Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Brexit play and opera festival to feature in BBC's £4m culture drive

Director general says collaboration with UK arts funding bodies will create ‘moments of scale that no other organisation can’

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Cellist Steven Isserlis to receive €25000 award in Germany

British cellist Steven Isserlis has been named as the winner of the 2017 Glashütte Original Music Festival Award.

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Duluth orchestra pulls plug on show with Iranian composer, citing Trump travel ban

The specter of a United States travel ban on citizens from several Middle Eastern and African nations has caused a Duluth orchestra to alter its upcoming concert season by removing an Iranian composer from its bill.

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Tuesday, 4 April 2017

A Blind Orchestra's Beethoven

When I walked into the rehearsal with the Korean Hearts of Vision Chamber Orchestra, there was a man sitting where the conductor usually is, and he's holding what appears to be a blank piece of paper and he's shouting out instructions to the ensemble.

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Why no symphony orchestra in the world makes money - ABC Online

ABC OnlineWhy no symphony orchestra in the world makes moneyABC OnlineOrchestras produce a unique product and are often monopolies — usually a recipe for financial success. But no symphony orchestra in the world would be financially viable on its own. That's the startling truth uncovered by Robert Flanagan, a professor ...

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Monday, 3 April 2017

El valenciano Òscar Colomina Bosch, director musical de la Yehudi Menuhin School de Inglaterra

La batuta del también compositor dirigirá a la Orquesta de Valencia dentro del festival internacional Ensems en el mes de junio

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Saturday, 1 April 2017

Oxford's youngest organist: 12-year-old schoolboy wins university music scholarship

Louis Moss only took up the instrument a year ago, but this term will play hymns at Jesus College chapel services

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