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Barenboim quits Berlin Phil’s Europakonzert
Statement by the Berlin Phil: It is with…
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At last, Beethoven’s 5th played on viola solo
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Sir Andrew Davis and the snobs
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Concertmaster drowned in shallow end, inquest finds
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Romanian bass, 62
The international opera singer Alexandru Moisiuc has died…
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Marina quits La Scala
Marina Rebeka has withdrawn from William Tell ‘due…
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Biz news: Domingo signs an Operalia winner
Dominic Domingo, the singer’s grandson who is manager…
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French quartet is barred from the US
Message from the Quatuor Arod: The Arod Quartet…
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Just in: London extends Karina
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has added an extra…
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Death of two influential string teachers
Giora Schmidt informs us of the passing of…
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Putin’s pianist plays for Arctic nomads
The energetic Denis Matsuev has been using the…
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Nagano gets Cross
The American conductor Kent Nagano has been awarded…
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Coming up: Berlin’s one-off women’s orchestra
Bavarian Radio has a feature on an orchestra…
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Opera
Iceland gets a national opera (England just ditched one)
The Icelandic minister for culture and business has…
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Opera
Maestros and their motor cars (36): Mahler’s favourite tenor
The Czech-Austrian opera singer Leo Slezak was one…
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Sudden death of Russian conductor
The sudden death has been announced of Adik Abdurakhmanov…
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ENO apologises for (not) firing musicians
English National Opera has just sent out this…
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Opera
Review: Berlin says eat your heart out
Our roving critic Susan Hall has been to…
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Amy Winehouse is vandalised by anti-semites
The statue of Amy Winehouse in Camden Market…
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Orchestras
Decca arrives late for blockbuster centenary
The label has just issued a bumper centennial…
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Orchestras
Worst conductor meltdown since Tar?
From Peter Bradshaw’s Berlin Film Festival review of…
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Why Beethoven
Beethoven stubbed out
From the indestructible Westminster Gold series. Made in…
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Dynasty composer dies
The composer Ben Lanzarone who has died in…
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