Saturday, 4 August 2018

Hannah Rankin: the bassoonist with a shot at a boxing world title (paywall)

Hannah Rankin was studying for her master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music when the boxing bug bit. It has already taken her further than she imagined and tonight, in New York, she aims to become the first female British boxer to win one of the “big four” world titles.

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Met Opera Reaches Labor Deal With Singers, Musicians

The Metropolitan Opera has reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing its musicians and singers, officials with the company and the unions said Friday.

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Florida Orchestra names Daniel Black as new assistant conductor

The Florida Orchestra has hired conductor Daniel Black to share an increased workload in community concerts and other special programs.

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Friday, 3 August 2018

Osmo Vanska, the maestro who went on strike with his orchestra

After a 16-month lockout, the Minnesota Orchestra is back and coming to the Proms with conductor Osmo Vanska. He talks to Richard Morrison

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The most prominent Albanian tenor dies aged 83

The Albanian world of music is mourning. The legendary tenor, Gaqo Çako has died at the age of 83.

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Stranger strikes discordant note inside Saskatoon symphony office

The executive director of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is recovering at home after police say a stranger walked into the symphony’s office and stabbed him in the face with the blunt end of a fork.

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Concertgebouw Orchestra sacks conductor over #metoo allegations

The Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam has sacked chief conductor Daniele Gatti with immediate effect, following last month’s report in the Washington Post in which he was accused of sexual assault in 1996 and 2000.

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