Smash and grab at London music store, Just Flutes, in Croydon

JP045BS Alto Sax #0452008. JP045R Alto Sax #04540232. Yamaha YAS480 Alto Sax #M47014. JP251SW Trumpet #25120087. Plus two Mahalo MR1 ukuleles

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sbIefX
via IFTTT

Adorable dog steals the show during orchestra performance in Turkey

A stray dog interrupted an orchestral performance during the International İzmir Festival in the Turkish city of Ephesus.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t7ntn7
via IFTTT

Conductor Kent Nagano to leave Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 2020

Kent Nagano has announced he will leave the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal at the end of his contract in 2020, leaving both of Montreal's main orchestras along with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra looking for new musical directors

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2txacaC
via IFTTT

Seriously impressive: this guy can perfectly whistle Mozart's Bassoon Concerto

That's what music-making buddies Jake Sele and Greg Smith have done by taking on the most performed piece of music written for bassoon (yes, not something easy like violin or flute - bassoon!)

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t9m9jP
via IFTTT

This 4-part clarinet cover of Brahms's Hungarian Dance is an absolute aural delight

The clarinettist, (find him on Instagram as cortezimoto) has been auditioning other musicians for his #VirtualBand on the social media app.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sp8SWV
via IFTTT

Protest letter sent after Vancouver Opera staff, contractors asked to take pay cuts

While the two main-stage operas – new productions of Otello and Dead Man Walking – were critical hits, attendance was not where it should have been, according to one opera supporter.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sXcoXg
via IFTTT

Summit High scrambles again to find orchestra teacher

For the second summer in a row, Summit High School is scrambling to find a string teacher for its orchestra program.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2smucMP
via IFTTT

Classical music for all in Mozambique

After studying music abroad, Kika Materula returned to Mozambique to found a classical music program for disadvantaged children. Her next goal is to create the country's first symphony orchestra.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2slRpyB
via IFTTT

Iranian Composer Wins Canada Immigrant Award

The Iranian-born composer Heidari, 41, residing in Canada, holds a master's degree in conducting from the University of Toronto. He currently works as a pianist for Orchestra Toronto, music director and conductor for the ICOT

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2spJ7RI
via IFTTT

Shark expert this year's Pops guest conductor

It was watching the movie “Jaws” in 1975 that shark researcher Gregory Skomal says “really put me into the water to do what I'm doing today.” Four decades later, he will help pay tribute to the composer of that film's infamously ominous ...

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sc7cjv
via IFTTT

Watch this dissonant French duet, performed in a SEWER

But combine that dissonance with a performance in a dark, dingy drain, by a flautist sporting a colourful bird mask, and a clarinettist in a golden rabbit mask, and you’ve got one heck of an original show.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sbfBnd
via IFTTT

Korean violinist takes 1st prize in junior Tchaikovsky

The contest, which was held from June 15-25, brought 650 junior musicians from 20 countries to compete in the three sections -- violin, piano and cello.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sUCo46
via IFTTT

In pictures: For Chinese street opera performers, show must go on even if no one's watching

There used to be hundreds - today, only about 10 professional Chinese street opera troupes remain in Singapore. The ageing performers are gamely pushing on, even if it means playing to empty rows of seats.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sRIHVP
via IFTTT

Classical music app to send programme notes to your phone as orchestra plays

Classical music-lovers are not famous for their tolerance of distractions during a concert. Anyone who has been tutted at for turning the pages of their programme too loudly may be permitted a wry smile at news of the latest innovation:

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sHjFuj
via IFTTT

Four students at Newark’s world-renowned violin-making school face deportation from the UK.

Lingtzu Chen and Meng-Hsiu Tsai, from Taiwan, Daniel Chick, from Australia, and Yasuhiro Nakashima, from Japan, are due to be deported after July 31 because their international visas have been cancelled by the Home Office. The students, who are midway through their courses at the Newark School of Violin-Making and Repair, will have to leave the UK unless they can find a new sponsor for their visas within the education sector.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sII8h9
via IFTTT

Maestro Chung Myung-whun cleared of charges

Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Friday dismissed charges against Chung Myun-whun, former music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2u5auRY
via IFTTT

Break the System

Our music education system is broken. As I wrote about last week, we have a glut of very talented musicians being trained for a very small subset of the work available in the larger music industry. We’re stuck in the 20th century by assuming that the best way to prepare a new graduate for the world is to focus on how to win an audition, when winning auditions is no longer a prerequisite for a successful career. Before we jump in to looking at how institutions can change in order to serve the nee

