Where are the women?

Bachtrack's analysis of 2014 shows only 5 women in the busiest 150 conductors, and only 5 women in the most performed 260 contemporary composers...



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New York Philharmonic Names a New Fundraiser

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Paris classical music row intensifies as new concert hall prepares to open

Salle Pleyel’s ex-owner and fans vow to get decision to make €390m Philharmonie capital’s principal orchestral hall reversed....



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'So childish': Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini revokes critics' tickets over bad reviews

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28-Year-Old American voted Concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestr

David Radzynski has been voted Concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He was one of the four finalists and earned the appointment after performing Johannes Brahms's “Violin Concerto” alongside the Israel Philharmonic and maestro Zubin Mehta. After only five minutes of deliberation, the jury voted him the unanimous winner.



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Michael Kennedy, world authority on classical music, dies aged 88

Michael Kennedy, the chief music critic of the Daily Telegraph for many years and one of Britain's most distinguished voices on classical music, has died. Kennedy, who was 88, joined the Manchester office of the Telegraph as a tea boy when he was just ...



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Whidbey flutist shares music after tragedy

Following a stroke, Terpenning lost much of the function in her left side and, as a result, was unable to play anymore. But now Terpenning is performing Christmas carols with a flute choir, thanks to a one-handed flute.



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