14 tips for efficient double bass practice | Blogs

As the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire prepares to host a free double bass day, its three masterclass tutors Thomas Martin, Anthony Alcock and Julian Atkinson offer their best practice advice

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Maja O'Brien: Police search for missing Oxford flautist -

"It is possible that Maja was on her way to meet an acquaintance who cleans musical instruments."

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Three violin finalists announced at Nielsen Competition

Two-part final on Friday and Sunday will see all three play the Nielsen concerto plus another 19th- or 20th-century concerto of their choice.

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My mother founded the National Youth Orchestra –by Olive Smith

I wanted to place on record an important period in the history of classical music in Ireland

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians go on strike

The musicians in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra go on strike over pay and pensions.

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World-class violinist sued by his pupil over '£80,000' instrument

A leading violinist has been taken to court by his former pupil over an "£80000" Landolfi violin, amid claims he left her out of pocket after she sold it to him

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Conductor Bernard Haitink Awarded Honorary Member of Vienna Philharmonic

The Vienna Philharmonic has announced the appointment of Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink as an honorary member of the ensemble.

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San Antonio Symphony music director stepping down in 2020

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, who guided the San Antonio Symphony to artistic success and helped steer it through a near financial collapse two years ago, will step ...

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La Crosse Symphony Orchestra names new executive director

Eva Marie Restel will lead the organization starting April 1st.

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Berliner Polizei fahndet nach hochwertiger Geige

Eine Violine aus dem Jahr 1769 wurde in Berlin-Mitte gestohlen. Das Landeskriminalamt bittet um Mithilfe bei der Fahndung.

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Judge dismisses some of Levine's claims against Met Opera

A New York judge on Tuesday dismissed portions of a lawsuit filed by former Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine

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The un-brie-lievable impact of classical music on cheese

It turns out it's not just classical music lovers who are cultured by the art form;

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CSO review: Striking musicians play off campus

The standing-room-only crowd that packed Chicago Teachers Union Headquarters on Monday evening came to hear something unusual:

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Royal Albert Hall singer asked to change 'pro-EU' dress

Opera singer Anna Patalong had chosen to wear a yellow dress, featuring a blue sash with yellow stars.

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Please don't tell me CSO musicians have it easy -

Howard Reich describes the challenges that musicians at the level of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra face.

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Marching for music - Classical Music

The musical world turned out in force to support the Put It To The People: People's Vote March through London on March 23rd.

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Taiwan's Taipei Symphony Announces Appointment of New Principal Conductor

The Taipei Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of 83-year-old Israeli conductor Eliahu Inbal as its new Principal Conductor.

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Conductor Mariss Jansons Awarded Salzburg Easter Festival's €50000 Karajan Prize

lLatvian conductor Mariss Jansons has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize.

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Tchaikovsky Foundation digitalizes entire works of composer

The Pyotr Tchaikovsky International Charitable Foundation has plans to make an English-language version of the publication later this year

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From Venezuela's concert halls to the streets of Colombia

Rosana Garcia once played the violin in a philharmonic orchestra in Venezuela. Now she is busking on the streets of Bogota.

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Musician invents ‘pyro-trombone’ that shoots flames

30-year-old trombonist Valentin Guérin has invented the pyro-trombone. Yep, that's a trombone that shoots flames.

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Met Opera National Council Auditions 2019 Finalists Announces

The finalists include three tenors (Piotr Buszewski, Dashaui Chen, and Miles Mykkanen), three sopranos (Alaysha Fox, Meghan Kasanders, and Elena Villalón), one mezzo-soprano (Michaela Wolz), one baritone (Thomas Glass), and one bass (William Guanbo Su).

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New Trend in Concert Halls: Original Music by Movie Composers — No Film Required

"There is something that can cross between these audiences,” says Danny Elfman, one of several scorers about to premiere new work.

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Czech National Symphony Announces Appointment of New Music Director

The Czech National Symphony, in Prague, has this week announced the appointment of American conductor Steven Mercurio as its new Music Director – effective from the commencement of the 2019-2020 season.

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To clap or not to clap? Utah's classical music leaders weigh in on concert halls' most anxious question

I don't feel like I'm a teacher and I have to tell the audience how to react," said Thierry Fischer, Utah Symphony's music director.