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t6Wf28
via IFTTT

Philharmonic Flip-Flop: Conductor Alan Gilbert Trades New York For Hamburg

Later, conductor Gunter Wand led the NDR Symphony Orchestra for more than 20 years, shaping its reputation as an ensemble solid in the German Romantic repertoire, but also keen to take on contemporary music.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tH7hJd
via IFTTT

I'm so relieved to have been granted asylum with my family, says viola player with the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians - iNews

The group had flown into the UK from Germany at the end of their European tour with the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians. All nine have now been granted permission to remain in Britain

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sNJeZb
via IFTTT

Omaha Symphony appoints new assistant conductor

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the Omaha Symphony's new assistant conductor. He was promoted this week after serving as a conducting fellow for two seasons.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2s2Ay3I
via IFTTT

Opera Australia raids archives to auction costumes from the past 60 years

With a sense of nostalgia, Bronwyn Jones, wardrobe coordinator with Opera Australia, sweeps through racks of stage costumes, some dating back to the 1970s. Over the past six weeks, she has cracked open 52 storage crates

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tUBcNg
via IFTTT

"My heart breaks for Venezuela," says conductor Gustavo Dudamel

The political unrest rocking Venezuela daily is testing the support of many who have benefited from the country's socialist-oriented government -- including its musicians.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sMgGiJ
via IFTTT

Allison Vulgamore Talks About Leaving the Philadelphia Orchestra

On Tuesday, June 20th, Allison Vulgamore announced she will be stepping down as President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra when her contract expires in December, 2017.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sLIJPb
via IFTTT

How the Opera di Roma turned things around - The Economist (blog)

The Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has also cancelled performances due to lack of funds, and in February the general manager of the Opera di Firenze resigned after trade unions refused his proposed pay cuts.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tDzKj3
via IFTTT

Musician thrown off Aer Lingus flight for attempting to stow her violin in the cabin

A violinist has alleged that she was removed from an Aer Lingus flight from Bristol to Dublin on Sunday when she attempted to slow her instrument in the overhead locker.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t3AHDG
via IFTTT

Mozart in Trump Tower, and the art of getting political onstage

Opera knows a little something about conflating Julius Caesar with an American president. It also knows a little something about Donald Trump.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2twX4iv
via IFTTT

Youth orchestra philharmonic to participate in first-ever tour

“This will be an exciting adventure for our Philharmonic members and a tremendous educational activity,” said Rudolph in a release. “I believe that this first-ever tour will put into place a regular schedule of similar trips for future years.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sY5Don
via IFTTT

Alberta 150: The fullback, the opera singer and the geologist

In honour of Canada's sesquicentennial, the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun are profiling 150 Albertans who helped shape our province and Canada.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sEqDP1
via IFTTT

The maestro is here: SLO Symphony hires New Zealand conductor Andrew Sewell after year-and-a-half search

"California," is the cheeky one-word answer New Zealand native and conductor David Sewell offers up when asked what drew him to seek out the job of San Luis Obispo Symphony musical director.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sG1qns
via IFTTT

NEA Awards Orpheus Chamber Orchestra $40000 Art Works Grant

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's 2018 Touring Project will engage audiences across the country in the orchestra's distinctive conductorless music-making. Partnering with such world-class guest soloists as André Watts, Truls Mørk, Tine Thing Helseth,

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rUqud8
via IFTTT

Can't sing, or won't sing? Why opera stars are so prone to pulling out

Backstage at Covent Garden, everyone is on tenterhooks. The great German tenor Jonas Kaufmann – perhaps opera's biggest box office draw – is preparing to make his long–awaited debut tonight in the supremely testing title role of Verdi's Otello.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sVP2SM
via IFTTT

York plaque honour for John Barry, James Bond composer

A memorial plaque has been unveiled for composer John Barry, famous for his work on the James Bond films, Born Free and Out of Africa. Barry's renown will live on with a blue plaque outside his childhood home, now the York Pavilion Hotel in Fulford.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rStneD
via IFTTT

Watch Shostakovich playing his own Symphony No. 7

In this video from 1941, the legendary Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich talks about one of his most famous works, Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad), and plays a section on piano.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tODBJg
via IFTTT

This choir confronted anti-Pride protesters in the best possible way – with a live performance

