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Sudden death of principal trumpet, 31
Musicians in Hamburg and Lisbon are in shock…
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Just in: Anne-Sophie Mutter joins Concertgebouw attack
We hear this morning that the influential German…
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Rattle, Mutter, Argerich and Bychkov shout out against cultural bullying
Here’s a new statement from musical leaders, in…
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Classic FM turns in worst-ever listening figures
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New Strads for Old
Who says Cremona always sounds best? A blind…
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In a critical condition (6)
Twelve hours after the curtain fell on Le…
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Macabre? No, it's a metaphor for cruelty and financial crash
The composer György Ligeti once said that every…
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Beethoven does the Beatles
Last weekend in Bonn, I heard an a capella…
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Some more super stats
The BBC Proms have ended with another set…
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Vienna bewilders the Proms
There was mild bemusement among hard-core concertgoers and…
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More cause for mourning, down under
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Rupert’s centenarian Mum, enjoys mother-of-the-nation…
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Why does everything have to be God vs Dawkins?
The discussion of whether one religion is respected…
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Barenboim's cognitive dissonance
Most musical responses, public and private, to my discussion of religious anomalies in…
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It's Miller tonight – and nothing lite about it
The director Jonathan Miller, inventor of time-shift opera, is…
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Religion and the ideal orchestra
Criticising Daniel Barenboim’s East West Diwan orchestra of…
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Some more good numbers
A day behind the Salzburg statistics, Glyndebourne has…
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The Russians are coming … and the Chinese
Box-office returns from the current Salzburg festival show…
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At last, a premier assessment
The Australian has just taken note of the…
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Not in an Age and a half
The Age in Melbourne has just posted a…
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Taking issue with Downes’ Syndrome
Stephen Hough has slightly jumped the gun on…
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Not in an Age
The Age of Melbourne used to be one…
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Sad news from Australia
The country’s most successful pianist, Geoffrey Tozer, has…
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Why can't we mention the G-word?
Several colleagues in British media have expressed surprise at…
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What will happen before the music stops?
Clearing the summer clutter of CDs off the…
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