British Airways denies cello entry to the cabin 'because it doesn't have a visa', claims musician

They told me the online booking for the cello seat was made as a passenger seat and not a cello seat – despite me phoning their customer service department directly months beforehand to ensure they were aware I was bringing a cello on board.

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra announces new director

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra has announced a new director, Dominic Parker.

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After Withdrawing From Bayreuth, This Conductor's Silence Grows ...

Although Andris Nelsons withdrew from a “Parsifal” production, he said he hopes to return to the festival “one day,” but declined to elaborate.

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Teachers, doctors and funeral directors to do battle for place at Proms

The BBC has announced the names of five amateur ensembles who will compete in the inaugural Great Orchestra Challenge to win a place at the Proms – with teachers, doctors, social workers, students, a cheesemaker, a funeral director and a lupin grower among their number.The conductor Paul Daniel will judge the orchestras for the series, to be shown on BBC4, with the final airing on BBC2.

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Two men from Baghdad - the artist and the entrepreneur

Karim Wasifi, studying music in the United States, slipped into Baghdad to help musicians and other artists. Once there, he needed to buy an Iraqi-made suit. He knew where to find it - in Baghdad's popular Karrada neighbourhood, a place where all of Iraq lived, people of every faith, and no faith. Sadiq Maroof was a young shopkeeper there.

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Two airlines welcome large instruments on board

The Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific and its subsidiary Dragonair have relaxed their rules on musical instruments in response to complaints from the local Sinfonietta.

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The 2016 Gramophone Classical Music Awards Shortlist

The Gramophone Awards are the most prestigious in the world of classical music. Today, we are pleased to reveal the 72 shortlisted recordings that will be competing for honours in 2016.

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