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington were on their way back to the hotel after performing at the Pride Festival in Knoxville Tennessee this weekend when they spotted protestors holding homophobic signs. They decided to stand up to them using the power of music.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sTcWys
via IFTTT

Opera Holland Park staff member among the missing following the Grenfell Tower fire

The Kensington-based opera company today issued a statement saying one of its staff members was among those missing following the disaster

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tsje5m
via IFTTT

Leonidas Kavakos acquires 1734 'Willemotte' Stradivarius violin

'My very first acquaintance with the “Willemotte took place back in 1994 in NYC, during the wonderful exhibit of Guarneri “del Gesù” violins at the Metropolitan museum,' said Kavakos. 'I asked whether I could play a few notes on it.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rT807Q
via IFTTT

Historic violin lent by Oxford University to Syrian refugee

They can be used by academics, students and researchers, but for the first time an instrument from the collection is going to be lent to a young aspiring refugee musician.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tjxCgd
via IFTTT

How a composer cut an hour from his best opera — and made it better

“Kill your darlings,” Tchaikovsky is supposed to have said. Sometimes an artist has to cut out favorite parts of a work in order to make it succeed.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tEjMVc
via IFTTT

Catriona Morison wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

Mezzo soprano Catriona Morison has been crowned the winner of this year's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. The 31-year-old from Scotland was the judge's wildcard

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2swuJZD
via IFTTT

Someone has just SMASHED the world record for the most piano notes played in a minute

Domingos-Antonio Gomes hit the piano keys a staggering 824 times in one minute.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sluzW8
via IFTTT

Sir Mark Elder, Sarah Connolly, Chi-chi Nwanoku and Gerald Finley recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Stars of the classical music world have been recognised in the annual Queen’s Birthday Honours list, alongside J.K Rowling, Billy Connolly and Ed Sheeran.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sk5Amq
via IFTTT

Tributes to maestro behind Hong Kong's first professional orchestra

In 1969 Lim was named music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and arranged a performance of Verdi's opera La Traviata – the first step in preparations for it to become a professional orchestra in 1974.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2txUx6N
via IFTTT

Plácido Domingos „Aida”-Tour geplatzt 15.06.2017 In Europas Stadien sollte Verdis berühmter Triumphmarsch aus „Aida” erschallen - doch nun ist der Traum von Opernstar Plácido Domingo ausgeträumt.

Für Ticketkäufer könnte es ein böses Erwachen geben.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sj84Bp
via IFTTT

The Orchestral Dream Is Dead

The orchestral dream is dead. The times in which young musicians could apply to the top-tier schools, work their butts off in a practice room for four years and have a reasonable shot at winning some sort of sustainable playing job is long gone.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sCdeK4
via IFTTT

An actual BEAR broke into someone's house and played piano

A bear broke into a house in Colorado and gave us his best Bearthoven impression!

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2shz3gD
via IFTTT

BBC Music Day: How music therapy can help children with autism

On BBC Music Day, CBeebies looks at how music therapy helps children cope with autism.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2swCRMe
via IFTTT

Pittsburgh Opera gets $1.2 million donation

Pittsburgh Opera has received a $1.2 million donation from Pittsburgh philanthropists Pat and Michele Atkins, one of the largest gifts in its 78-year history.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sgzR5j
via IFTTT

Puzzling departure for New York Philharmonic conductor who cut his teeth in Philly

Alan Gilbert is wrapping up his tenure - amid many unanswered questions.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rznimX
via IFTTT

15-piece German orchestra crushes Daft Punk's 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'

A 15-piece German orchestra has made a Daft Punk song harder, better, faster, and stronger. The Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld covered Daft Punk's 2001 classic on German late-night show Neo Magazin Royale

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rvr8ha
via IFTTT

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Lost Its Leader. Can It Stay on Top?

