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Bass legend, RIP
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Orchestras
Cellist retires tonight after 63 years in the Symphony
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Opera
Breaking: Vienna replaces Netrebko with Lise Davidsen
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UPDATE: Miss Netrebko regrets
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Booking for January – March concerts at Wigmore Hall opens the 1st October
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British cello legend dies, 85
Friends are reporting the death today of Rohan…
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Aussie musicians mourn Greek violinist
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Death of Minnesota conductor, 94
Starting out as assistant conductor to Antal Dorati…
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Orchestras
Concertgebouw gives pianist a medal
The Amsterdam concert hall surprised its Sunday-morning soloist…
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Can we still afford to pay live musicians?
From a brilliant FT column by mathematician Tim…
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Orchestras
Editorial: When a jury can’t make up its mind
The Joachim violin competition has a rotten record…
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Orchestras
Canadian half-wins the Joachim competition
The jury, without revealing the proportions of their…
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Opera
Live opera for free – Nixon in Budapest
Composer John Adams made this event of modern…
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Orchestras
Munich protests at Rattle’s season opener
Musicians of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and…
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Opera
Top soprano: Why I have moved to Vienna
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News
Star pianist: AI will never replace me
From an interview by Christian Berzins with Khatia…
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Orchestras
Venezuelan music director becomes US citizen
San Diego’s symphony hall, the Jacobs Music Center,…
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Orchestras
Toronto Symph lands Canada’s biggest ever performing gift
Message from the TSO: The Toronto Symphony Orchestra…
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Orchestras
Dear Alma, My violin teacher keeps calling
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, My…
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Orchestras
Washington DC settles orchestra strike within hours
It seems the walkout worked. Shortest strike on…
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Orchestras
Extraordinary pit footage of Karajan’s last opera
Orchestra pit footage has turned up of Herbert…
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The man behind Pierre Boulez
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