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NY Phil dumps oboe concerto
The Mozart concerto due to be played three…
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NYPhil oboist loses teaching post
The Manhattan School of Music this morning quietly…
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Tenor stops mid-concert in Birmingham to stop phone snappers
The tenor Ian Bostridge shocked Symphony Hall Birmingham…
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Vienna’s third opera house has more than London’s one
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New culture secretary has vast experience, no passion
David Cameron has named John Whittingdale as UK secretary…
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Opera chief dies of cancer, at 49
Intendant Johannes Reitmeier and the theatre and symphony…
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Voting has begun at the Berlin Philharmonic
At 10 o’clock this morning, 124 players of…
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Out now: the new Russian version of Tchaikovsky’s death
Valery Sokolov, a contributor to the forthcoming state-inspired…
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London mourns orchestral livewire
One of the founding players of the Philharmonia…
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Horror video: 8 chorus members injured in stage collapse
Eight singers were injured when a choir stand…
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Pearl Harbour survivor played out his life in a symphony orchestra
Lee Ousley was practising his piccolo for Sunday service…
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How strong is the stop-Thielemann opposition?
That’s what the Berlin Philharmonic election has come…
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Letterman retires, orchestra gets fired
AP reports that the backing orchestra for David…
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Abba mourns bass player
The Swedish group has posted: Our friend, the…
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Major Down Under composer has died
New Zealand media are reporting the death this…
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Video: Here’s how airline smashed my cello
Nicholas Gold, a cellist in the Chattanooga Symphony…
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Dude’s opponent is named Amnesty consul
Last week she accused Gustavo Dudamel of being…
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Dutch pianist dies
We regret to report the death of Ton Hartsuiker,…
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Concertmaster quits rising orchestra
After three seasons with a revitalised Seattle Symphony,…
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How to get more out of your music lesson. (Hint: press ‘record’)
Rob Knopper, percussionist of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra,…
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Apart from Nielsen and Sibelius, what else is there up north?
The Helsingin Sanomat has been worrying about turning…
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International soprano extends her sabbatical
The German soprano Christine Schäfer announced a month’s sabbatical…
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Scottish composer in ferocious attack on nationalist leader
James MacMillan, Scotland’s most successful composer for centuries,…
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Vienna Opera goes (miserably) pop
We present today’s press release without comment. Only…
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