Amid deteriorating US-Mexico relationship, border youth orchestras unite for joint concerts

Youth symphony orchestras from both sides of the Texas-Mexico border performed a joint concert titled "The Bridge," a respite from protests at airports across the country where demonstrators carried signs that read "no wall, no ban"

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Disruption and diversity are key to the future of classical music, says BBC Radio 3 controller

In a speech at the Association of British Orchestras conference, BBC Radio 3 controller Alan Davey has argued that the classical music industry will need to innovate and disrupt traditional performance and broadcasting set-ups in order to attract new audiences.

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Cleveland Orchestra concludes search for general manager by promoting two administrators - cleveland.com (blog)

The Cleveland Orchestra's search for a general manager is over. Only it didn't end in a way anyone might have predicted.

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189 flutes will take over SPCO concert

MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” fellow and flutist Claire Chase will lead a performance with three top Twin Cities-based flutists and 189 volunteers, ages 10 to 80, on flutes at the Ordway Concert Hall.

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Syrian clarinettist, resident in the US for 16 years, affected by travel ban

Clarinettist Kinan Azmeh, who regularly performs with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, has said he’s unsure if he’ll be allowed to return, despite living in the US for 16 years and holding a green card

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British composer must rethink plans for her opera in Pittsburgh (paywall)

Soosan Lolavar, 29, is having to rethink plans to visit the US next week for rehearsals of an opera she has composed. Ms Lolavar was born and brought up in London and holds dual British-Iranian citizenship because her father is from Iran.

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‘Art is not just revenue for the soul, it’s revenue for the pocket book,’ says top conductor

Conductor Marin Alsop has told Classic FM that the arts world needs to ‘promote the monetary value of the arts in our society’.

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Henry-Louis de La Grange est mort, disparition du plus grand spécialiste de Gustav Mahler

Le musicologue et immense spécialiste de Gustav Mahler s’est éteint ce vendredi 27 janvier à l’âge de 92 ans.

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Seattle Symphony brings homelessness inside the concert hall

Never before has an American symphony orchestra given the homeless equal billing with Charles Ives and Ludwig van Beethoven.

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The opera-loving sisters who 'stumbled' into heroism

Between 1934 and 1939, two "nervous British spinsters" were regular visitors to the opera houses of Germany and Austria. But the trips also served a greater and more dangerous purpose - saving Jewish lives.

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Philip Glass: ‘My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies

About to turn 80, the composer talks about his slow, taxi-driving road to success, and why he is anything but a minimalist…

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Beijing Chinese Orchestra concert canceled after U.S. rejects visa applications

The Beijing Chinese Orchestra was forced to cancel a Feb. 16 concert at Benaroya Hall, as a celebration of Chinese New Year, after its musicians were denied visas on Inauguration Day.

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Watch: Cellist Tim Smedley Uses His Music to Protest Tree Felling in Sheffield - WQXR Radio (blog)

Cellist Tim Smedley took the lead with a solemn performance of “The Song of the Birds.” It's an old Catalan folk tune that conductor Pablo Casals later arranged for cello

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Violins returned to smash-and-grab victim

For a violinist, her smash-and-grab story has an unexpectedly happy ending. (KGO-TV). Thursday, January 26, 2017 08:04PM ...

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Malala Yousafzai's UN speech set to music for International Women's Day

BBC Radio 3 announces Kate Whitley’s composition, using statements about every girl’s right to education, will broadcast on 8 March

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Do the gents toilets in the Philharmonic live up to the hype?

The architecturally stunning Philharmonic Dining Rooms on Hope Street is a renowned pub, restaurant and meeting place. It is also a Grade II listed building - but there's something else inside that is listed higher than the building itself.

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LA Philharmonic violinist discusses music's role in mental health

Vijay Gupta, a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a mental health advocate, spoke about his visits to marginalized communities—like homeless shelters, prisons and mental health facilities

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Violin by Luc Deneys stolen on Madrid Metro - The Strad

The violinist was travelling on the Madrid Metro on 19 December from Aeropuerto to Nuevos Ministerios on Line 8, having given concerts in Hungary, when the €20,000 violin by Luc Deneys was snatched.

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The accidental opera star: 'A lot of the purists, they don't believe my story'

Opera is often called the most irrational art form. Seen through that lens, bass singer Morris Robinson's unlikely career path makes wonderful sense. At a young age, from a family and culture that reveres singing, Robinson aspired to be a drummer instead.

