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The Ring man cometh
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Barenboim quits Berlin Phil’s Europakonzert
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Shoot the organist, he’s just wrecked our wedding
A viral classic from our Russian friends.
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A Mozart Requiem for a young singer, taken too soon
Co-Opera Co. will celebrate Felicity Smith’s life and…
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A classical star on the other side
Laura Mvula is a jazz-rock singer who graduated…
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Slipped Disc editorial: What is wrong with Pereira, Gelb and Campbell?
Three heads of opera are facing the consequences…
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Young Germans in underpants
You can watch the National Youth Orchestra of…
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Just in: Leila pulls out of the BBC Proms
The Canadian violinist Leila Josefowicz has withdrawn from…
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Breaking: Pereira agrees to lead La Scala for just one year. All eyes now on Chailly.
The embattled Alexander Pereira has accepted the offer of…
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World exclusive: China’s foremost pianist takes up the accordion
I’ve been spending time for sinfini with Yundi…
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US makes it easier to fly with ivory tips. Beware the strings attached
There has been a slight easing of the…
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Conductor cancels three weeks. Player power takes over.
Thomas Zehetmair is tired. His doctor says the…
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A concerto for Dougie
London musicians are mourning one of their own…
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Some good news for BBC Radio 3, bad for Classic FM
The Rajar listening figures are out. They usually…
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The man who tried to kill an opera house
Ian Campbell got tired of running San Diego…
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Boycott: Diva won’t sing with conductors who support Putin
The Finnish soprano Karita Mattila has told her…
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A Fine celebration for his centenary
Tomorrow, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project marks the…
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La Scala signs a death warrant, perhaps its own
The governing Fondazione Teatro alla Scala took a preposterous…
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Clive Gillinson: ‘He maddened the rest of us cellists’
The executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall,…
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Just in: La Scala offers Pereira a one-year contract
First reports from today’s board meeting in Milan…
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Breaking: Berlin Philharmonic poaches flute from Chicago
Mathieu Dufour, principal flute of the Chicago Symphony…
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New video: How to achieve perfect violin tone in under two minutes
All credit to Daniel Kurganov. Can’t wait…
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