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The Ring man cometh
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Berlin Phil drops Rattle
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Philip Glass wins $100,000 Glenn Gould award
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US orch parts with president, accused of theft from disabled person
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An elegant French violinist lays down his bow
Maurice Hasson will end his career on Friday…
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When a man loves a woman…. he’s gone
Percy Sledge, who wrote words and music and…
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Simon Rattle gets first crack at new Bruckner Edition
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Eastman appoints top Peter Grimes as professor of voice
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Kurt Weill legacy pays for synagogue in Dessau
The composer’s father, a cantor in Dessau, was…
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Valery Gergiev conducts 49 times in 29 days
Here’s his schedule for the Moscow Easter Festival….
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It’s Boulez vs Bowie at the Paris Philharmonie
There are two parallel exhibitions, one for the…
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Just in: An opera activist turns her back on the opera
Elisabeth Kulman, the Austrian mezzo-soprano who campaigned against…
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These men rule the opera world
Ioan Holender (right) used to be chief of…
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Meet the 3D printed violin
Here’s one they designed on a computer. It’s…
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Deutsche Oper stunned by death of photographer, aged 38
Sascha Weidner, an award-winning German nature photographer who…
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Yuri Bashmet gives $25,000 to Verbier Festival boss
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In praise of the orchestral pianist
Gareth Davies, principal flute of the London Symphony…
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A Bach legend remembers her day of liberation, 70 years ago
The great harpsichord player Zuzana Ruzickova turned 88…
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A Sibelius descendant decides to change his tune
Lauri Porra is bassist in the Finnish heavy…
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What’s the best place for an orchestral player to live?
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Will Bach go with Reich? It’s about time…
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Would you buy an unknown composer from acronymous performers?
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