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Just in: Leif Segerstam has died
The prolific Finnish symphonist and conductor died today…
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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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Eminent US baritone, RIP
The death has been communicated of Dominic Cossa,…
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Will the Dutch have to pay out Daniele Gatti’s full contract?
The Italian conductor was appointed music director of…
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Mitsuko shares her Marlboro
Mitsuko Uchida has agreed to share her artistic…
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Dynasty composer dies, 71
Neil Argo, house composer and orchestrator for Aaron…
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Did Furtwängler change at all after Hitler died?
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Bassoonist loses world title on points
Hannah Rankin, the British bassoonist fighting for a…
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San Fran Symphony mourns #2 viola, aged 100
Detlev Olshausen auditioned for Pierre Monteux in 1940 and…
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Hungarian wins Salzburg trophy
Gábor Káli, 35, has been named winner of…
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Summer woes: Bayreuth won’t let sick man sell his tickets
From a reader: Dear Mr Lebrecht, I thought…
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Will bassoonist become world boxing champion?
Hannah Rankin, 28, a professional bassoonist, is fighting…
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Livid Wagnerites replace Dame Gwyneth with Dame Anne
You will remember that Dame Gwyneth Jones had a…
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Domingo: ‘This has been the most extreme experience of my life’
On conducting in Bayreuth. Exclusive interview with El…
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Bernstein and Stern play the 1967 Jerusalem victory concert
Everyone listened to this on the radio –…
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NY Phil plays golf at dawn
Golf? And that’s supposed to be 2018 cool?
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I am 4 years old and I love Mahler 5
Mahler Competition winner Kahchun Wong is conducting Germany’s…
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How Berthold Goldschmidt was rediscovered
The exiled German composer lived in British obscurity…
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Go on, name Muzio Clementi’s greatest hit
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The…
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Death of an elegant French cellist, 91
The restrained and intense cellist Guy Fallot has…
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Sicklist: Ivan Fischer undergoes eye surgery
The conductor posts: Dear friends, First of all,…
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Breaking: Met strikes deal with musicians
After weeks of quiet negotiations, Peter Gelb and…
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The first major orchestra to fire a maestro?
The Concertgebouw’s peremptory dismissal of its music director,…
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