, but the fate of his finest creation was in the crushing grip of World War One.

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Vienna Philharmonic returns Nazi-looted art

An Austrian cultural icon, the Vienna Philharmonic has revealed new details of its history during the holocaust. Nearly half of the orchestra's members had been members of the Nazi partY

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Vienna Philharmonic promotes Gerhard Marschner to principal viola

The Vienna Philharmonic has announced the appointment of Gerhard Marschner to the position of principal viola from September 2017.

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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra considering new venue

For more than 40 years, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has serenaded audiences at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, but it could join the potential renaissance taking shape in another part of downtown.

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Boost for local young musician - Ulster Star - Ulster Star

Boost for local young musician - Ulster StarUlster StarVisit now for the latest music news - direct from the Ulster Star.and more »

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San Francisco Symphony Cancels North Carolina Concerts, Citing Anti-Gay-Rights Law - New York Times

New York TimesSan Francisco Symphony Cancels North Carolina Concerts, Citing Anti-Gay-Rights LawNew York TimesThe San Francisco Symphony, under Michael Tilson Thomas, at Carnegie Hall in April. To protest a new North Carolina law restricting anti-discrimination measures against gay, bisexual and transgender people, the orchestra has canceled concerts planned ...SF Symphony cancels tour concerts in North CarolinaSFGateSan Francisco Symphony cancels UNC concerts over HB2News & ObserverSF Symphony

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Presidents of Fort Worth Symphony and Musicians' Union Talk About What's Next

This week, we saw the end of a three-month strike by Fort Worth Symphony musicians. The players and management agreed on a four-year contract.

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Cellist wins prestigious Janos Starker Award

The Janos Starker Foundation was established to support the future of cello playing and assist exceptional young musicians in advancing their careers.

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Musician's £1m violin snatched from under his nose at same spot where his wallet was stolen three years ago - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukMusician's £1m violin snatched from under his nose at same spot where his wallet was stolen three years agoTelegraph.co.ukA Ukrainian musician whose prized 260-year-old violin was stolen from a packed train in Geneva has said he feels as if he has lost his own baby. Pavel Vernikov, an artistic director at the Sion music festival, had been travelling to the city by train ...Prized violin worth millions stolen on Swiss train - The LocalThe Local SwitzerlandTheft alert: Professor has

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Raubkunst: 100.000 Euro Entschädigung für eine Guarneri-Geige

Seit rund zwei Jahren verfolgen Provenienzforscher die Spur einer Geige. Womöglich war ein jüdischer Instrumentenhändler zur NS-Zeit zum Verkauf der Violine gezwungen worden. Nun könnten seine Erben entschädigt werden.

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Was 2016 the year women stormed the citadels of classical music?

Where does the best hope for classical music lie? In gifted, passionate and engaged musicians – not in grand plans for swanky new buildings.

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Daniel Barenboim opens Berlin music academy for Middle East students

Daniel Barenboim has called it an “experiment in utopia”, a project that marks the culmination of the leading musician and conductor’s life’s work in bringing together musicians from the Middle East.

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20 years later, India's only opera house reopens

The Royal Opera House was built in a Baroque style complete with Italian balustrades, marble statues, crystal chandeliers and a gold ceiling. It was inaugurated by Britain's King George V in 1911 and completed in 1916.

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Seventeen-year-old Nottingham student gifted rare cello worth around half a million pounds

Nottingham student Sheku Kanneh-Mason played an Amati cello made in 1610 lent to him by dealer and restorer Florian Leonhard Fine Violins

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Northern Ireland Opera appoints new Artistic Director

Following an extensive recruitment process attracting applications from across the world, Northern Ireland Opera is delighted to announce opera and theatre director Walter Sutcliffe as its new Artistic Director.

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Orchestra Wellington Appoints New Concertmaster

Orchestra Wellington Music Director Marc Taddei says Hall is a major young star in New Zealand's musical life, and one whose gifts have already brought her international acclaim.

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This instrument is the musical love-child of a double bass and a trumpet

This is the Tromba Marina – an instrument that was popular in medieval and Renaissance Europe

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British Composer Awards 2016: winners revealed

Of the recipients of this year’s British Composer Awards, 76% were first-time winners.

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Cleveland Orchestra reports deficit and decline in endowment, strong attendance and fundraising

Like Santa's magic satchel, the Cleveland Orchestra's annual report for 2016 is a mixed bag.

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Independent thinking: can music shops survive on today's high street?

Small retailers everywhere are struggling to compete with online competition. But one classical music store in north London is surviving - and even thrivingThree years ago Ian Rosenblatt went into his local music shop in Muswell Hill, north London.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra names new CEO, from Grand Rapids Symphony

"I will never forget hearing the extraordinary Baltimore Symphony live for the first time in June," Kjome, 49, said, referring to a concert given at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall during the League of American Orchestras' conference in Baltimore.

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The first woman principal trombone?

We have been informed of the death last weekend, aged 92, of Maisie Ringham Wiggins, principal trombone of the Halle Orchestra from 1946 to 1956, an era when women were seldom seen in brass sections, let alone on trombone

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Women in Music 2016

Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives

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Top Hong Kong Philharmonic official blasts city for asking Berlin Philharmonic to play at SAR's 20th anniversary

Michael MacLeod, chief executive of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2011, urged the government to realise its company of professional musicians are as capable as Berlin’s. “This Special Administrative Region needs to wake up,” MacLeod said in an exclusive interview with the Post.

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Sir George Bain, man who helped rescue Ulster Orchestra, quits role

Sir George Bain is stepping down as chairman of the Ulster Orchestra after five years in the post

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Introducing the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp and what makes it very special

One of Europe's finest orchestras, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, have a new musical home - the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp.

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I Went to My First Classical Music Concert. It Was in My Living Room

A few minutes later, as I glanced around my living room, my friends' toe-tapping and head-nodding confirmed I wasn't the only one enjoying the music. I barely listen to classical music, so how did a live string quartet end up in my apartment

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What's so bad about taking sponsorship money from Big Oil?

Even if you didn’t glimpse the BP-branded sea monster that invaded the British Museum during a protest in September, and managed to avoid a naked man being slathered with oil at Tate Britain, you’re unlikely to have missed the bitter guerrilla war raging between Big Oil and sections of the art world.

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Radio 3 launches hunt for unsung female composers in pledge to play their music for the first time

For centuries, they have been the unsung talents of classical composing, overshadowed by men in their time and airbrushed from history ever since.

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DSO family grows with new training orchestra for adults

Several other major orchestras have started musical training programs for avocational musicians, but the DSO model of an ongoing chamber orchestra appears unique.

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Musicians' strike shows we all need to be stronger supporters of the FWSO

Musicians' strike shows we all need to be stronger supporters of the FWSOFort Worth Star Telegram (blog)

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As Pittsburgh Symphony resumes play, financial woes persist

The symphony, which settled a 55-day strike Nov. 23, hasn't had a balanced budget since the 2007-08 season.

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Expert who ruled Beethoven score was a fake tried to buy manuscript at knockdown price

A row over the authenticity of a handwritten Beethoven score, which led to the failure of a £200000 Sotheby's sale, intensified yesterday

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I used to love playing violin. But mastering it broke my heart.

It's what made me want to be a violinist. The first time I remember experiencing it, I was listening to Brahms's Violin Sonata in A Major.

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Attending The Symphony Reverses Cognitive Decline, Study Finds

A Colorado State University study found that the majority of dementia and Alzheimer's participants experienced an unexpected reversal of cognitive decline from listening to classical music.

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Violinist Bethan Doci jailed for £300000 cancer fraud

A professional violinist has been jailed for conning more than £300,000 out of well-wishers by pretending that she had cancer. Bethan Doci, 38, claimed she needed the money for her treatment, but was fit and well and instead funded a lavish lifestyle 

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Berlin Philharmonic violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mozart audition masterclass

Berlin Philharmonic first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the first movement of Mozart's Symphony no.40. The violin student is Ann Yu.

