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It’s curtains for violin comedians
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Opera
He changed opera in every corner of the country
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Opera
Star baritone says he was poisoned at the Bolshoi
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RIP
Israel mourns formative concertmaster, 99
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Semyon Bychkov: I played 8 years Soviet volleyball
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President calls time on troubled US chamber orchestra
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s president and managing…
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Just in: NY Phil picks three composers for big bucks prize
press release: The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New…
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Orchestras
Music director quits before he starts
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Breaking: Dean of Winchester quits
The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester…
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Orchestras
Berlin Phil takes flight to US
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The Vienna orchestra that pays musicians $100 per concert
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Wagner’s Polish overture pops up
Christie’s London have a couple of interesting Wagner…
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Michigan music director is fired over same-sex marriage
Fred Szczepanski was preparing to retire as music…
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Biz news: Conductor quits Schmid for IMG
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UPDATE: Juilliard professor caught in the act is fired
We gather that Juilliard has summarily fired a…
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Best-ever singing of God Save the King?
The French army choir did us proud during…
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Top US string quartet is out of luck
The Dover Quartet, based at Curtis, just saw…
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Orchestras
Just in: Joshua Bell cancels Israel
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RIP
Flute legend dies, at 99
The death has been communicated of Walfrid Kujala,…
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Putin sends greetings on night of Soviet nostalgia
Alexandra Pakhmutova, composer of ‘Nadezhda’ and other Soviet…
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Orchestras
A world premiere from Chicago? Wonders never cease
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Vienna’s too mean to pay Christmas singers
The Christmas market opened this weekend outside Schönbrunn…
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Ruth Leon recommends
Another Ruth Leon pocket theatre review: Rejkjavik at Hampstead Theatre
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Ruth Leon pocket theatre review – Barcelona at Duke of York’s theatre
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