The Walt Disney Concert Hall, home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the orchestra, well financed and with a series of daring programs, is regrouping as its chief executive, Deborah Borda, departs for New York.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2swdYQM
via IFTTT

Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition 2017 names 30 semi-finalists

Hosted in conjunction with the British Viola Society and Birmingham Music Service , the contest is open to violists under the age of 21.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sLKyy7
via IFTTT

7 facts about cicadas, which are 'tiny violins'

Once the cicadas arrive, broadcasting their piercing buzz from invisible locations in the trees, you know summer has, too.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rzB7wP
via IFTTT

Dear Graham Norton: 'A night at the opera – but what should I wear?' (paywall)

As a treat, my wife has bought tickets to a country-house opera performance later this summer. Part of the fun for her is getting to wear something nice. But I am dreading that aspect of it: it's black tie. I only have a stiff old dinner jacket

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2snQRVK
via IFTTT

Here’s a recording of Beethoven’s actual tuning fork

In amongst the many treasures in the British Library is Beethoven’s laundry list, a set of his kitchen accounts… and his tuning fork.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sn6Xij
via IFTTT

Watch the amazing organist of the Wurlitzer Organ of Blackpool Tower Ballroom in action

Phil Kelsall has been playing the iconic Wurlitzer Organ of Blackpool Tower Ballroom for exactly 40 years and this Sunday he’s celebrating with an anniversary concert.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tzg6nm
via IFTTT

Yoko Ono added to Imagine writing credits

The surprise announcement was made at an annual meeting of the National Music Publishers Association in New York on Wednesday.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sCtA5e
via IFTTT

Is it possible to have a favourite chord?

We asked five buskers to tell us about their favourite chord, to mark BBC Music Day.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2svotUJ
via IFTTT

DailyTimes | Philharmonic conductor creates United Nations of orchestras

In his eight years leading the New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert has witnessed the power of music to connect cultures and watched as political strife consumes much of the world.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2szKXmF
via IFTTT

Hans Zimmer interview: 'I bought into that German composer bulls--t' -

The Germans don't have a word for happiness. Glück comes close but really that means luck. They do, however, have several words for suicide. This fact is not lost on the film composer Hans Zimmer, who is reflecting on turning 60 later this year.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2scJ9xw
via IFTTT

Concert in memory of Aloys Fleischmann will see classical orchestra in the Glen area of Cork

As a testament to the legacy of the late composer and academic, his name is proudly borne by a choir and an orchestra that he was pivotal in establishing.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sIkVhD
via IFTTT

'Grand Theft Auto' composer gets top dollar for Nichols Canyon home

Composer and session musician Woody Jackson and his wife, William Morris Endeavor partner and talent agent Sharon Jackson, have sold their home in Hollywood Hills West for $3.29 million, or $391,000 over the asking price.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rzkKoY
via IFTTT

Vancouver composer recruits screamers for novelty choir

Vancouver composer Bob Smart has been given a very interesting mission: put together a choir of screamers. What does that mean? Well, instead of singing a masterpiece, his choir will scream it.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sGZuNX
via IFTTT

Classical music streaming no longer plays second fiddle

If you want to see an argument, all you need to do is put two music fans in a room together. Even in the rarefied world of classical music, fans get into heated

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rwJjhC
via IFTTT

Say farewell to Berlin Philharmonic-bound horn player David Cooper at a Saturday recital

It says a lot for the virtuosity and elegant playing of David Cooper, principal horn on the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, that he's been snatched up for the same post with one of the world's most prestigious orchestra.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rs0yp0
via IFTTT

The Self-Playing Violins That Mastered Chopin

A creation of the Hupfeld Company, at the time the largest global distributor of automatic instruments with an employee count reaching into the thousands, the creation capped off a growing trend to automate increasingly complex musical instruments.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rwlEh9
via IFTTT

Philly's $2.5 million youth effort to diversify classical music training

In 2014, 88 percent of musicians, 84 percent of conductors and 92 percent of board members were white, according to the League of American Orchestras. The Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth change wants to fix that.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rBmRUr
via IFTTT

Trumpet player starts full-blown party on last train home from Glasgow

It shows revellers full of booze and merriment when a young man, trumpet and all, starts playing

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sEiwo5
via IFTTT

Her opera helps a Pakistani rape survivor find a louder voice

A fusion of those two distinct childhood soundtracks permeates the score for “Thumbprint,” Sankaram's ripped-from-the-headlines chamber opera about Mukhtar Mai, a Muslim Pakistani woman who overcame a brutal sexual assault to bravely pursue justice

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2tlv00v
via IFTTT

Two Indian American conductors among recipients of 2017 Solti Foundation awards

In 2013, he was one of only six conductors selected by the League of American orchestras for the Bruno Walter National Conductor preview.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t4WUP4
via IFTTT

Guinness World Record attempt: Nude skydive while playing violin

Mr Donnelly studied viola at the prestigious London Royal Academy of Music. One of those things is possible damage to strings of a different kind in his groin region during the world-first nude violin skydive.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rvkPoA
via IFTTT

Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim visits West Bank

Daniel Barenboim, has been visiting the West Bank for the first time in nearly a decade - to work with young Palestinian musicians.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2smLTLF
via IFTTT

Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark: can stealth podcasts make classical cool?

