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Just in: Leif Segerstam has died
The prolific Finnish symphonist and conductor died today…
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Piano legend turns 90
Many happy returns to Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa’s…
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Eminent US baritone, RIP
The death has been communicated of Dominic Cossa,…
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Peter Gelb blames critic for Met flop
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Why Piatigorsky moved to Hollywood
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Some private Busoni for the weekend
Private recording, August 11, 1951. Petri was asked…
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Have we got time for an encore?
Amazing golden days video of Mr & Mrs…
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Britain’s most influential composing teacher
Robin Holloway will be 75 in October. As…
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Haunting memories of Yevgeny Mravinsky
We have been sent a fascinating memoir by…
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James Levine is 75 today
In the past year, he has lost his…
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Nothing thrills me more than finding a composer I can love
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The…
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San Francisco Con loses its dean to New York
Kate Sheeran, provost and dean of the San…
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Bournemouth plucks Polish green shoot
Marta Gardolińska has been named Leverhulme young conductor…
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Recognise the voice in the BBC’s Russia propaganda?
Who’s that singing Ochi Chornaya in the BBC’s…
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There are only two ways to make a recording
From our diarist, Anthea Kreston: Our recording…
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Libor Pesek is 85 today (and no-one believes it)
The law-unto-himself Czech conductor, once the light of…
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Why competitions must get rid of teachers
I have written a piece in the Spectator…
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What Lahav Shani did next
The incoming music director of the Israel Philharmonic…
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Hilary has gone back to Bach
I’m not sure this is the textbook way…
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So not all Berliners were crazy about Rattle
There is a bit of a flutter going…
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UK’s National Youth Orchestra to play Carnegie Hall
The NYO will have its first US tour…
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Just in: Hungary bans Billy Elliot as unChristian
The Hungarian State Opera has, on orders from…
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Watch: Russian pianist goes crazy at World Cup
It’s Denis Matsuev. He’s saying something like ‘Hurrah,…
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NY opera tenor gets probation for child porn
The tenor Zachary Stains has been placed on…
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