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After 100 Years, First Opera by a Woman Opens at the Met

After 100 Years, First Opera by a Woman Opens at the MetWNYCThe new opera "L'Amour De Loin" by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho premiering at the Metropolitan Opera tells a harrowing story about love across two continents set in the 12th century.

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Landlord bags historic violin made from Winston Churchill's cigar boxes…and it plays a fine Irish tune

THE IRISH landlord of a popular bar in west London has snagged a violin constructed from Winston Churchill's cigar boxes at auction. Gerry O'Brien, the manager of The Churchill Arms in Kensington, purchased the incredibly rare historical instrument

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A Jazz Pianist Considers Fidel Castro's Music Education Legacy

Harold Lopez-Nussa was trained in the formidable classical music education system set up in Cuba after the revolution.

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What makes Bach sound like Bach? New dataset teaches algorithms classical music

At a high level, we're interested in what makes music appealing to the ears, how we can better understand composition, or the essence of what makes Bach sound like Bach. It can also help enable practical applications that remain challenging

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Osvaldo Golijov’s New Opera for the Met is Called Off

Long-delayed plans for the Metropolitan Opera to present a new opera by Osvaldo Golijov, a celebrated composer whose output has slowed in recent years, have fizzled.

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Keiner soll wissen, was Dirigenten verdienen

Chefdirigenten- und Intendantengagen sind in Deutschland das kulturelle Staatsgeheimnis Nummer eins. Die Berliner Linke will die Vernebelungspolitik beenden. Und trifft überall auf Widerstand.

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First ever violin-making school nationwide is right here in Utah

In the heart of Salt Lake City is one of the only shops in the country that teaches students how to design and build their own violins.

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Disputed Beethoven manuscript fails to sell at auction

The manuscript, described as “Autograph manuscript of the 'Allegretto' in B minor for string quartet WoO 210, composed for an English visitor to Vienna in 1817” has the words “composed and written by Beethoven himself November 29 1817 at Vienna”

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Ever wondered what Beethoven's Fifth would sound like in a major key?

When you're sitting in work or school, a little bit bored, does your mind starts to wander to unusual and unanswerable things?

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19 steps to becoming an absolutely kick-ass violinist

Some of the biggest names in the violin world are breaking tradition and going for the more laid-back-look.

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Mark Taimanov obituary

Russian chess grandmaster who was also an international concert pianist Mark Taimanov, who has died aged 90, reached the top of two separate professions.

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Mahler's second symphony manuscript sells for record £4.5m

The manuscript belonged to the Mahler enthusiast Gilbert Kaplan, who caused controversy by conducting the work himself. It was the ideal Christmas gift for someone with several million spare pounds and a love of Mahler

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ASK THE PROS | Cellist Josephine Knight – “Overcoming Stage Anxiety”

We threw Janet’s question over to British cellist and Royal Academy of Music Professor, Ms Josephine Knight:

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Four flutes. Four countries. One marvellous performance of Bizet.

Four talented strangers from Germany, Norway, Denmark and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been able to come together and create their very own “music community”.

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Listening to Mozart can lower your blood pressure

Listening to Mozart can lower your blood pressureInquirer.netI was recently invited to a series of talks on how to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure, heart failure and other types of heart diseases by drug and nondrug treatments.

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Yuja Wang just took apart Mozart with this unbelievably exciting encore, and it’s gone viral

Beginning as almost a parody of plinky-plonky piano, Wang kicks off the familiar melody of Mozart’s Rondo alla Turca, which is met with some polite laughter from the audience.

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Pauline Oliveros, 'deep listening' pioneer, dies aged 84

The influential improviser and experimental composer coined the ‘deep listening’ concept that preached active and thoughtful awareness of sound

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We’ve got a close-up look at Mahler’s hand-written manuscript for his Second Symphony

The Resurrection Symphony by Mahler is face-meltingly amazing – now a complete manuscript hand-written by the composer himself is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s. We’ve got our hands on the high resolution images **drools**

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Composer George Fenton: 'Our chimney sweep taught me the guitar'

George Fenton’s has scored everything from Blue Planet to Groundhog Day but, he tells Jessamy Calkin, the best music is barely noticeable

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Pakistan’s first Sufi-opera singer

With its roots in Italy, opera singing has largely remained a Western preserve. A form of classical music, it is something quite alien to South Asia on the whole, let alone Pakistan. Our musical landscape is filled with different eastern and western styles but no one ever thought about branching into opera music. That is, at least until Saira Peter came along.

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Letters: music students are allowed to follow their muse by Professor Jo Cole

Nigel Kennedy should pay a visit to the Royal Academy

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Classical: Séance that brought Schumann's violin concerto back to life

There cannot be many more bizarre stories than the one about the only violin concerto that Robert Schumann ever wrote. An exceptional tunesmith, he began composing for the piano, branched into song when at his happiest around the time of his marriage ...

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Does the rise of streaming and downloading mean the loss of music?

Whenever you listen to a streamed song, like it but don't buy it, and instead stream it again — especially on YouTube — you are casting a vote for the future nonexistence of professional musicians.

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Figaro OMG . . . opera for the twitterati - The Times (pay wall)

As the lights go down and the orchestra strikes up, opera audiences have traditionally settled in for several hours of uninterrupted passion, melodrama and the occasional joke. Not so a new generation, who wish to augment the experience by looking down

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Mannequin Challenge with the figaro cast 2016

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Kristin Lewis, protagonista di Porgy and Bess. Soccorsa a scena aperta da un medico, si riprende dopo una decina di minuti e continua a cantare

Penultima recita di "Porgy and Bess" col brivido alla Scala. Mentre era in corso la rappresentazione, Kristin Lewis, interprete di Bess, ha avuto un calo di pressione e si è accasciata sul palcoscenico.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Strike Is Resolved

the storied Philadelphia Orchestra began a strike that lasted 48 hours, raising new questions about how symphony orchestras are adapting to their 21st-century challenges.

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Metropolitan Opera Guild wants to sell million-dollar collection

The Metropolitan Opera Guild asked the court Wednesday to grant permission to sell the items.Metropolitan Opera Guild trying to sell off $1M in memorabilia

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TSO defies gloomy orchestra trend

A shift has occurred in consumption, resulting in most orchestras selling fewer subscriptions (season packages) and more single tickets, which indicates a decline in demand among orchestral music lovers.

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Violinist Svetlin Roussev named concertmaster of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Bulgarian violinist Svetlin Roussev has been named concertmaster of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande following an audition this month chaired by the Geneva-based orchestra's music director Jonathan Nott.

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Violinist Stephen Tavani named Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra concertmaster

Stephen Tavani has been named concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in the US. The 24-year-old violinist is currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, studying with Ida Kavafian and Arnold Steinhardt.

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'Beethoven' musical score row between Sotheby's and expert

A row over a handwritten score "by Beethoven" being sold at auction for up to £200,000 has broken out between an expert and its sellers.

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Juanjo Mena donará los 30.000 euros del Premio Nacional de Música a educación musical en España: "Está muy necesitada"

Juanjo Mena donará los 30.000 euros del Premio Nacional de Música a educación musical en España: "Está muy necesitada"

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The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has Chinese website

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Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra announces new music advisor

he Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on Tuesday introduced Dr. Vincent Ho as its new Music Advisor. “Vincent is a very well-known Canadian composer; has a terrific body of works and has done an exceptional job with other orchestras across Canada,”

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Symphony loses CEO mid-season

Bryan Burrow, who once joked that he knew far more about country music than classical, is leaving as chief executive of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra

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The Top Three Clarinet Players in the Pacific Northwest All Go to the Same High School. And They're Related.

There are only three clarinets in each symphony, and each time all three spots went to the Folwick siblings.

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Ronaldo is like Mozart - Sporting coach

"They say that when Mozart was six years old he had already done 3,500 hours of practice on the piano," he said. "Cristiano is like that, a natural talent, but who has always worked on it. Having talent is not enough to be a genius, you must put in the work."

