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Gustavo Dudamel: Why I quit Paris Opera
The conductor was asked a direct question by…
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Stephen Hough: No phones, please, between bars 123-176; 185-199…
The pianist has issued the following advisory to…
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In stressed times, adults turn to opera
From my latest essay in The Critic: Days…
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Steven Isserlis: ‘There’s a lot of me, me, me playing which I cannot stand’
The cellist has let rip in an interview…
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Can a film composer write a concerto?
Korngold did. Likewise Rozsa and Waxman (both for…
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German editor regrets antisemitic slur against Kirill Petrenko
The programme director of NDR public radio, Barbara…
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Transfer news: Vienna signs St Petersburg 1st violin
We hear that Ekaterina Frolova will join the first…
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Breaking: Thielemann is named music director at Bayreuth
His new title was announced at a press…
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Music that comes up in the sand
photographer Conlin Hattersley Last year, the East Neuk…
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Maestro move (3): Brit stick gets Basle
The flourishing Ivor Bolton has signed on as…
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Maestro move (2): EU announces Ashkenazy replacement
The European Union Youth Orchestra, hit by Vladimir…
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Record deal: Warner sign young leftie
The British pianist, Nicholas McCarthy, who was born…
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Kazak, 17, wins Cliburn
press releae: Fort Worth, Texas, June 28, 2015—At…
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Maestro move (1): Kiwis land big-name conductor
He used to be talked of as the…
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky opts for cancer treatment in London
Russian media, quoting family sources, report that the…
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Tchaikovsky Competition? It’s all about pianists
The competition goes into its final concerto stages…
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Oh no, they’re tearing down Karajan’s home-from-home
In 33 years as music director of the…
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UK concert pianist survives 50-foot cliff fall
On a caravan holiday with friends in the…
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London horn player is held in Chile
Alexander Harrild, 29, was arrested for drug trafficking…
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Breaking: Petrenko’s ‘partner’ pulls out of Bayreuth
Anja Kampe has cancelled this summer’s appearances as…
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Omg, my pianist is playing the wrong intro!
Krzysztof Kaczka was on stage in Moscow, taking a…
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Video: A Polish orchestra trashes down
The excellent Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra of…
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When Furtwängler conducted Walton in Vienna
The Vienna Phil have upgraded their website with…
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The long weekend read: Sinatra, at the end of days
A no-punches-pulled piece by Ian Penman in the…
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