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Berlin Phil drops Rattle
There is no room for Sir Simon Rattle…
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Who’s Vienna’s favourite conductor?
The Vienna Philharmonic has just awarded honorary membership…
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Eye-catching novelties at the BBC Proms
Ignore the annual furore about pop insertions at…
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BBC Proms can no longer afford US orchestras
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Orchestral spring? well, it's certainly open season
Another day, another orchestra bites the dust. The…
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Another orchestra goes under
Wretched news from the English shires. One of…
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Hot pianist tip confirmed
A month ago I reported that pianist Helene Grimaud…
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Would you respond to this appeal?
I’ve received a letter from the Philadelphia Orchestra,…
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Shall I go as a Nazi or a nun?
The Austrian Embassy has invited me to a…
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'I am Viagra to classical music and aspirin to pop,'
Nigel Kennedy? So 20th century… David Garrett? He’s…
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A small, forgotten orchestral war
While the Philadelphia Orchestra enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy,…
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Better maestro news: Mariss renews
There were broad grins all over Munich on…
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So what is it with Jews and violins?
There is a widely held perception, which I…
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Music's golden couple splits
It has been the talk of musical London…
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Philadelphia – it's the worst outcome
The board of the Philadelphia Orchestra has voted…
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Is this the beginning of an orchestral spring?
It began with a strike in Detroit, followed…
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The busiest conductor that ever lived
I had one of my periodic lunches yesterday…
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Two revved-up Brits in the Van Cliburns
There are two UK contestants in the coming…
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Last peep from the pussycats den
I was quietly minding my own media empire…
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Going live at the BBC Proms
The BBC Proms were greeted with the biggest-ever…
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How I helped make Proms history
Some months ago I received a Facebook message…
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Sunday with Stockhausen, right up there
The world premiere of the Sonntag segment from…
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…. und Morgen die ganze Welt….
The Berlin Philharmonic 3-D performance of Mahler’s first…
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I saw your agent p*ss away your future
Well, a man has to go when a…
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