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St Cecilia's Day today

A number of musical compositions are dedicated to her, and her feast day, November 22, became the occasion for concerts and musical festivals.

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Philharmonic conductor to become next Citizen of Honour

Speaking ahead of the ceremony, Vasily says: “I’m deeply honoured to receive this recognition from the city which my family and I have made our home. I have always known Liverpool to be one of the world’s great music cities, and since coming here in 2006, I’ve experienced first-hand the great passion for music that is at its heart.

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As Symphony Strike Continues, Fort Worth Patrons, Arts Leaders Reflect On Stalemate

Fort Worth symphony patrons and arts leaders are reflecting on how the absence of the orchestra is affecting the city right now, and how it could in the future if the strike continues into next year.

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Gift of 3D-printed arm helps young cellist find her music

4th grader Tatiana Coletta plays the cello, but not like her peers. You see, Tatiana is missing half of her left arm.

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Pilot program pairs professional Edmonton musicians with those living with Parkinson's

The program was supposed to be five weeks, but has been extended into the new year. It’s funded by donations to Parkinson Alberta.

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Classical music, delivered to the home

New platforms are connecting classical performers and listeners directly, allowing consumers to customize the music they listen to. Mini-concerts are now being held inside homes, returning classical music to its salon origins.

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Norwegian Air refuses to refund extra luggage charge for violin

Norwegian Air has refused to refund a €40 'extra luggage' charge to a violinist who wished to carry her instrument as hand luggage. Back in August violinist Ellen Fjærvoll Samdal

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Landfill-harmonic: the Mexican music school on the edge of a rubbish dump

Young musicians from the makeshift Oaxaca neighbourhood of Vicente Guerrero have defied the odds to offer hope to their blighted community

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Drips, pop and Dollars: the music that made Ennio Morricone

At 88, Morricone is a towering presence in film history. As he celebrates 60 years in music, the Italian composer talks shoots, scores and the masterpieces we missed.

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason: ‘I’ve always felt that I fitted in’

For me, my race has never been a problem; I’ve always felt that I fitted in in places like the Royal Academy of Music. It’s only when you look at the bigger picture and realise the lack of diversity that it becomes apparent.

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Classical 'factory line' takes the joy out of Beethoven and Brahms, says Nigel Kennedy

Lazy tutors are creating musical clones by putting too much emphasis on technique, says violinist

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Kate Simko: 'What classical music taught me about the dancefloor'

Kate Simko is one of the more sophisticated figures you'll find in the world of underground dance music. Chicago-born and now London-based, Simko's accomplishments span the gamut of everything from remixing Phillip Glass to composing the score

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Old instruments sent to Patagonia from Wales

In cupboards and attics across Wales hundreds of musical instruments lie gathering dust, silent for years after their last note was played. Now a group of musicians is helping bring a tune back to even the most battered of violins and sending them to children over 5,000 miles away.

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Hong Kong-born cellist brings cultural diversity to classical music festival

Lee thinks that Hong Kong can take inspiration from Europe, which presents classical music in more interesting settings, and says that he has tried to replicate this by having Kuusisto perform at an intimate concert at Nan Lian Garden,...

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Former DSO violinist finds music runs in the blood

Because at the end of this happy-ending adoption story, not only is everyone related — they’re almost all musicians, too, raising intriguing questions in the old nature-or-nurture debate.

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World-traveling cellist tells students risks, making lists are key to success

Making lists is a way of making your own luck, Sheppard said. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity, he said.

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This one-minute climate change symphony shows the terrifying impact of global warming

Climate change is a much-debated topic with a few vocal critics still denying the effects of global warming - maybe this one-minute symphony will change their minds.

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London Symphony Orchestra appoint new assistant conductor

Nikolas Benjamin Hoffmann wins post in the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition

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Don't go too high! The golden rules of writing music for children

If you get it wrong, you’ll know about it: the composer of 12 new songs for Aldeburgh Music’s Friday Afternoons project offers his top tips

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DSO assistant conductor Reinhardt makes a brilliant debut

Few artistic experiences are as exciting as witnessing a brilliant debut by a young musician. It happened Thursday night at the Meyerson Symphony Center,

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Australia's biggest taxpayer rip-off: Is it time for the fat lady to sing?

Every time an opera lover drops their bum into a padded seat the taxpayer pays on average $45 towards their experience. (That's for operas put on by Opera Australia. If you go to see a show by Opera Queensland, the government has pitched in $194

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Op-Ed: Orchestras are too important to fail

For those of us who follow America’s cultural affairs as closely as its political and economic affairs, the recent strikes called by musicians in the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra have been disquieting.

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Foie gras, saxophone blast into space with astronauts

yA trio of astronauts soared into orbit Friday bound for the International Space Station, with their Soyuz spacecraft delivering some fancy French food, a saxophone and the future female commander.

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An Extra Layer of Dutch for New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic will offer its audiences a taste of new Amsterdam when the Dutch maestro Jaap van Zweden becomes its music director in the 2018-19 season.

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Bust unveiled of Scots-born virtuoso violinist Henri Temianka

Bust unveiled of Scots-born virtuoso violinist Henri TemiankaBBC NewsA bust of Scots-born virtuoso violinist and conductor Henri Temianka is to be unveiled in his home town of Greenock.

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China's newest export hit is classical music

Though not yet at Western levels of quality, Chinese ensembles are improving rapidly

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Should orchestral musicians be fearful of their conductor?

People would still have nervous twitches when they came to certain passages because the conductor was such a tyrant and so mean spirited. Ten years later they still had a physical reaction.' Conductors and orchestral musicians speak about the relationship between maestro and players, and whether fear is motivational or damaging to a performance.

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New home for Scottish Chamber Orchestra planned for Edinburgh

Plans are underway for a new world-class arts centre in the heart of Edinburgh, which would be the home of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The proposal is to build the venue in St Andrew Square, which would also be used for education, conferences

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2 stolen bassoons are found - They were stolen in 2011 and were found in 2016, november.

They are both back: the baroque bassoon and the Moosmann. They had problems selling the bassoons because the theft was listed on the internet (on musicalchairs!) Read the full story:

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Principal cellist of Boston Symphony Orchestra dies at 85

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma called Eskin a "role model" and a "consummate musician."

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It's Official: Many Orchestras Are Now Charities

There is a stark reality increasingly facing American orchestras: They are now charities, relying more, on average, on philanthropy than on the ticket sales that used to buttress them

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Embarrassment for English National Opera as much-hyped Blackpool venue spurns them for rival show

It has not yet confirmed which show is to be scheduled in its place, with listings currently showing just a ballroom dancing festival in a different part of the hall.

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Planet Earth II music revealed! Composer is maestro behind Inception and Gladiator

Planet Earth II has raked in millions of viewers, making it the most watched natural history documentary in more than a decade - but what is it that makes it so good? But the show's success could also be down to the music - nothing reflects the awesome power of nature than a good score.

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Just in: Missing London violin is found

The precious J B Vuillaume that LPO violinist Ji hyun Lee left on a Waterloo-to-Dorking train last Wednesday has been found.

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New Zealand earthquake: heartbreaking video shows damage to Wellington Cathedral organ

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit just after midnight local time today near the town of Kaikoura northeast of Christchurch, killing two people.

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What disability?

Erickson marched, with help from a classmate, at his Florida high school despite being told he would not be allowed to march at another school. He learns most music by listening, but has recently learned how to read braille music.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra musician's Vuillaume violin goes missing from train

London Philharmonic Orchestra first violinist Ji-Hyun Lee, accidentally left the violin in the overhead luggage rack when disembarking from the train. Upon realising her mistake she contacted police, who were reviewing CCTV footage when the ...

