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Ruth Leon recommends
Ruth Leon recommends: Charlie Chaplin – The Kid
Charlie Chaplin When he died, in December, 1977,…
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Orchestras
For sale: A Jascha Heifetz Strad
Tarisio are accepting bids for a 1731 Stradivari…
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RIP
America’s basso-buffo has died, at 76
We have been notified of the death of…
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NY Times: Trump aims to scrap $1.1bn for NPR and PBS
The newspaper says officials are asking Congress to…
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Exclusive: Wipeout at Sony Classical
We’re hearing of mass sackings at the declining…
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Meet this year’s notable composers
This is the 2025 list of Guggenheim award…
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Orchestras
Nashville: The bloodbath continues
Having slashed the executive team last July, the…
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Ruth Leon recommends
Ruth Leon recommends… Bessie Smith – St. Louis Blues 1929
Bessie Smith was a blues and jazz singer…
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RIP
Death of two eminent French pianists
We have been informed of the passing of…
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Orchestras
Maestro move: Korea picks an Abbado
The Korean National Symphony Orchestra has named Roberto…
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Orchestras
German president’s concert is more than half American
Sunday’s annual charity fundraiser by the German Federal…
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Orchestras
Conductor: What about my freedom to remain silent?
‘Am I a criminal?’ demands the Greek-Russian conductor…
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Vikingur: Why I switched back to Bach
Last week we reported much dissatisfaction with the…
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One in 5 Germans plays a musical instrument, a huge rise
The German Music Information Center has published a…
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RIP
Leading German tenor dies after a stroke, at 71
The Bayreuth Festival has confirmed the death of…
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RIP
Death of a leading cellist
The death has been made known of the…
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RIP
Swedes mourn trumpet star, 55
The principal trumpet of the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra…
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RIP
Russians kill organist in Sumy bombing
More musical blood on Putin’s hands. The talented…
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Orchestras
Yuja’s cutting it short
This is Deutsche Grammophon promo for her forthcoming…
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Daily Comfort Zone
Taking the micro out of Alois Haba
The Czech composer is known chiefly as a…
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