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Reports: BBC accepts U-turn on BBC Singers
We hear that a statement is expected tomorrow…
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Orchestras
Claudio Abbado’s grave is also fading away
Further to our report yesterday on the shocking…
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Jobs that are hanging by a thread at the BBC
This morning’s announcement of a face-saving ‘solution’ for…
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Countryhouse opera rocked as artistic director quits
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UK Cabinet ‘backs BBC Singers’
A report by the Daily Telegraph’s political staff…
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New York Philharmonic: It’s women front and centre
The orchestra has just unrolled its 2023-24 season….
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Opera
How do you solve a problem called Maria?
Greek National Opera is putting on six months…
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Julian Lloyd Webber: The BBC no longer exists
From his response to the proposed musicians cuts…
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Anne-Sophie Mutter: I only became human when I was a widow
The German violinist has emerged from making a…
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Hyperbolic classics at seaside festival
The press release for this year’s Brighton Festival…
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RIP
The original Blanche has died
The Romanian soprano Virginia Zeani died yesterday in…
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JOSEPH YOUNG MAKES OAKLAND SYMPHONY DEBUT
American conductor Joseph Young makes his Oakland Symphony…
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Government pushes Arts Council to expand kids orgs
A curious annnnouncement from ACE requires some elucidation….
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Orchestras
The King’s concertmaster will be Bulgarian
Amid the welter of big names who have…
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Opera
Exclusive: Wheel comes off English National Opera
ENO has just lost its vastly experienced Technical…
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Orchestras
BBC orchestras ‘will improve with more freelancers’
We have heard from several participants that a…
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Orchestras
Audience boos as musicians protect their pensions
Before last night’s concert in Lille, an orchestra…
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Orchestras
Rachmaninov has never failed us yet
Shortly before the first expiry of Rachmaninov’s copyright…
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Opera
Netrebko packs out La Scala
Last night’s recital of songs by Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov…
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Orchestras
The Cleveland Orchestra picks a resident composer
The composer, flute player and producer Allison Loggins-Hull…
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What the BBC tells viewers who complain about classical cuts
Here’s the standard sod-off letter, replete with factual…
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Riccardo Muti reminds the BBC about relative values
The following statement by Riccardo Muti went viral…
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Bolshoi eliminates star director
The Bolshoi Theatre has cancelled a May revival…
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