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Another London orchestra player loses her violin on a train

We have been asked to post the following on behalf of Ji hyun Lee, a first violinist in the LPO

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The sound of this Spider Silk Violin surprises Expert Musicians

The sound of this Spider Silk Violin surprises Expert MusiciansLabiotech.eu (blog)What's more, wood is a very complex material and scientists still haven't reached a consensus on what makes some instruments, like the famous Stradivari violins, sound better than others.

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PSO is fundraising in the midst of a strike by musicians

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's work stoppage is now more than six weeks old, and even as seats at Heinz Hall remain empty, the orchestra's administration is trying to fill the coffers.

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12 Pittsburgh strikers are playing this week in the New York Philharmonic

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Scent of Memory: smell and classical music prove an intoxicating combination

In the Australian Art Quartet’s experimental new project, the group taps into a wider movement: bringing the sense of smell to performance

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Make classical inclusive of black people, says BBC's Young Musician 2016

More needs to be done to encourage and promote diversity in classical music, according to cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.More should be done to encourage young black people to get into classical music, the winner of the BBC Young Musician competition has said.

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Geigenbauer-Denkmal (Violin Maker Monument)

The small town of Luby in the Czech Republic has been the center of violin building for decades, going back to when it was called Schönbach and part of Austria-Hungary.

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Label news: Young cellist gets his own bus

Decca have signed Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 17, winner of BBC Young Musician 2016 (you read it here first).

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Homeless in Berlin: Neighbours force US concert pianist out of his home

The pianist Soheil Nasseri has been given 13 days to leave his apartment after noise complaints from neighbours.

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Cambridge first and concert pianist, 24-year-old Zafar Ansari also plays cricket for England

Pakistani-origin all-rounder Zafar Ansari may play in England's first Test against India on Wednesday in Rajkot.

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Schwarz-Bournaki Duo Snags First Prize in Top Chamber Music Competition

New York, NY, November 8, 2016 – American cellist Julian Schwarz, together with Canadian pianist Marika Bournaki won the grand prize last week in a unanimous decision at the Boulder International Chamber Music Competition’s “Art of the Duo.” The annual competition received 156 applications from 25 countries with 22 duos performing at the competition.

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I always thought the North and classical music didn't mix

Years ago, when I met a famous concert pianist, I was surprised when he greeted me in a northern accent. A soft one, mind you, but completely intact. I’d assumed that, by the time a conductor or soloist reached a certain level of fame, the northern vowels would have been erased by Received Pronunciation or some painful mid-Atlantic hybrid.

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Some of the Sydney Opera House's neighbours are complaining about outdoor concerts and the bar ruining their sleep

Residents of the apartment block next to the Sydney Opera House have been complaining that Australia's most famous building is ruining their sleep.

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Music therapy reduces depression in young people, study finds

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast, and Bournemouth University found young people, aged eight to 16, also enjoyed improved self-esteem compared with those who received treatment without music

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An extended Pittsburgh Symphony strike threatens to change the dynamic of 'one of the best in the world'

“One of the bad parts of the strike in 1975 were the players that we lost.”

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German opera chiefs protest the beheading of Oslo Opera

It is with great astonishment and concern that members of the Deutsche Opernkonferenz have heard of the announced resignation of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet CEO Nils Are Karstad Lysø by the end of this season.

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This cellist dropped his bow mid-performance but recovered like an absolute pro

Cellist Kian Soltani was mid performance of Dohnanyi’s Serenade when something happened that haunts cellists nightmares

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US Copyright Act's Public Performance Exception Costs Composers More Than $150 Million

The part of the U.S. Copyright Act that exempts some small restaurants and bars from paying public performance fees to collecting societies could be costing rightsholders more than $150 million a year, according to a study by the consultancy PMP Conseil.

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Madeleine Thien wins $100000 honour for 'Do Not Say We Have Nothing'

The heart of the story involves three Chinese musicians who are studying Western classical music at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in the 1960s, and explores the revolution that occurred under Mao Zedong and the many political campaigns that pulled apart people’s lives.

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Claire Brazeau Named Principal Oboe of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Music Director Jeffrey Kahane has named Claire Brazeau principal oboe of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), one of the nation's leading orchestras renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives..

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NYC PREMIERE From outside appearances, Dorian Rence ticks all the boxes of stereotypical crazy cat lady.

After catching sight of a feral cat colony in the tunnels around Riverside Park over a decade ago, she took on the task of caring for the cats – not even a hospitalization kept her from missing a feeding. But when she’s not trudging through the snow to bring kibble to her cherished felines, Dorian plays viola with the New York Philharmonic, a position she has held for 40 years.

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London concert hall project's loss of funding disappoints conductors

The conductor Daniel Harding said it would be “devastating” if the plans to create a new centre for music were abandoned.

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These music students had the PERFECT response for anti-gay protesters

Despite advice from the school itself, these students decided to voice their opposition to the Westboro Baptist Church by rick-rolling them, i.e. performing a rendition of Rick Astley’s ‘80s hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.

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Listen to a subcontrabass saxophone and say goodbye to your eardrums

The 3m-tall subcontrabass saxophone’s lowest note is just about within the human range of hearing.

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Zoltán Kocsis, pianist and 'giant of music', dies aged 64

Hungarian Kocsis, a household name among music fans from the United States to Japan, performed extensively with the Berlin Philharmonic

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Demonstrators protest L.A. Opera over casting of white singer as an Egyptian pharaoh

Kamal Mohsin holds a protest sign with other demonstrators outside Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday night. The protest was over the casting of a white singer in the title role of Los Angeles Opera's new production, "Akhnaten," about an Egyptian pharaoh.

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Liverpool Philharmonic Announces Winner of Christopher Brooks Composition Prize in association

Liverpool Philharmonic is delighted to announce 22-year-old Liverpool-born Richard Miller as the winner of its second, annual Christopher Brooks Composition Prize in association with The Rushworth Foundation.

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This Kickstarter campaign wants to help an orchestra reinvent your favourite songs

And it doesn't stop there: they've also given an orchestral spin to the likes of Muse, Florence And The Machine and Lady Gaga. Nick started the Kickstarter campaign to raise money for the orchestra's debut album, called The Ship Of Theseus.Metamorphestra is a brand new orchestra, founded in 2016 by Nick Proch.

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Czech museum scores with unique opera diva collection

The Czech Museum of Music is set to receive a unique collection of letters written by the legendary Czech opera singer Ema Destinnová and her close friend Hilda Schueler.

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All-women orchestras: a big hand for the girls in the band - archive

They were unlikely early libbers, the Grey Ladies' Orchestra, Edna Croudson's Rhythm Girls, the Grosvenor Ladies' Quintette and the other all-women groups.

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The Met Turns 50

And although the acoustics took a hit from some of the critics, within a day or so they had been altered (by adjusting the “clouds”)

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Like Uber...but for a live orchestra in your home

There is an "Uber" for almost everything, and now that includes on-demand classical music. Groupmuse, a start-up that connects musicians with fans, wants to make live classical music available to a broader audience

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The Atlanta Opera reaches three-year labor agreement with orchestra

The Atlanta Opera continued to solidify its core foundation this week when it reached a three-year agreement with the union that represents musicians in its orchestra.

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The Philharmonic to Stream Young People's Concerts

When the New York Philharmonic televised its Young People's Concerts from 1958 through 1972, it introduced new generations to classical music. Now the orchestra is updating the program:

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A new project in the Philippines - Opera on Wheels

"Opera On Wheels" is a shortened and tourable version (“pocket” version) of famous operas. The operas presented in this manner will be able to win new audiences and help spread the love of opera to many people. It is about bringing Opera at high quality level to a broader audience.

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One of oldest Japan-made bassoons gets second wind

When the shop owner, Hiroto Umezaki, 72, decided to close his business in Kita-Kyushu's Yahata-Higashi Ward two years ago, he auctioned off the remaining stock online, including the forgotten bassoon that he found in the upstairs of the shop when he was cleaning up.

