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Bad tweets from the Canaries
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Breakthough composer signs off
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Aussie arts manager in line for top China post
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Locked-out musicians play Mozart on TV
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Prince Charles puffs up his fave composer
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… and one green shoot
A cello student at the Guildhall School of…
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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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