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Berlin Phil drops Rattle
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Who’s Vienna’s favourite conductor?
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BBC Proms can no longer afford US orchestras
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Eye-catching novelties at the BBC Proms
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Bankrupt nation opens new concert hall
Iceland’s creditors will be warmed to learn that…
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Fly me, I love classical music
The May issue of Das Orchester magazine, obligatory…
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Is this the most expensive concert yet?
A friend has sent me details of an…
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Was Mahler the harbinger of today's celebrity cult?
In the May issue of Standpoint, out now,…
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BP heads for Olympic bid
British Petroleum, Barack Obama’s favourite bogeyman now that…
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Brazil – orchestra responds to international boycott
Here’s a letter sent by the Brazilian Symphony…
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Those Minczuk UK concerts and auditions
In addition to his May 12 concert in…
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11 worst-hit US orchestras
And while we’re compiling charts, here’s one from…
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Slipped Disc keeps on rising up the charts
You – like me – may be struggling…
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Good catch for the Scots
That estimable orchestra of the north, The Royal…
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Muti maketh money
Riccardo Muti has just been awarded the Prince…
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Is Texas falling to pieces
First Dallas Symphony loses its COO, Paul Stewart….
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News just in: Barenboim whips up a storm in Gaza
Daniel Barenboim conducted his first concert in Gaza…
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Rebel concert in Rio: first report
Here’s an account of the concert given by…
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Nastiest opera ever – first pictures
Prepare to be disappointed. The press shots from…
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Happy birthday, Zubin
He’s 75 today. Who knew? Not many men…
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The case of the missing Master
Far be it from this space to cavil…
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Poignant appeal by eminent soloist to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
As I reported yesterday, the RLPO management are…
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Newest royal music goes up online
Before anyone heard it at the wedding…. FROM…
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Won't donate to the opera? We'll sue you…
The case of the missing Lucerne Opera House…
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