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Thomas Gould to become Leader of Britten Sinfonia

Thomas Gould has been appointed Leader of Britten Sinfonia, sharing the position with Jacqueline Shave. In order to fulfill his increased role with Britten Sinfonia, Thomas will step down as Leader of Aurora Orchestra.

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Elly Suh wins Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition

Elly Suh wins Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition. Second prize, worth €10,000, went to Japanese violinist Eimi Wakui, while third prize, worth €8,000, was awarded to Meruert Karmenova from Kazakhstan.

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Adorable Drawings Prove 7-Year-Olds Understand Classical Music Better Than You

If you've ever felt a panic listening to contemporary classical music, realizing you have absolutely no idea what is happening, you can surely sympathize with a group of 7-year-olds

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Faking it – the great unmentionable of orchestral playing

The StradFaking it – the great unmentionable of orchestral playingThe StradThere's no doubt that the more prestigious the orchestra, the more rehearsal sessions are allocated per concert and the more likely it is that the said concert may be repeated

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New British Documentary to Explore Racial Diversity in Classical Music

Britain's BBC Four television network has today announced the upcoming release of a new 60 minute documentary, entitled 'Young, Gifted and Classical' – which will explore issues such as race, diversity and access in classical music.

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This dog’s owner set up a camera to see what it was doing while they were out

After complaints from the neighbours, this dog/virtuoso was captured on camera in the midst of performance.

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Someone added a drum part to Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

One of the greatest works in the clarinet repertoire, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A, has an unexpected new part.

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Nearly 50 Years After Leaving, a Composer Returns to Cuba

The composer Tania León, in 2007. “I arrived here as a pianist, and I am going back as a composer and conductor,”

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A new classical 'boy band' has been put together, and people are pretty mad about it

Manufactured classical acts are nothing new, but are Symphoniacs aiming at so many marketing demographics that they forgot the music?

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A subsidised critic is the thin end of a dangerous wedge

The Boston Globe’s initiative to fund a classical music critic by nonprofit groups raises troubling questions for arts critics on both sides of the Atlantic

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Benjamin Marquise Gilmore named Scottish Chamber Orchestra concertmaster

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has appointed Benjamin Marquise Gilmore as its new concertmaster. The former Yehudi Menuhin School student will share his role with the orchestra's current leader Stephanie Gonley,

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Violinist Janine Jansen leaves Harrison Parrott for personal management

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Lufthansa forces musician to check her viola into the hold

Finnish National Opera deputy principal violist Sekyeong Cheon says that she was forced to check her viola into the hold on a recent Lufthansa flight from Helsinki.

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Dallas opera lover regrets creating 'such a mess' by sprinkling ashes, fueling terrorism fears in NYC - Dallas News (blog)

The late Andy Warhol said it best: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." Shock, embarrassment, regret — Dallas resident and obsessed opera fan Roger Kaiser bared his emotions with social media buddies Monday

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Reality Confronts Unsubsidized Orchestras - (pay wall)

I had eight family members—one uncle, four great uncles, a great aunt, my grandfather and a cousin—playing in the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell. All eight made a living by adding self-employment to playing in the orchestra.

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New Yamaha Electric Violin Wins Prestigious Japanese Design Award

The new Yahama YEV electric violin has been awarded a revered 2016 'Good Design Award' from the respected Japan Institute of Design Promotion.

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From Bill Clinton's lips to best offer, famous sax for sale in Bob Barnette estate

A saxophone made famous by president-elect Bill Clinton, who played it in a 1992 visit to Macon, is being sold as part of the Bob Barnette estate.

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Thank You: A Message To The “Piano Guy” From The “Cello Guy”

We wish we had better news. We were not able to find Annie. The search is being discontinued at this time in consideration of the health and well-being of everyone involved.

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BPO musician lost her contrabassoon, but replacement has 'great sound'

Malkiewicz reported the theft to Buffalo police, called around to area pawn shops and spread the word through a national and international network of classical musicians, but to no avail.

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Old, Male, and Stale: The Women Fighting Classical Music's Woman ...

The Arts DeskOld, Male, and Stale: The Women Fighting Classical Music's Woman ...VICESince the dawn of time, women have been told they shouldn't compose because it's "unfeminine". A new program out of Sydney is changing that, one talented ...'We should take a 1:1 ratio of male to female talent as the norm ...The Arts Deskall 2 news articles »

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Eckart Preu to lead Chamber Orchestra

After a two-year search and nearly 200 applicants, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra has a new leader. Eckart Preu (rhymes with joy) will be the fifth music director, the orchestra announced on Saturday.

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Man scattering friend's ashes halts Metropolitan Opera performance

A man who wanted to honor his deceased friend caused the cancelation of two scheduled performances at New York City's renowned Metropolitan Opera Saturday afternoon.

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Charleston Symphony reports economic impact on community

The symphony's annual budget was about $3.25 million last season, when the study was put together - this year it's $3.7 million - but its quantitative impact is larger. In addition to the $3 million or so spent on production by the CSO,

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra exceeds $25M endowment campaign goal early

he Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Oct. 28 announced it has exceeded its $25 million Musicians' Endowment Campaign goal, nearly two years ahead of schedule, thanks to a pledge of $2.5 million from The Delta Air Lines Foundation.

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National Symphony Orchestra executive director to step down - Washington Post

Rita Shapiro, the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra for 15 years, is stepping down at the end of the calendar year, the orchestra has announced. The decision is said to be her own. “These last 15 years have been enormously ...

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Semyon Bychkov: ‘In music, polygamy is not only allowed, it’s encouraged’

The great Russian conductor has just launched an epic Tchaikovsky project – in which he’s recording all of the iconic composer’s symphonies, and piano concertos. We spoke to him about growing up with Tchaikovsky, what it takes to be a conductor and why, musically speaking, he’s all about polygamy.

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This musician had the *perfect* response to potential client who was offering NO payment for a concert

Musicians are often offered a bum deal when dealing with freelance work, but this member of a string quartet has come up with a zinger of a reply.

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2016 Shortlist unveiled for British Composer Awards

The 2016 shortlist, announced today, is made up of 38 per cent women composers (the highest numbers in the Awards' history), 20 per cent international composers and 50 per cent first-time nominees.

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Philadelphia Orchestra dives in with a streaming music service

Launched Monday by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the website offers a sprinkling of concerts from current and past seasons, dating back to Yannick Nezet-Sequin's inaugural 2012-13 season as music director. Additional content includes concerts by former ...

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Opera review wants government out of musicals - NEWS.com.au

The review, which made 118 recommendations, says Opera Australia shouldn't be stopped from putting on musicals, but that government funding should go to "non-commercial activities". The review panel was also concerned about the double whammy for Australian opera singers of a declining number of roles available and an increase in international artists.

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Montreal Symphony Orchestra acquires a rare octobass - CTV News

“For many years, we at the OSM have strived to present performances of great 19th century repertoire inspired by the perspectives offered by recent scholarly research,” wrote Maestro Kent Nagano, the orchestra’s music director, in a press release. “We eagerly await our chance to introduce this fascinating instrument to our public.”

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After 'daunting' auditions, newest Seattle Symphony players make the cut - The Seattle Times

The SSO has a new second horn, Jenna Breen, from Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia, and Matthew Decker, assistant principal timpani and section percussionist, from the North Carolina Symphony.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians, management plan to get back to bargaining table

Members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra were joined by people from Boston and Philadelphia's symphonies. Those concerts will continue as negotiations go on.Still no resolution in FWSO contract standoff

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Zakhar Bron attacks jury as Georgian wins the Wieniawski

Veriko Tchumburidze, a Georgian living in Turkey, won the Wieniawski Competition in Poznan last last night.

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Tribute to an Overlooked Female Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - New York Times

When Queen Victoria, praising Felix, told him which of his songs was her favorite, he confessed it was by Fanny but published under his name.

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You've never heard opera like this

‘Silent’ production finds a stage outside Sydney Opera House

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Musicians' union hopes to come to an agreement with Orchestra soon

Managers of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra met with the union that represents its musicians today to try to come up with an agreement before the holidays.