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Victor Hochhauser, legendary impresario who transformed British cultural life promoting Soviet stars like Rostropovich, Richter and Nureyev at the height of the Cold War – obituary - (paywall)

Victor Hochhauser, who has died a few days short of his 96th birthday, was a tireless impresario

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: ‘British orchestras don’t have an easy life’

They work very hard, very fast. They don’t have the government support you get in, say, Germany or Austria or elsewhere. Or the rehearsal time.”

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King's College choir conductor says choristers don't want to give up their weekends to practise

King's College choir finds it harder to recruit choristers as parents want family time at weekends, the outgoing conductor has said.

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The future of classical music is Chinese

Inna Faliks is professor of piano and head of the piano department at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

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'It’s all from the same dead white guys': Meet the Chicagoans pushing for gender equity in classical music

Oboist Ashley Ertz desperately wanted to see — or rather, to hear — change in the classical music she studied and performed.

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Play the Bach Double with Ray Chen

This is the stuff of dreams -- you are performing the Bach Double, with the fab and famous violinist Ray Chen, in front of 18,000 people at the Hollywood Bowl!

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When an orchestra rejects you after trial

The experience of flautist Hélène Boulègue will resonate with many readers. She has authorised Slipped Disc to circulate this post.

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Piped Classical Music Makes Train Station Troublemakers Behave -

Writing this to the Blue Danube to see if it reduces typos.

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Seattle Opera names Christina Scheppelmann as its new leader

Christina Scheppelmann, who will become only the fourth general director in the company’s 56-year history and one of only two women to lead a large-budget opera company in the U.S.

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Lawyer punched fellow opera fan who grabbed wife’s coat and threw it on her

Matthew Feargrieve, 43, attacked Ulrich Engler, 56, during a performance of Wagner’s Siegfried at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, jurors were told.

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The secret manipulation inside video game music

Can video game music change the way you play?

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New appointment, Vienna State Opera orchestra/Vienna Philharmonic

Polish violist Barnaba Jan Poprawski

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The fall of Daniel Barenboim

A few years ago, I hooked up with a BBC team in Berlin to record a programme with Daniel Barenboim.

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Radio 3 cuts threaten musical ecosystem | Letter | Music - The Guardian

Radio 3 cuts threaten musical ecosystem | Letter | Music  The GuardianLuke Turner (The BBC cutting Late Junction is a blow for experimental music, theguardian.com, 15 March), tore apart Radio 3's decision to cut much of its ...

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Italy's La Scala opera house to return Saudi millions

Italy's La Scala opera house is to return more than €3 million (£2.5m; $3.4m) to Saudi Arabia after a funding plan with the kingdom triggered a public backlash.

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Listening to music inhibits creativity, new study shows

A quiet working environment seems to be best when it comes to creative problem solving.

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Lang Lang, interview: ‘I don’t want kids to struggle like me’ (paywall)

Superstar Lang Lang was pushed hard by an ambitious father.

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The second act of Michael Tilson Thomas (paywall)

Last fall, Michael Tilson Thomas announced that he would step down as music director of the San Francisco Symphony in 2020

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Birmingham Opera Company helps refugees in the city

An opera company which has gained a worldwide reputation for staging its performances in unusual places is now offering a lifeline to refugees.

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Philadelphia Orchestra reaches early labor pact with musicians

About six months ahead of expiration of the current labor contract between the Philadelphia Orchestra Association and its players,

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2 Sides In Chicago Symphony Orchestra Strike To Meet On Friday

Riccardo Muti joins CSO strikers in front of Symphony Center  

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Hunt for thief after £8,000 saxophone stolen at East Croydon

A saxophone worth a staggering £8,000 was reportedly stolen from a train by a thief at East Croydon station.

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Pianist/composer fulfills dogsledding dream, but severs finger along the way

Yotam Haber is an established composer and pianist, an assistant professor at the University of New Orleans, a former artistic director of New York's MATA

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Stockholm Philharmonic Announces Appointment of New Principal Violist

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic has announced the appointment of American violist Vicki Powell as its new Principal Viola.