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Jacksonville Symphony, musicians reach new five-year agreeme

Season to be expanded; incomes to jump 37%

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BBC Concert Orchestra appoints new composer-in-residence

Dobrinka Tabakova has been appointed as composer-in-residence at the BBC Concert Orchestra, a role that will see her work with the orchestra for an initial period of three years.

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Joshua Bell: Here's the story behind my very famous, once-stolen violin

Known as the Gibson ex Huberman, the revered instrument came into my life one fateful day during the summer of 2001.

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Former Baghdad conductor's music is his message for unity

Karim Wasfi, the former conductor of the Baghdad Symphony, plays his cello is Lafayette Park near a protest about President Donald Trump's immigration policies,

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Wonder women cellist wants to work with Rammstein

Despite working with Hollywood producer Hans Zimmer on the Wonder Women soundtrack, cello player Tina Guo dreams of collaborating with rockers Rammstein.

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Announce $25000 Composer's Prize Winner

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has today announced Welsh-born composer and pianist Huw Watkins as the recipient of the $25,000 Elise L. Stoeger Prize.

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UK's top orchestras reached more people in 2016, but made less money

A report commissioned by the Association of British Orchestras has found that the UK's music ensembles reached 4.83m people in 2016 – a three per cent increase on 2013 – but have seen a five per cent drop in income.

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Financial troubles cause Eugene Opera to cancel end of season

The Eugene Opera is halting production for the 2016-2017 season because the company is more than $160000 in debt, according to the board 

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South Korean soprano's concerts in China cancelled

One venue billed the performance as a "grand and worthy" tribute to the beloved opera singer Maria Callas by "one of the most sought-after Korean sopranos in the world".

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New York Philharmonic leader Matthew VanBesien named new UMS president

Matthew VanBesien, the president of the New York Philharmonic, said the opportunity to organize a wide breadth of performing arts ultimately played a major factor in becoming the president of UMS, starting in July.

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Afghanistan women's orchestra closes global forum

Under the Taliban, Afghans were prohibited from listening to or playing music. But for 30 girls in the Zohra Afghan women's orchestra, music has become an educational pursuit - and even a career.

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A music venue that reflects our diversity - letters page

While the desire expressed by Sir Simon Rattle and others for a new concert hall is understandable (Report, 18 January), I wonder if it is really relevant to the UK as it stands.

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Confirmed: musicians have faster reaction times than non-musicians

"We found significantly faster reaction times with musicians," said lead author, doctoral student Simon Landry.

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ANOTHER instrument has been completely destroyed during a flight

Carrie Miller, a cello performance student at Florida State University, is due to perform in her final graduate performance this coming April. However, her cello was recently completely smashed to pieces on an United Airlines flight from California to Tallahassee.

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Musician reinterprets the default iPhone ringtone with an orchestra

Rainer Hersch is a British conductor, actor, writer and comedian, best known for comic takes on classical music.

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Viola player concerned for his career after attack in U-Bahn

A talented musician who plays with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra is worried about his future as a viola player after his left ring-finger was fractured in a vicious attack at a Vienna metro station.

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Composer Karl Jenkins on Writing Accessible Music

In fact, he's one of the most performed living composers in the world. Last summer, his work “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” had its 2,000th performance since it premiered in the year 2000

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A concert hall to serve the whole population | Letters

What procedures and policies will exist to make sure everyone in the UK has equal access to concerts in the proposed new hall – in the same way that museums ensure access for all? That’s as important an issue as the quality of the hall

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Trump's piano guy and cello player just trolled Hillary fans, bigly

In the event supporters of Hillary Clinton haven't had a bad enough day, Donald Trump's camp just rammed the message home one last time, in the cruelest, most absurd way possible.

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Singaporean Wong Kah Chun named chief conductor of Nuremberg

Singaporean conductor Wong Kah Chun has been appointed the new chief conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra in Germany.

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The Partners creates conductor-inspired season identity for London Symphony Orchestra

The Partners has designed the visual identity for the London Symphony Orchestra's (LSO) 2017/18 season, to coincide with conductor Sir Simon Rattle becoming its music director in September this year.

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Whale choir and cosmic bubbles on Dare Art Prize shortlist

A whale choir, the exploration of cosmic bubbles and a slime study are among five proposals shortlisted for the Dare Art Prize.

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Pianist backs out of Trump inauguration because he was asked to play for free

He was told that the performance was unpaid because "it's an honour to be invited".

