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Death of a British piano influence
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Death of an eminent Italian pianist, 80
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How stagehands know where musicians need to sit
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A concerto for a homeless violinist
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An all-amateur Resurrection?
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Was it Mendelssohn or Mahler who played Queen Elizabeth out?
The march that accompanied Her Majesty on her…
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All of this is just one minute of music
Boris Giltburg gives a fascinating breakdown of Beethoven’s…
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London venue reopens for recitals
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Orchestras
Did Furtwängler ever conduct at the Met?
The German conductor was widely admired in the…
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The Mozart Lynn Harrell loved most
I was refreshing my memory of the Clifford…
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Lesbians in a palazzo light up the Venice Music Biennale
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Why does TV place a US soloist behind the orchestra? Is this a new thing?
The French-German TV station Arte has broadcast a…
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NY Times changes tune on Shostakovich’s Testimony
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RIP
Saxophone’s Pharoah dies
The esteemed US jazz saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders has…
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How not to be a Järvi
Paavo’s younger brother Krystjan Järvi, who turned 50…
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Indy win for Sirena, 28
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Conductor is in trouble with his name, and his no-names
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