Radio 3 is considering removing BBC branding from its new podcasts to trick young people into listening. Bravo! Radio 3 is attempting to win new younger listeners without alienating its core over-65 fans.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2skBAYw
via IFTTT

Immigration NZ to boot out top pianist, pregnant and alone

Xie, an accomplished piano player from Xi An, China, has been in New Zealand since 2013 and on a skilled work visa since last year.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rj43ZX
via IFTTT

The chorus giving hope to the LGBT community in Orlando

The Orlando Gay Chorus have been giving hope to the LGBT community by singing at vigils in memory of those killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rQgnEq
via IFTTT

'Shut that crap off' – Bette Midler won't be silenced by orchestra during Tony Awards speech

Bette Middler was giving an epic Tony Awards speech when the orchestra began to play her off. She was having none of it. Midler won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Hello, Dolly!

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2smf2qo
via IFTTT

Venezuela Musicians Rise Up After Violist, 18, Is Killed at Protest

Musicians of El Sistema, the state-sponsored classical music program in Venezuela, paid tribute in Caracas last month to Armando Cañizales, a viola player who was killed during a protest.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t6naI1
via IFTTT

Palestinian violinist brings music to young refugees

Recently, a group of music students from the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Occupied Jerusalem, were training along with musicians teaching violin and cello as part of Aburedwan's programme.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2stYQTS
via IFTTT

Omaha violinist with synesthesia, the ability to see notes as colors, lands on TV contest 'Superhuman'

The Omaha violinist who sees musical notes as colors has played with Michael Bublé and Mannheim Steamroller. She's earned a neuroscience degree and built her own social network.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2s2rj0l
via IFTTT

Boobs and Brass: The female band raising cash for breast cancer

In 2006, two friends decided to break the male dominance of the brass band world by forming an all-female band - and called it Boobs and Brass. Eleven years on, they have raised £200,000 for charity and have more than 600 members across the UK.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2t4BAIF
via IFTTT

Retiring musicians leave Milwaukee Symphony with harmonious memories -

The Milwaukee Symphony will lose 315 years of institutional memory in the coming weeks, as eight veteran musicians retire from the orchestra.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rcuo0G
via IFTTT

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2017 Preview

Hearing of opera singers passing on their art to future generations is quite rare. Just do the thought experiment – how many opera singers do you know that had children pursuing the same career.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sdXM6z
via IFTTT

Barenboim-Akademie soll Zentrum für arabische Musik werden

Berlin – Der Dirigent und Pianist Daniel Barenboim (74) will seine Musikakademie in Berlin zu einem Zentrum für arabische Musik ausbauen.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rKxkQA
via IFTTT

We tried out the Philharmonia Orchestra’s new virtual reality experience

The Philharmonia Orchestra, Classic FM’s Orchestra on Tour, is one of the most digital-savvy music ensembles out there – and now, thanks to their new VR toy, you can experience life in the orchestra. We sent Lizzie from ClassicFM.com to have a go…

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rVDWu8
via IFTTT

Star composer Frank Gallagher goes step beyond to help Derry theatre group

World-renowned composer Frank Gallagher has taken time out from working with the stars to support a trail-blazing theatre group in his home city of Derry.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2r3cp8P
via IFTTT

Watch 5 Moments When Classical Music Met Politics

The New York Philharmonic's “Concert for Unity” programs this week are the latest in a long line of examples of musical diplomacy.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2s7WFW8
via IFTTT

Thousands pay last respects to conductor Bělohlávek in Prague

Thousands turned up at a public mourning ceremony for Jiri Belohlavek, the world-famous Czech Philharmonic (CF) chief conductor who died of a serious disease on May 31 at the age of 71, in Prague's Rudolfinum concert hall today.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2r0T87H
via IFTTT

I had to watch through my fingers: Aurora Orchestra play Brahms One from memory

But if every orchestral performance is a tightrope walk, they've very publicly dispensed with their single biggest safety net, and taken to playing full-length symphonies entirely from memory

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sjGapJ
via IFTTT

A Frenchman Is Named Next Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony

The maestro Stéphane Denève will follow the new-music champion David Robertson and officially take up the post in the 2019-20 season.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sXEE9c
via IFTTT