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Former Toronto symphony boss wants McCain heiress to pay for his lawyers in their separation case

Not only does Melanson blame McCain for hiking his legal fees in court, but he also said her past actions resulted in him losing his position at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

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Roberta Peters, 86, Sparkling Soprano Whose Fairytale Met Debut Led to a Five-Decade Career, has Died

ROBERTA PETERS'S overnight ascent to Met stardom at twenty combined with her uncommonly attractive face and form to suggest a sort of fairy-tale figure.

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Trump inauguration's only black marching band braves backlash

The only marching band from a historically black college to perform at the Trump presidential inauguration has experienced intense backlash. Regardless, on Thursday morning, the Talladega Marching Tornadoes blew into Washington.

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The Visual Artists Who Guided Brahms

At the Met, Leon Botstein explores how the composer’s relationships with the painters of his time shaped his work.

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That trumpet you heard in latest 'Star Wars'? This Pacific Symphony musician played it

But Perkins is much more than a Hollywood musician. He is principal trumpet for the Pacific Symphony in Orange County, a former member of Mexico City’s symphony, and leader of the Barry Perkins Collective, a small group of musicians who play everything from classical to jazz.

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Ahlam to become first Arab female singer to perform at Dubai Opera House

Dubai Opera is the radiant center of culture and arts in Dubai and the shining pearl of The Opera District. After three years of construction, the $330 million concert venue officially opened its doors late last year.

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New photo of Chopin discovered

A previously unpublished portrait of Fryderyk Chopin has been discovered, one of only three known photographs of the Polish pianist and composer.

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Emma Watson’s voice is too auto-tuned in Beauty and the Beast, says professional soprano

The first clip of Emma Watson singing in the new live action Beauty and the Beast has been released and we asked a professional singer to give us her views

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'Music is my wealth'

Ustad Khan is a musician by heart and soul. He feels music in every sphere of his life and that could be one of the reasons that he is among the few Indian classical musicians who loves to collaborate with western classical musicians.

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New four-year contract saves Chautauqua Symphony

After months of bargaining and uncertainty, the Chautauqua Symphony finally has a new four-year contract.

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Classical music is on the rise, despite misconceptions

tThis week's Street Smarts column was supposed to focus on the cultural importance and community appreciation of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, as well as general insights on classical music as a genre.

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Financial stability allows Detroit Symphony Orchestra to reach audiences in China for first time

With the orchestra back on solid financial footing, the DSO is embarking on its first international tour in 16 years. This July, Maestro Leonard Slatkin will take the orchestra overseas for the first time since he took over as music director in 2008

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Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia renews contract with music director

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia has renewed a contract with music director Dirk Brossé that keeps him in the post through the 2021-22 season. Previously, the 56-year-old conductor's deal ran through the 2017-18 season.

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Asheville Symphony selects music director finalists

The Asheville Symphony Orchestra announced on Monday the six finalists for its music director position. The finalists are Jacomo Bairos, Darko Butorac, Nicholas Hersh, Rei Hotoda, Jayce Ogren and Garry Walker

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Update: Fire destroys 4,000 violins at musical instruments factory in Romania

A fire at the Toplita section of a musical instruments factory in Reghin, in central Romania, destroyed approximately 4,000 violins and left damages of around RON 1 million (almost EUR 223,000),

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Dubai rappers Eslam Jawaad and Malikah on working with the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians

With its members scattered across the globe, it is never easy to assemble the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians, even when it is for some of the biggest gigs of their careers.

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Afghanistan's first female orchestra set to take Davos - Deccan Herald

Afghanistan's first female orchestra set to take DavosDeccan HeraldIn the face of death threats and accusations they are dishonouring their families by daring to perform, the women of Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. The group is set to be catapulted ...and more »

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‘I haven’t met anyone who’s said Brexit is going to make life easier for the arts’ says Sir Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle’s first season with the LSO, beginning this September, will open with a ten-day celebration at the Barbican, including a ‘Silent Symphony’ live broadcast to an audience wearing personal headsets in the Barbican’s Sculpture Court.

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What happens when AYO lands in Adelaide for National Music Camp?

Expect the unexpected!

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Dutch musician tracing piano Napoleon gave to Iranian king

“We have heard about a piano that Napoleon presented to an Iranian king in 1806,” Frerichs said,

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1 in 3 classical musicians suffer from physical pain, depression

Recent research shows that classical musicians experience health problems such as music performance anxiety (MPA) and playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs).

