André Previn dies at the age of 89

His manager told the BBC he died at his home in New York on Thursday morning.

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Can Stradivarius violins weather climate change?

The forest where the wood for Stradivarius violins comes from has been used for 300 years to build some of the best string instruments in the world.

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Pupils at this primary school are told to sit quietly at lunch and listen to Mozart

PRIMARY school children are being encouraged to sit quietly at lunchtime... while listening to classical music.

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Daniel Barenboim Seemed Untouchable. Now He’s Accused of Bullying.

Mr. Barenboim said that the accusations were part of a campaign to stop him from continuing as music director of the Staatsoper.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plays on, and with gusto, despite no new contract

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra continues to perform, even though the musicians and management still haven't agreed to a new contract.

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Birmingham's Symphony Hall celebrates UK first as Indian symphony orchestra perform

Birmingham's Symphony Hall celebrated a UK first last week as The Symphony Orchestra of India made their UK debut at the venue.

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Evansville Philharmonic finalists announced

Officials with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra are announcing the five finalists for the position of music director.

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Do we value urban music education? Rick Fleming weighs in

Orchestras around the country, including the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, have little to no African-American representation

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Spain's National Orchestra Promotes New Chief Conductor Following Internal Power Struggle

The National Orchestra of Spain has announced German conductor David Afkham as its new Chief Conductor and Artistic Director.

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BBC Radio 3 launches new classical radio show to entice podcast generation with youngest ever host and guests under 30

They have long espoused the urgent need to welcome a new, young audiences to tune into the world of classical music.

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BBC Proms Director David Pickard in conversation

David Pickard: choir schoolboy, Cambridge graduate, Britain's leading classical music executive.

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Composer John Adams Awarded €150,000 Dutch Erasmus Prize

American composer John Adams has been awarded the 2019 €150000 Dutch Erasmus Prize.

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Marian Anderson: Her operatic prowess prevailed through discrimination

Despite her stature, Anderson wasn’t allowed to perform at Constitution Hall

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Florentine Opera names new general director and CEO

The Florentine Opera Company has named Maggey Oplinger as its new general director and chief executive officer.

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300-year-old violin on loan to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Did you know Henry Ford loved the violin? That obsession is now on display at the museum.

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Dominick Argento, composer who was a modern master of opera, dies at 91 - Washington Post

Dominick Argento, composer who was a modern master of opera, dies at 91  Washington PostDominick Argento, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who was likely the most celebrated creator of new American operas between the heyday of Gian Carlo ...

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Charlotte Symphony addresses industry's lack of diversity through guest conductors

Highly regarded conductor Joseph Young will lead Charlotte Symphony's 'The Sleeping Beauty' concert

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Olympic hockey star Samantha Quek sent to opera ‘detention’ for coughing during Vienna show

Olympic gold medallist Samantha Quek has told of her shock after being thrown out of the opera for coughing

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A nosebleed won't stop plucky prodigy Christian Li

Eleven-year-old Australian violinist Christian Li is captured in this video coming to the dramatic end of Saint-Saëns’s Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso while suffering a nosebleed.

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Louisville Orchestra Names New CEO

The Louisville Orchestra has named Robert Massey as its new CEO.

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Met Opera to hire all-black chorus for 'Porgy and Bess'

The Metropolitan Opera will hire an all-black outside chorus next season for its first presentation in nearly three decades

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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Announce Staff Changes

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) has expanded the role of General Manager Kate Kammeyer to also include serving as Artistic Administrator,

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Durban man seeks help to recover stolen 130-year-old flute

Retired forensic auditor and flutist Anthony Hind, 69, has described losing his flute - which he has owned for 60 years - as like losing a life-long partner.

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Driftwood violin to be played at marine conference

Violin maker Steve Burnett crafted the instrument from a poplar log he found on a beach.

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Classical music newcomers invited to free concerts with leading musicians

A new project at the Southbank Centre invites classical music newcomers to concerts… in the company of the performers themselves ...

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Opera legend Jessye Norman on receiving Glenn Gould Prize: ‘Gratitude is an important part of being a performer’

Norman is in Toronto to accept the prestigious Glenn Gould Prize, making her the 12th recipient of Canada's biennial international award

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Boston Symphony Resolves Top Flutist's Equal Pay Dispute

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's principal flutist has settled a gender discrimination suit against the orchestra

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Berlin Philharmonic Announces Appointment of New Concertmaster

The Berlin Philharmonic has announced the appointment of Polish-born violinist Krzysztof Polonek as its new Concertmaster.

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Spring orchestra concerts a swan song for two conductors

After nearly 20 years of helping hundreds of young musicians fine-tune their skills, conductors of two of eastern North Carolina's youth ...

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Remains of ancient instrument will shine light on Scotland’s prehistoric culture

The notched wooden object, believed to be the bridge from a plucked string instrument which dates back to 500BC, has been described as an “internationally significant” find.