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Writers a poor third in arts funding behind orchestras, opera

The federal government's primary arts funding body has defended its support to Australian books and authors, after figures showing Australia Council literature

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These are the 15 absolute greatest sopranos of all time

Cecilia Bartoli is the great adventurer of modern sopranos: a voice to die for, but coupled with absurd creative ambition and tremendous humour.

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English National Opera names Martyn Brabbins as music director

Respected conductor takes over from Mark Wrigglesworth as company seeks stability after two years of cuts and crises

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A violinist's methodical search for creativity -

Now 36, a star of the violin world, returning to Washington for a concert at the Kennedy Center at the end of this month, Hahn is one of the most creative, illuminating violinists of our time

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German orchestra with 'democratic system' comes to Boston

Seeing what Reiner calls the “personal, human, and loving” approach Bavarian conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg brought to music, he and fellow violinist Josef Kröner invited him to lead this different kind of orchestra, which they founded together in 1997.

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Maestro Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra cheer on the Chicago Cubs!

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This 800-year-old Icelandic hymn sung in a train station is utterly haunting

This devotional hymn was originally written in 1208, but its mesmerising beauty is completely timeless – as this spontaneous performance in a station in Germany proves.

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Classical music 'excludes' composers from minorities

Composers from minority groups are "effectively silenced" because they do not fit into classical music's "inner club", a composer has said. Eleanor Alberga said the classical music world is "not very inclusive and I suspect there are wider issues here ..

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Five Questions: Jonathon Heyward: From West Ashley to England, young conductor

My post as the assistant conductor entails assisting the music director, Sir Mark Elder, assisting international guest conductors that work with the ensemble, acting as music director of the Halle Youth Orchestra

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Check out famous opera singer, Maria Callas, family's estate in Pasco

Famous opera singer, Maria Callas, family's estate is beautiful, and now you can even get a piece of it for yourself.

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Seattle Virtuoso Quinton Morris Is Set to Open Violin Studio for Low-Income Students of Color

With Key to Change—serving South King County—Morris pays forward generosity he received as a youth.

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Communism's pianist poster boy? The truth about Emil Gilels and Stalin

As a teenage virtuoso pianist from Odessa, Gilels was thrust forward as a propaganda torchbearer for Soviet ideals. A hundred years after the great musician’s birth, though, many believe the association wasn’t so straightforward

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Jim Carroll: Closing the gap between clubland and the classical world

Mills is a dab hand at this stage when it comes to collaborating with classical musicians, having previously performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Montpelier Philharmonic Orchestra

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Violinist Neil Milan quits Clean Bandit

One of the founding members of Clean Bandit, Neil Milan, has confirmed on social media that he has quit the band.

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Las Vegas Philharmonic Forms American German Cultural Exchange Fellowship

Through a generous gift by German philanthropist Dorothee Hennings-Holtmann, the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the Brandenburg State Theater Orchestra, Cottbus are pleased to announce the American German Cultural Exchange Fellowship (AGCEF).

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THE SCOOP | Toronto's Jordan de Souza Appointed Kapellmeister at Komische Oper Berlin

After being named the Head of Music at Germany’s Komische Oper Berlin earlier this year, Tapestry Opera’s resident conductor Jordan de Souza has now been appointed full Kapellmeister, starting the 2017/18 season.

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Cello student recovers from hand injury after risking scholarship

Cello performance major Zach Barnes hadn't even finished his first semester at IU when he had a tough decision to make last December.

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Montreal Symphony Orchestra welcomes rare octobass

Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) is debuting a new instrument Thursday, one that will be hard to miss. The octobass measures 3.6 metres and weighs 131 kilos. The OSM has the distinction of being the only orchestra in the world in possession of one.

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Noisy audiences and classical music - letter

Sir, – Last year, the National Symphony Orchestra made a rare visit to Cork City Hall for a performance of a Tchaikovsky symphony, among other pieces. However, the whole experience was ruined for a number of reasons.

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Philadelphia Orchestra adopts aspects of consultant's report

The report by Michael M. Kaiser, chairman of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland, was completed in spring after six months' work interviewing funders, board members, musicians, staff, and others

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Royal Opera House to teach children to sing 'healthily' over X Factor voice strain fears

Speaking at a launch for the 2017 Royal Opera House season, she told the Telegraph: "I have a particular beef about kids in schools singing like they're trying to be on the X Factor

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Busker heckled since Brexit for playing Eastern European music

Nik Jovčić-Sas, who regularly plays traditional music from Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria on the streets of Bath, says he’s been heckled since the Brexit referendum.

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San Francisco’s new horn is a fully qualified respiratory physician

His name is Mark Almond, he’s from Greater Manchester, England and he has played guest principal with several London orchestras before heading abroad.

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24-Year-Old Conductor Makes History at Broadway’s Waitress

Madeline Smith takes up the baton at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. At age 24 she is believed to be the youngest woman to conduct in a Broadway pit. Smith has served as rehearsal pianist, music assistant, and copyist on the production.

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From the classical archive September 1963: Michael Roll wins the first ever Leeds Piano Competition

23 September 1963: The Guardian reports on the final of the first Leeds Pianoforte Competition, won by a local boy and, at 17, the youngest of all 94 competitors

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MAD reveals plans for translucent China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing

Chinese studio MAD has released visuals for its new concert hall in Beijing, which will be draped in a translucent fluted facade. MAD's China Philharmonic Hall will be located on an 11,600-square-metre site beside the Workers Stadium

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Hong Kong group to strip down operas and bring them to the people

A new non-profit opera company in Hong Kong will soon be producing condensed versions of Western classical operas away from the formality of concert halls so that more people may be lured by the genre's passion and music.

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More Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performances canceled amid musicians' strike

“Regrettably, the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have not contacted us through official channels to return to the negotiating table. We hope that we are able to resume talks soon. Because of this, we must cancel additional performances

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Living the Meme: What happened to Azeem Ward and his flute?

After setting up a Facebook page for his senior flute recital, the University of California student was inundated with over 100,000 RSVPs from the United Kindom, along with multiple requests to fly to England and play..

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Musician Jeffrey Kahane prepares to be a full-time teacher at USC Thornton

“I've always felt very deeply that, for the most part, the greatest musicians are the ones who are the most curious about the world and who have an appetite not just for music but for literature, for art and for philosophy.” ..

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Russian violinist builds dream home in Nyack

An accomplished violin teacher, Malkin is the founder of several concert series, including the Academy of Music Summer Festival in Nyack.

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Craftsmen in tune to produce cello for Oswestry musician

. But a link up with one of Britain's top music conservatories has seen them become a tight knit team. This week they met up at the Willow Art Gallery, in Oswestry

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This Hi-Tech Clothing Could Help Deaf People 'Feel' an Orchestra

When the Junge Symphoniker Hamburg Orchestra plays classical music, the wearer could feel the instruments through the shirt. Sound Shirt's software could interpret eight types of instrumental sounds coming from the stage microphones,

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Conductor drops his baton mid-Tchaikovsky - recovers like an absolute pro

When the resident conductor of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra is in full flow, nothing is going to stop the music-making - and now we have video evidence to back up that assertion.

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Jacqueline du Pré cello bow withdrawn from sale due to doubt over provenance - The Strad

An English cello bow by James Tubbs, 'presumed to have been in the possession of Jacqueline du Pré', has been withdrawn from auction due to a lack of 'confidence' in its provenance.

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Liebe Orchestermusiker, was wollt ihr eigentlich?

Die Komische Oper Berlin hat schon bessere Zeiten gesehen. Jetzt stünde mit Antonello Manacorda ein idealer Dirigent bereit. Doch das privilegierte Orchester hat ihn abgelehnt. Aus lauter Hochmut.