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Passing the baton: SCO conductor Robin Ticciati on the power of music, the beauty of silence and preparing to say ...

CONDUCTORS of orchestras seem like exotic beasts: the same genus as film or theatre directors, perhaps, but a different species. And while all share the same basic habitat, you're more likely to find conductors in the upper branches where the view is ...

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Can classical music survive without shedding its obsession with purism?

“It's difficult to get people to listen to classical music bypassing the films. Their first exposure to it is through films and the eventual dream is to make music for films. .

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11 reasons why the Metropolitan Opera is seriously underrated - Time Out New York (blog)

Opera gets a bad rap. Even the most serious culture vultures—people who read Tolstoy and visit obscure art galleries on the regular—somehow still see the opera house as a place for old fuddy-duddies.

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Renée Fleming’s top tips for singers: ‘tune out the noise and focus on your voice’

Renée Fleming is one of the world’s greatest sopranos so when she came in to the studio to talk about her new album, we just had to get some pearls of wisdom from her too

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Watch this orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with paper bags

Who needs cannons when you've got paper bags?

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Hoard of gold discovered in piano in Shropshire

The discovery was made in Shropshire before Christmas when its new owners had it retuned and repaired.

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Plan for world-class concert hall in City of London back on track

Scheme appeared derailed when government pulled funding in November, but the City of London Corporation has stepped in to plug the gap

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Kongelige musikere æder lønnedgang for at undgå flere fyringer

Det Kongelige Teaters lige over 100 musikere skal ned på 90 procent af lønnen, men skal til gengæld arbejde lidt mindre.

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Det Kongelige Teater smadrer sig selv

Det Kongelige Teater er i gang med en selvdestruktion uden sidestykke. En kunstnerisk selvdestruktion, hvor kunstnerne bliver fyret, mens administrationen går fri.

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Why Germany is proud of the Elbphilharmonie – and why Britain should care about that

Germany’s great and good basked in the cultural glow as Hamburg’s concert hall opened its doors last night. In the UK, such a project would be mired in political squabbling and public scorn

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Musical nation reputation under threat, conductor Hughes says

Wales will no longer be a musical nation unless it tackles a crisis in funding for school music lessons, a leading conductor has told AMs.

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What are the greatest chords in music history?

The Telegraph's classical music critic Ivan Hewett is presenting a new Radio 4 series on music's five greatest chords. Here he explains more.

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra reaches 3-year contract early

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its musicians say a new three-year contract has been ratified months before the current contract expires.

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Google is giving us a VR symphony because we could all use a break

The music will come straight from the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, where Google Arts & Culture is set to broadcast a live

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Nathalie Stutzmann takes RTÉ principal guest conductor post

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra has named Nathalie Stutzmann as principal guest conductor. The announcement comes just days before she gives her second performance with the ensemble.

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With orchestras, does age really matter? - Gramophone (blog)

When Gramophone compiled a subjective list of the world's ten best symphonic ensembles in 2008, the violinist Nikolaj Znaider wrote of the 'dark, wooden' sound of the Dresden Staatskapelle and of that sound's umbilical connection

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Chance in a lifetime for UCT opera singer to audition in France

Talking to CapeTalk's Kieno Kammies, Ipeleng says her trip to France was funded by fellow South Africans through Twitter. Her crowdfunding initiative on social media has enabled her to pay for her flight and accommodation.

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Alexander Fiterstein joins Conservatory's clarinet faculty

The Peabody Institute is pleased to announce that clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein will be joining the Peabody Conservatory's clarinet faculty beginning in the 2017-18 academic year.

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Touchdown opera: Former NFL player fields second career in music

Pupu'a 'a voice to be reckoned with' in Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre productions

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Beethoven in dreadlocks … the show that celebrates great myths about the composer

Did deafness liberate him? Was his African ancestry suppressed? Did he write a musical communist manifesto? A new show in Paris revels in – and debunks – the many myths surrounding Beethoven

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3D printed violin seeks larger market through CES

Keeping with French inventions at CES, this violin may seem ordinary at the first glance, but it actually has tens of thousands of layers, and if that's not enough, it's 3D printed.

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Conductor Gustavo Dudamel looks to orchestrate a sale in historic Los Feliz

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has put his home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles back on the market for $3.095 million.

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Donald Trump quotes sung by an opera singer are hilarious

A Wagnerian tenor has turned some of Donald Trump's most illuminating quotes into operatic excerpts.

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The Vienna Philharmonic Gold Bullion Coin

Which bullion coins have face values denominated in euros?

