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Barenboim hands over the baton
From a correspondent in Berlin: Touching ceremony last…
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San Antonio is sinking
The SA Philharmonic has cancelled the rest of…
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Editorial: It’s time to change orchestra auditions
Two posts this weekend about auditions in Europe…
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Death of French maestro, 68
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Last rites for Montserrat Caballé
The diva is being laid to rest today…
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Just another everyday opera emergency
From the Croatian bass, Goran Jurić: Yesterday: 9:51…
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Stop Sydney Opera House being used for betting
Almost 200,000 people have signed an online petition…
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Four women accuse Dutch conductor of #Metoo conduct
The Dutch broadcaster NOS is running a programme…
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A lesbian music director in 1950s America
The chance discovery of an old concert flyer…
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UK opens inquiry into abuse at music schools
Ian Pace informs us: The Independent Inquiry into…
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Two more women denounce Cleveland concertmaster
The Cleveland Plain Dealer carries a report of…
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Simon Rattle joins Bob Geldof anti-Brexit rant
Three classical musicians appear in a list of…
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Meet the humble music director
Former ENO chief Mark Wigglesworth, promoting his new…
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BBC will open access to its classical archive
The Director-general Tony Hall is due to announce…
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Placido Domingo mourns Montserrat Caballé
His message: My dear Monserrat what an amazing…
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New light on how Ormandy got the Philadelphia job
Amid divided opinion on the Hungarian conductor, but…
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There’s ‘fair play and high quality in all our competitions’
The World Federation of International Music Competitions has…
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Tim Page: My brain is like an oboe or bassoon
My dear friend and colleague Tim has written…
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UK music schools are spending state cash on the middle-classes
A damning report in the Guardian finds that…
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No more Mormon Tabernacle Choir
It will be known from this week as…
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The earliest photo of Gustav Mahler?
I have never seen this image before. It…
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Boston Symphony’s equal pay defence: The flute is not an oboe
The BSO has responded to a claim for…
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Montserrat Caballé has died, aged 85
The legendary Spanish soprano died today after a…
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They’re calling this Hygge music
From the blurb: Copenhagen based composers, Claire Courchene…
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