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Why the crisis in music education is a crisis for all

“I cannot be part of a decision that will do so much damage.” These were the words of John Mustard, head of Moray Council's music tuition *service*

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City Recital Hall CEO calls out homophobia in open letter

Elaine Chia has been inundated with messages of support after penning an open letter in response to negative comments about City Recital Hall’s co-presentation with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Requiem Mass: A Queer Divine Rite.

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Chicago violin, viola player paves path for young black musicians

Robert C. Fisher, who came to Chicago from Mississippi nearly 30 years ago, has devoted his life to music - both as a performer and teacher.

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KASU Profiles African American Arkansas Musicians During Black History Month

Classical composers and performers William Grant Still, William Warfield, Florence Price and Barbara Hendricks are profiled

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Eddie Walker leaving OKC Philharmonic to become new director of Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center

Walker will succeed Donna Rinehart-Keever, who announced last year her intention to retire as Oklahoma Contemporary's executive director.

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Every child deserves the magic of music

Learning an instrument can teach so many life skills, says Jess Gillam

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“Gather them in”: the Musical Treasures of WT Freemantle

How did a church organist from Sheffield amass the largest collection of autograph material relating to Felix Mendelssohn outside the composer’s own family?

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Fighting the Toxic Inferiority Complex of the Second Violinist

Is it different in professional orchestras? Certainly the residue of that toxic upbringing can rear its ugly head on occasion in professional orchestras.

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Canadian violinist James Ehnes wins two Grammys for work on ’Kernis’ concerto

Violinist James Ehnes has picked up two Grammy Awards for his contributions to “Kernis.”

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Does Paris Still Have the Ugliest Opera House in Europe?

The Opéra Bastille, which turns 30 this year, has been mocked for virtually all of its existence.

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Don Shirley: The obscure concert pianist was a musical genius

Black History Month: Obscure concert pianist Don Shirley, portrayed in 'Green Book,' was a musical genius.

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In tune: First youth orchestra for the disabled

The groups will use a ground-breaking methodology for directing the performance, known as 'conductology', which sees the conductor use 18 gestures to facilitate the performance.

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Soprano retires from church choir after 90 years

Betty Empringham of St. Catharines, Ont., retired from her church choir last fall after about 90 years.

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Cleveland Orchestra extends contract of assistant conductor Vinay Parameswaran

Vinay Parameswaran, seen here conducting the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra in 2017,

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Greta Bradman: The Role of Applause

Curated clapping, and keeping mum between orchestral movements, was developed in the 20th century.

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Sir Andrew Davis pranked by Toronto Symphony Orchestra

The Wagner/Happy Birthday mash-up, which saw the choir join in as well, was arranged by Toronto-based composer Liam Ritz.

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89-Year-Old Conductor Bernard Haitink To Take Well-Earned Sabatical

89-year-old Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink will take a complete sabbatical from all conducting during the 2019-2020 season.

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Italian opera singer embraced Saudi traditions during performance

On Friday, Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli wowed Saudi audiences at a concert held as part of the country's Winter at Tantora festival.

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'Israel fiddles while Palestine burns': BDS activists protest Israeli philharmonic in N.Y.C.

Dozens of supporters of the movement calling to boycott Israel gathered in New York on Sunday in protest an Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ...

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A Conductor Accused of Sexual Assault Returns to the Stage

Charles Dutoit was greeted by applause after returning to the stage for the first time since 10 women accused him of sexual assault.

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Tickets to Verdi show are being resold for more than 10 times their face value

Dozens of ticketholders, possibly including members, could make huge profits from reselling their tickets on Viagogo

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New principal trumpet at RSNO

Jason Lewis, a former member of the National Youth Band of Wales has become the new associate principal trumpet at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

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Saudi Women Head to Newly Established Music Institute Led by Top Violinist

This week, more news on the musical side has been announced, this time with the opening of a new institute by popular Egyptian violinist Mahmoud Sorour that has attracted many women to sign up for classes.

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In unison: Musicians, composers and educators call for free music tuition for Scotland's pupils

Dame Evelyn Glennie, the Scottish virtuoso percussionist. “All children should be offered free music tuition –

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Stolen double bass recovered in sting operation

The thief in Dortmund, Germany, attempted to sell the instrument to a member of the local symphony orchestra who happened to know about the theft.

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BSO's Marin Alsop breaks Davos glass ceiling

There's a lot of news recently about the World Economic Forum, particularly the men who admitted there to being afraid to mentor women in the #MeToo era.

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Outcry as orchestra hires Swiss conductor at centre of #MeToo row

A soprano who claims she was molested by veteran conductor Charles Dutoit has condemned the French National Orchestra for hiring him for a concert on ...

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Talented Belfast pianist says it was Barry Douglas and Sir James Galway who helped put him on musical map

Such is the spellbinding beauty of pianist Michael McHale's performances that even in the biggest concert halls you can hear a pin drop when he is on stage.

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