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Conductor waves white flag at Vienna Opera
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A bad day for Shostakovich
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The man behind Pierre Boulez
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Orchestras
Extraordinary pit footage of Karajan’s last opera
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More tales from Arts Council's cutting floor
– London Review of Books did not apply…
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First film by Covent Garden's new opera boss
Ummentioned in his acclamation last week as the…
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Stupidest comment so far on Arts Council cuts
Not all of my analysis during this hectic…
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Breaking: Liz Forgan refuses to debate cuts live with Lebrecht
Dame Liz Forgan, chair of Arts Council England,…
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Brazil – half the orchestra to be fired
Press reports from Rio say that 41 to…
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More insider dealing at the Arts Council
The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London should,…
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Arts Council England – the Barbican scandal
At a time of national cuts, when centres…
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Arts Council fudges its orchestras
The Arts Council announced today that it was…
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Arts Council England – penalising excellence
A snap assessment of the Arts Council’s major…
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News Break: Arts Council England – first word of the big grants
My first leak of the morning gives a…
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Breaking: Sony steal glittering prize from DG
In its second swoop of the week, predatory…
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News just in: Carnegie in a tangle
Murray Perahia, who stepped in for Maurizio Pollini…
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Arts Council England – a broken bucket
Arts organisations across England will learn between 0700…
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Sony swoop for EMI piano star
Expansionist Sony Classical has launched a dawn raid…
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Exclusive: record studio for sale – this time for real
When EMI floated the idea of selling Abbey…
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Sad news: Robert Tear is dead
The international Welsh tenor, infinitely agreeable and versatile,…
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From the Arts Council's rubbish bin
Arts Council England has responded with its usual…
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Would you buy a used Monet from this man?
Christie’s have just announced the sale of works…
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Wanted: someone to play violin on the Titanic
An article in the tabloid Sunday Mirror reports…
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Brian Cox turns irrational
For those who live on another landmass, Professor…
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