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Lang Lang: 'In our world, music lessons have become a real challenge'

The lack of music education in state schools could be depriving the industry of future classical talent

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Inside the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall

The Berlin Philharmonic's decision to stream its concerts in high-quality audio and video has seen it push both technical as well as creative boundaries

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians go on strike

Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians announce strike as contract talks fail  

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All-female orchestra to perform their first UK concert

Harrow Arts Centre is to welcome the only Afghan all-female orchestra for their first public concert in the UK.

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Does practice make perfect? Afraid not, talent is all in the genes

Evolutionary biologist Rowan Cooper has said that, without the right genes, 'you're not going to become the best'

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Music lessons 'being stripped' out of schools in England

State schools in England have seen a 21% decrease in music provision over the last five years, research suggests.

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Beggs to exit as general director, CEO of Cincinnati Opera

After 35 years with Cincinnati Opera, general director and CEO Patricia K. “Patty” Beggs announced today that she will retire at the close of the 2020

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Changes and Cutbacks at S.F. Opera Eliminate Some Top Positions

Beyond the word that some major San Francisco Opera officials such as the directors of communications and development will be laid off

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IWD 2019: Women in Front

Radio 3 marks International Women’s Day by devoting its entire schedule to music by women composers.

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Riccardo Muti throws support to musicians in CSO contract talks

Outspoken music director Riccardo Muti told CSO execs this week that his loyalty is with the people on the stage.

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Candidates Announced for Brussel's Grumiaux International Violin Competition - The Violin Channel

Candidates Announced for Brussel's Grumiaux International Violin Competition  The Violin ChannelThe candidates have been announced for the 2019 Grumiaux International Competition for Young Violinists.

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Benslow Music Young Composers Competition 2019 announces winners

The first Benslow Music Young Composers Competition, in partnership with the Coull String Quartet (pictured), has announced its 2019 winners.

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Interview with the Bolshoi Theatre's soloist Ilya Selivanov

He gave an interview to Realnoe Vremya after the triumphal La traviata.

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Boston Musicians Support Immigrant Legal Aid

rBoston-area musicians are coming together to support the plight of refugees in greater Boston and at the United States border with Mexico.

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Why did Bernstein build West Side Story around 'The Devil's Interval'?

It's packed with great tunes and catchy rhythms, but there's an interval with a dark history at its heart.

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Simon Mayo's Scala Radio review – no 'senseless interference' here

Classical DJs should brace themselves for battle

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Daniel Barenboim scandal: Are 'old-school maestros' outdated?

He is one of the world's most celebrated conductors, but now Daniel Barenboim's image has been tarnished by accusations of bullying.

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La Scala criticised over plan to make Saudi minister board member

Italian MPs attack plan to give Saudi culture minister role at Milan's opera house.

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Concertmaster Emeritus retires from Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Timothy Lees has been on leave since December 2017 owing to a nerve injury.

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20 Singers From 15 Countries Announced For BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2019

Twenty of the world's most outstanding classical singers are today [4 March 2019] announced for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019.

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Music education 'risks being outdated by technology'

Music teaching could be left behind in an outdated acoustic age if it does not keep up with technology, an in-depth report says.

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BBC lists Doctor Who theme next to Vivaldi and Brahms as classical music 'trailblazers' for children

The BBC has included the Doctor Who theme tune alongside works by Vivaldi and Brahms on a list of “trailblazers”

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Alex Poots: the Scottish impresario opening NYC’s largest new art space

The former director of the Manchester international festival has a reputation for bringing diverse creative talents together.

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Fake violinist opens up about the massive lie that broke her

The audience gaped in amazement as the orchestra struck up a beautiful, mournful tune that sounded a little like the soundtrack to "Titanic".

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Do we need a whole festival of women’s music? The Boulanger Initiative thinks so.

Opening a door to a landscape of a musical world that looks more like life on planet Earth.”

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Can Scala Radio disrupt the UK’s classical market? pay wall

The new station will challenge Radio 3 and Classic FM with music and entertainment aimed at a younger audience.

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McIntosh files bill to give Baltimore Symphony Orchestra $3.2M over two years, create study group on finances - Baltimore Sun

McIntosh files bill to give Baltimore Symphony Orchestra $3.2M over two years, create study group on finances  Baltimore SunA top appropriator in Annapolis filed a bill Thursday that would direct an additional $3.2 million in state funds to the cash-strapped Baltimore Symphony ...

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