Grand Rapids Symphony violinist honored with national award for Music for Health initiative

More than 10 years ago, Grand Rapids Symphony's Diane McElfish Helle found herself visiting her father in a neuro-intensive care unit in Pittsburgh. “In an ICU, anxiety, fear and boredom are part of each day,”

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sF1hjx
via IFTTT

WWI soldier's violin played at his grave

A violin made by a soldier killed in battle during World War One has been played at his grave on the eve of the 100th anniversary of his death.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rNbA51
via IFTTT

4200 Miles in 24 Hours: Conductor Puts Our Excuses for Absence to Shame

“I remember once when Carissa was 6, I was about to go off on a hugely long trip, maybe seven or eight weeks,” Judd says. “Carissa looked at me and asked, in all innocence, nothing accusatory: ‘What’s more important, Daddy? Me or work?’ That stabbed me.”

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sgGe9L
via IFTTT

Violinist: United wouldn't let her board with instrument -

United Airlines says it wants to contact a musician who says she was barred by a United supervisor from boarding a plane with her violin, leading to a scuffle that caused her to miss her flight and she thinks may have injured her hand.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2qWtctT
via IFTTT

How Robert Schumann′s final city is keeping his memory alive ...

The insane asylum in Bonn where composer Robert Schumann died now hosts a music festival in his honor.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rKOY5b
via IFTTT

Ředitel Moravské filharmonie Kvapil složil funkci

Ředitel Moravské filharmonie Olomouc Vladislav Kvapil na svou funkci k 1. červnu rezignoval. Stalo se tak po nátlaku odborářů, kteří hrozili stávkou. Kvapil odstupil z čela organizace po čtyřiadvaceti letech na vlastní žádost bez udání důvodu.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2sKPAas
via IFTTT

Orchestra sends anti-US wall message

Members of a German symphony orchestra have performed at a 'Tear Down This Wall' concert along the US-Mexico border, protesting US President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the border between the two countries.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2qYvPL1
via IFTTT

French cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière wins Queen Elisabeth Competition

The 26-year-old French cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière has this evening been named the winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2017.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2svANB4
via IFTTT

Sporting plan to boost boys in ballet

Moves from Angry Birds and Minecraft as well as footballers' goal celebrations are being used to encourage more boys to take up ballet.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2ruhd8h
via IFTTT

Sir Jeffrey Tate: Conductor with spina bifida dies at 74

The respected classical conductor Sir Jeffrey Tate has died at the age of 74, his agency has confirmed. Sir Jeffrey, who was born with spina bifida, was the principal conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Opera House in the 1980s.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2qKSvDh
via IFTTT

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra celebrates a year of hitting the high notes

The group gained national attention with an appearance on BBC’s ‘The One Show’ on 7 April. As part of a report on digital instrument apps, the orchestra were presented with a challenge, to perform Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 overture – but using only instrument apps on their smart phones and tablets instead of their traditional instruments.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2smKgdV
via IFTTT

Czech conductor and former BBCSO chief Jiří Bělohlávek dies aged 71

Jiří Bělohlávek, former chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, has died, aged 71, after a long illness, the Czech Philharmonic said on Thursday.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rHSBf3
via IFTTT

Vixen, opera review: A disturbing, disorientating experience that will fox some

For some people, silent opera is the only way to make opera tolerable, but, despite the name, that isn't what Silent Opera offers. There are live singers and a pre-recorded orchestra, but the music reaches the audience by way of headphones.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2ryeyMD
via IFTTT

The World's Smallest Violin and the Tiny Musicians Who Play It

These mini musical instruments are very carefully crafted.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2qBR2uP
via IFTTT

Harmonizingly, Louisville Orchestra, musicians reach terms on new 3-year contract

The Louisville Orchestra and its musicians have reached a new three-year agreement, which its chief executive officer described as "exciting for the future of the orchestra".

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2qGV610
via IFTTT

Eugene Opera making comeback after suspended season

the opera will return after raising $60,000 from community donations that were matched by several major supporters.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2rpf9y0
via IFTTT

Hunt for thief who swiped century-old violin from professional musician on south-east London train

A man swiped the antique instrument, made in about 1920, from the overhead luggage rack of a train between Barnehurst and Dartford. British Transport Police said the violinist had forgotten to take the "cherished and expensive" instrument out of the rack.

from musicalchairs - Social Media http://ift.tt/2qFtSmE
via IFTTT