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Sir Neville Marriner Turns 90
Sir Neville Marriner, founding director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields orchestra turned 90 earlier this month. Believe it…
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Are You An Orchestra Nerd?
You spend your weekends at rehearsal and your wardrobe is full of all-black outfits; you were in a quartet not a…
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Classical Grammy Award Winners 2014
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)/ Label:BIS Records BEST OPERA RECORDING Adès:…
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Calming The ‘Ca-cough-ony’
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim of the New York Times, writes about this form of ‘high-culture hooliganism’.
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Decorated Musicians
Opera director John Copley, pianist Stephen Hough and conductor Sir Simon Rattle are amongst the musicians to be recognised in…
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Movember Musicians
Another ‘Movember’ has come and nearly gone with thousands of men nursing luxuriant and not- so- luxuriant hirsute additions to their profiles.…
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‘Britten’s Endgame’: Documentary on SBS
This compelling 2 hour documentary is available on SBS at the link below until 3.15 pm on November 30th, 2013. Centred around…
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Behind The Scenes With The St Thomas Boys Choir, Leipzig
A fascinating feature from the New York Times on the 801 year old St Thomas Boys Choir in Leipzig and the impact of puberty…
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The Sydney Opera House – What It Might Have Been
The Financial Review has published a collection of images of what the Sydney Opera House might have looked like. These are some of the…
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Arts Via The Internet – Is It Sustainable?
This is a perceptive and compelling article on the impact of internet streaming services on creativity and the livelihood of artists. The writer,…