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Facing the music: Rachel Podger

The violinist and festival director tells us about her musical interests and inspirations, from Corelli to Castrucci, and Bach to Bob Marley

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Peter Allen dead; host of Metropolitan Opera's radio broadcasts was 96

Peter Allen, a broadcaster who for 29 years was the announcer of the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday matinee radio broadcasts, delivering Wagner and Verdi to millions of listeners beyond the Met's gilded and glittering New York theater, died Oct. 8

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Musician in desperate bid to trace antique violin after £10k theft from van in Hackney

Professional violinist Melanie Wise said she was preparing for a charity gig in east London when she claims raiders drilled their way into a van parked nearby.

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Conductor candidate skipped family business for life in an orchestra

Harada liked the girl very much and asked, “If I become a conductor, may I date your daughter?” The mother told him he had to become a world class conductor. The next day, Harada said he went to Frederick Fennell, the maestro at the school, and told him he wanted to start taking conductor lessons.

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This violinist can play Habanera one-handed while bouncing a ping pong ball in time to the music

Habanera on violin and ping pong bat while standing on one leg. Nice party trick.

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York Minster sacks all of its bell ringers, no peal to welcome in Christmas morning

Every year since the Middle Ages the 56 bells of York Minster have marked Remembrance Sunday and Christmas – but this year the historic bells won’t ring out because all of the Minster’s bell ringing volunteers have been sacked.

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Rotterdam Philharmonic Announce New Principal Violist

The Rotterdam Philharmonic has today announced the appointment of Russian-born Israeli violist Roman Spitzer as their new Principal Violist.

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This is what a clarinetist's mouth actually does during the Rhapsody in Blue glissando

By attaching electrodes to a clarinetist’s tongue, it’s possible to see exactly what happens inside the mouth when Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue kicks off.

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This violinist can play Habanera one-handed while bouncing a ping pong ball in time to the music - Classic FM

Classic FMThis violinist can play Habanera one-handed while bouncing a ping pong ball in time to the musicClassic FMHabanera on violin and ping pong bat while standing on one leg. Nice party ... This violinist from Polish musical cabaret act MozART Group demonstrates an impressive skill-set in his memorable performance of Habanera from Bizet's opera Carmen ...

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At 93, conductor Skrowaczewski remains a Minnesota Orchestra powerhouse

These are the hands that have conducted orchestras and composed music for 80 years. They are working hands not content to retire and coast on the maestro's legacy.

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How an oboe changed this girl's life

In March some friends went to lunch with my husband. One of them told a story about a high school senior she had heard about who had been in foster care since adolescence, was a great musician and needed a professional-grade oboe to accept a college scholarship.

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The Royal College of Music has the most brilliant way of preparing its students for concerts…

In the Centre for Performance Science at the RCM students can practise performing in front of a "live" audience – even a badly behaved one – without ever leaving a small attic room. Welcome to the performance simulator…

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Disharmony in Berlin: Two Philharmoniker face each other in court

Brotherly love counts for nothing when money is at stake. A viola player in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – the names have been disguised in court – is accusing another of selling him a fake instrument.

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Berliner Philharmoniker Starmusiker geigen sich was vor Gericht

Bei den Bratschisten der Berliner Philharmoniker gibt es gerade mächtig Knatsch um eine Bratsche – jetzt geigten sich die Musiker vor dem Münchner Oberlandesgericht die Meinung. Hat Horst L. seinen Kollegen Nico E. (Namen geändert) mit einer Viola übers Ohr gehauen?

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New Principal Flute Named to Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Music Director Jeffrey Kahane has named Joachim Becerra Thomsen principal flute of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), one of the nation's leading orchestras renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives.

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Just in: Blackadder gets his trumpets back

Slipped DiscWe hear that David Blackadder, principal trumpet of the Academy of Ancient Music, has been told that the trumpets he had stolen from him on Monday on a London commuter train have been found safe

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Violin made from Winston Churchill's cigar box to be auctioned

The 1956 fiddle 'in a rustic style' was made by self-taught English maker and former master saddler William Robinson, who spent his childhood converting empty boxes into violins, according to the auctioneers.

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How Mozart's music is improving the grapes in one Italian vineyard

Row after row of Sangiovese grapevines cover the hills of Montalcino in Tuscany, where famed Brunello wine is made. But one of these vineyards is a bit different. The grapes here are serenaded all day, every day, by classical music

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Famous violinist dies inside taxi

Kwon Hyuk Joo, who studied violin in Russia at the age of 9 after being recognized as a prodigy, was the first Korean to win 1st place at the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in 2004. He was in Busan for an upcoming performance

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Mr. Luka Okrostsvaridze (Georgia) – known as Luka Okros and a student at London’s Royal College of Music

Results of the commendably transparent Hong Kong International Piano Competition:

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Theft alert: Trumpets stolen in London train raid

PRINCIPAL TRUMPET DAVID BLACKADDER'S (NATURAL) TRUMPETS WERE TAKEN FROM A TRAIN THIS MORNING AS HE TRAVELLED IN TO LONDON FOR A PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING. IT'S BELIEVED SOME YOUTHS RAN ON TO THE ...

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Orchestras should hold blind auditions to increase diversity, says Chineke! Orchestra's Chi-chi Nwanoku

Analysis last year by King’s College London found fewer than two per cent of orchestra members in Britain were from BME backgrounds. Ms Nwanoku said this was “not high enough” when six per cent of graduates from conservatoires in the UK were non-white.

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Bristol University theatre cancels Aida over ‘racial diversity’

Musical theatre cancels production to avoid causing offence, but some students bemoan ‘fear of cultural appropriation’

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How André Rieu made classical music a multimillion dollar business

Dutch violinist André Rieu sells more concert tickets than Beyoncé, is the most successful classical musician around and tours with his own 60-piece orchestra. He lives in a castle, keeps butterflies and wants to be the first artist to perform on the moon.

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Student creates prosthetic so girl born without hand can master the violin

And it all comes down to a lightweight nylon/plastic prosthetic that Taiwo, an engineering student from Naperville at Northern Illinois University, designed for Sarah

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Letters: Orchestra should get creative on funding

I do not believe the classical music audience is decreasing ("Strike points to need for new orchestra model," Thursday). I've been hearing about the graying of that audience for 30 years.

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A director sets out to learn the saxophone and finds a doughty tribe of horn players in Mumbai

In the documentary ‘The Sax and the City’, Praveen Kumar profiles saxophonists who are struggling to be heard above the din.

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Pregnant symphony conductor's case brings lashing of judge

A symphony conductor's attorney is lashing out at a judge for overturning part of a jury's award in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit despite jurors' “undisputed findings” in a two-week trial.

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Philadelphia Orchestra trumpeter helping Afghan teen build his chops - CBS News

The Philadelphia Orchestra boasts one the best classical trumpet players in the country. And although David Bilger has played on stage for thousands, his most impressive performance happens his own basement, for an audience of one

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Fiddling While Venezuela Starves? Bolívar Symphony Opens

The country's spiraling crisis once again puts the orchestra — which is opening Carnegie Hall's season with three concerts

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St Paul Chamber Orchestra Announce Newest Violin Recruit

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra has today announced the appointment of 24 year old Korean-American violinist Eunice Kim to the ensemble.

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Houston Grand Opera to host once-in-a-lifetime costume sale

If you're in the market for a costume, Halloween or otherwise, then you won't want to miss this unique opportunity.

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RSNO: Celebrating 125 years of Scotland's national orchestra

Many famous faces have passed through and featured in the orchestra through its long history, including composer Gustav Holst, who joined as second trombonist and stayed for four years.

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Why can some people study as they listen to music, while others can't?

So why is it some people can happily soundtrack their studying while others demand total silence?

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BRASS NECK Google waives £90000 advertising bill for 12-year-old trumpet player who wanted his brass band to become famous - The Sun

Little Jose 'made a mistake' by setting up advertising account so he could raise money to buy bandmates new instruments

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Greedy bosses and musicians on strike – the crisis engulfing classical music

Crisis has struck two of America's great orchestras. One is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, which faces a deficit of $11 million and pension black hole due to rock-bottom interest rates.