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Stonehenge: Hidden sounds of prehistoric site revealed on new app

It has taken years of study, but now music technologist Dr Rupert Hill believes he and his Huddersfield University team have recreated the sounds of a prehistoric Stonehenge.

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Kommentar: Endnu en operachef på Det Kongelige giver op

Sven Müller blev operachef for at skabe ro på bagsmækken. Nu går han. Men teatrets øverste chef burde have kæmpet politisk for Operaens kunstnere og ensembler.

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In struggle with Alzheimer's, music is lifeline for local violinist

Popovich is one of an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease...So how is it possible for Popovich, who struggles at times to recognize her daughter who she sees regularly, to recall and play music she learned years ago on her violin?

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Vintage flute stolen from vehicle in Bloomfield Township

A motorist reported that a flute given to her as a graduation present in 1973 was stolen out of her vehicle in Bloomfield Township Dec. 31. The woman told police the flute, valued at $15,000

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Tucson Symphony Orchestra's Alexander Lipay marks 10 years as orchestra's principal flute

We caught up with Lipay, who is nominated for a Grammy for engineering work he did with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, via email just before the holidays and learned five things about his TSO anniversary

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Meet The Producer Who Runs Her Opera Empire From A Two-Bedroom Apartment

Morrison is not your typical moneyed patron, though. "I didn't come from money and I didn't have money and I wanted to live in New York!" she says. She runs her empire from a two-bedroom walk-up apartment in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

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Sydney Opera House went against architect's warnings on concert impact (paywall)

The Sydney Opera House went ahead with Opera Australia's controversial outdoor season of The Opera in October despite the production set-up contravening a heritage impact statement prepared by the Opera House's own consultant architect

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Vienna Orchestra Hits Wrong Note With Rama's Critics

"The orchestra of Albanian Public Radio and Television could perform concerts like this since it is a professional body," he said. "Albanians have listened to the 'Blue Danube', done by this orchestra- and Albanians know to drink 'raki' better

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Georges Prêtre, French Conductor Known for Interpretation, Dies at 92

Georges Prêtre, the debonair French conductor who led the premiere of Poulenc's one-woman opera “La Voix Humaine,” accompanied Maria Callas in several ...The conductor Georges Prêtre has died

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Kansas City Symphony aims to raise $55 million to attract musicians

"The endowment is important for the symphony because it is providing security for this organization," said Grossman. "It is enabling the energy that is spent in fundraising to be secured in a place where they can then spend energy in artistic endeavors."

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Should theatres accept noisy audiences?

Performer Jess Thom's view on why theatres should relax about noise.

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Forecast Public Art awards $92000 in grants; SPCO names composer-in-residence

. Funded by the McKnight and Jerome Foundations, St. Paul's Cultural STAR and Lowertown Future Fund, the grants will support the work of a dozen artists.

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Who are today's Toscaninis – or tomorrow's? - Gramophone (blog)

There's something strangely powerful about a musician's birthplace. The artist invariably moves on, settling perhaps in one of the international centres of music-making,

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should you play in a "german style" to win a german orchestra job? Rob Knopper

i need to follow up on the topic of german orchestra auditions that the gewandhausorchester timpanist tom greenleaves wrote last week.

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Pacific Symphony receives $1.2 million grant

Parents and children perform together in the Strings for Generations program, a partnership between the Pacific Symphony and the Irvine Chinese School that is supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.

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Loss of hearing doesn't keep violinist from playing, loving music

Langford quit violin for three years because she was discouraged by her hearing loss. But she picked it up again after being inspired by a video of “my idol, Hilary Hahn,” she said.

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Youngest conductor leads Vienna concert

Dudamel joined the list of legendary conductors, including Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Carlos Kleiber, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Seiji Ozawa and Daniel Barenboim, who have taken up the baton for the New Year's Day.

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Italian conductor fired for blowing the whistle on Santa Claus

An Italian conductor has been 'Frozen' out from his orchestra after telling an audience of children who failed to applaud his take on the Disney film's soundtrack that “Santa doesn't exist” during a concert in Rome.

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The secret of the most famous violins? A bath, researchers say

Behind that Stradivarius je ne sais quoi, the authors of the new study suggested, was a bath: the lost art of giving violin and cello wood an extended chemical soak.

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Evelyn Glennie, Bryn Terfel and Lennox Mackenzie amongst musicians honoured

Musicians in the New Year Honours List, 2017

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