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New stamp dedicated to Mezzo-Soprano Tatevik Sazandaryan's 100th anniversary put into circulation

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Engraved bow once owned by cellist Jacqueline du Pré to be auctioned

However, Tarisio scored a coup in 2011 when it sold one of the world's best-preserved Stradivarius violins, known as the Lady Blunt, for $16m — the public auction record for a stringed instrument.

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Missing Boston University Grad Student Has Been Found in NYC -

Camhi, a 25-year-old classical musician, suffers from bipolar disorder, and friends believed he had stopped taking his medication when he left his hotel, on Lexington and 49th Street, without a wallet or cell phone.

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Philadelphia Orchestra board accepts new deal - musicians play Serenade in A(ppreciation)

Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra fanned out across the region Tuesday, chatting up fans, playing in string quartets and wind quintets, and doing a little damage control.

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London's Royal College of Music appoints cello professors Raphael Wallfisch and Jakob Kullberg

London's Royal College of Music has appointed two new professors to its string faculty – cellists Raphael Wallfisch and Jakob Kullberg.

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1714 Claude Pierray violin stolen in Germany -

A violin by 18th century French maker Claude Pierray has been stolen in Grafrath, near Munich, Germany. The 1714 instrument belongs to Rüdiger Lotter,

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What would Beethoven have thought of this?

Experience the radicalism of Beethoven deconstructed by pioneering artist and composer Matthew Herbert.

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The eighteenth-century rhythm riddle: what is the quarter note quandary? - OUPblog (blog)

Depending on affekt, a quarter note may be cut quite short (like a crisp timpani attack) or held for most of the beat (as in a forlorn oboe solo).

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Founding Violinist to Exit Poland's Szymanowski String Quartet

The 44 year old has indicated he will now turn his focus to the artist and touring management agency he runs with his wife, his teaching commitments – and his new roles as Artistic Director of a new festival in Austria and Artistic Advisor to a Chamber Orchestra in Asia.

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October Pittsburgh Symphony shows canceled due to strike

"We deeply regret the cancellations of these additional concerts,” Melia Tourangeau, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, said in a press release. “We understand the disappointment this causes patrons and we appreciate your patience

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After rare sighting at opera, Rahm invited to dance in 'Nutcracker'

He's known as a big supporter of the arts — and has been an honorary chairman of the board at the Lyric Opera for years. But Mayor Rahm Emanuel had never actually been spotted by regulars taking in a show at the city's opera until Saturday,

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Watch violinist Nicola Benedetti perform hilarious duet starring her pet dog

VIOLIN virtuoso Nicola Benedetti has shown off the talents of her musical dog crooning along to her playing the instrument.

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Black Friday for orchestras — three strikes, and music's out

It was a dramatic weekend for the Philadelphia Orchestra. On Friday night, audience members waited in the Kimmel Center for the start of its opening-night gala, until the orchestra’s president, Allison Vulgamore, came onstage and announced that the musicians had gone on strike.

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Sneak Peek: Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (Facebook | Website) hosted a behind-the-scenes open rehearsal, to give a glimpse of Maestro Eric Jacobsen and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra preparing for the opening of their 2016/17 Season.

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Leading British conductor Sir Neville Marriner dies at 92

The British conductor and violinist, Sir Neville Marriner, has died at the age of 92, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields says.

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Sir Neville Marriner obituary

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Listening to the music of Turing's computer

The earliest known recording of music produced by a computer - a machine operated by Alan Turing, no less - has finally been made to sound exactly as it did 65 years ago.

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Video: Recording an orchestral game soundtrack at Abbey Road

At GDC 2012, Craig Duman, John Kurlander, Inon Zur -- audio professionals who worked on WB Games' Lord of the Rings: War in the North -- sought to shed light on what it really takes to incorporate a live orchestra into a game's production. .

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How to give opera a fighting chance in Baltimore

Last May, a visually stylish, strongly cast production of Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette" filled the stage of the Lyric Opera House. If only seats in the theater had been filled, too.

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THE REAL GIG: Life's conductors – what Steve Jobs can teach you about the music business

Not so. Every great musician needs a great conductor. Actually, at some point, a great musician needs several conductors in his life if he or she is going to successfully navigate this ...

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New York Philharmonic to open OSU performing arts center in 2019

The New York Philharmonic will open Oklahoma State University's $60 million performing arts center in October 2019 with performances and educational events for students and the community.

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Steve Reich: ‘In my lifetime, classical music has never been so populated with talented people’

He's one of classical music’s most important composers - and on the eve of his 80th birthday, we got to ask him what he thinks about the state of classical music in 2016.

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Listen to Tchaikovsky banter with his friends in a 130-year-old recording

Not even the great Tchaikovsky was above taking part in a publicity stunt for the latest revolutionary recording technology.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians on strike, reject pay cut demand

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians are on strike after unanimously rejecting calls for a 15-percent pay cuts, pension changes and staffing cuts they say are proposed by management.

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Drugs haul found on Copenhagen Opera House roof

Police in the Danish capital Copenhagen have revealed that they seized 75kg (165lbs) of marijuana found on the roof of the city's prestigious Opera House earlier this year.

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Manhattan mechanical engineering students help to design rare saxophone mouthpiece with 3-D printer

The unique sound of a more than 170-year-old saxophone is one that few people today have had the opportunity to hear. Invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax, only 275 of the originals still exist around the world, with 65 tenor (classical) saxophones

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Saying goodbye to the pain of ballet

Carlos Acosta is one of the world's leading ballet dancers. Next week he bids farewell to classical ballet performing at the Royal Albert Hall.

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Orchestras need to get smarter, shouldn't change for the young, says visting trumpeter

For Balio, principal trumpet for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for the past 15 years, finding that will involves a renewed appreciation of why classical music works and what it requires. “There's not a lack of demand for classical music.

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Against all odds, rising opera star fulfills dream of singing at the Met - CBS News

With a rich, robust voice and a presence commanding the stage, it’s easy to see why 6-foot-5 Ryan Speedo Green is considered one of the world’s most promising stars of opera, gracing top stages in Europe and the U.S. But his improbable rise to the heights of one of the most elite of all the arts has its roots in poverty and violence, reports CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford. Green, 30, said his father was largely absent in his life, and he had a “volatile relationship” with his mother growin

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Portland Symphony Orchestra receives $600000 grant for music education

The Portland Symphony Orchestra has received a $600,000 gift that will provide more money for musicians and for music education in Portland schools.

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Violin virtuoso siblings perform together for first time in 25 years

It has been 25 years since Australian siblings Stanley, Daniel and Kyli Dodds — all world-renowned violin players — performed together.

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Telegraph Quartet Wins Naumburg Chamber Music Competition

San Francisco's Telegraph Quartet is only three years old, but it's already nationally known, and now it has received a major new honor. Last Friday, the Telegraph won the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation's 2016 Chamber Music Competition in New York.

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Duped New York Concert Audience Gives Standing Ovation to North Korean Propaganda

Orchestra dupes New Yorkers with pro-regime music; sounds ‘militaristic’

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New York Missing Person's Alert Issued for Student Double Bassist [PLEASE SHARE]

lAn alert has today been issued in New York for 25 year old Boston University music student, Zachery Camhi – who has not been in contact with his family and friends for more than 9 days. He was last seen at approximately 5am on September 18th

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Stravinsky’s The Rite Of Spring has been given an unexpected makeover - thanks to some enterprising musicians armed with… err… melodicas?

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Where are the women timps?

Dianne Winsor has notified us that Actea Jimenez, 24, of Holland’s Het Gelders Orkest, has won the Solo Timpani position in the orchestra of Bilbao, defeating 47 contenders.

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Sibelius in Liverpool, 1905: 'He is saying things that have never been said in music before'

From the classical archive, 4 December 1905: Sibelius’s first public appearance in England, conducting his symphony no 1, and Finlandia

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