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Berlin Phil oboe’s US class arouses disquiet
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Opera
Trouble in Venice as tenor spurns white-face Otello
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Orchestras
Meet Maestro Mälkki, the milliner
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Spoleto Festival USA is back in turmoil
The festival, founded by the composer Gian Carlo…
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Dartington is in the dumps
Here is a local review by Peter Marsh…
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RIP
Death of noted Russian pianist, 88
We have been notified of the passing of…
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A cellist goes out on the town
The Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth has taken to…
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Opera
Confirmed: Bayreuth chorusmaster quits
We are hearing from several sources that Eberhard…
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ballet
Bolshoi Ballet gets dates in Belgrade and Bangkok
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Opera
Czech maestro quits after blasting Slovak minister
Robert Jindra has resigned as chief conductor of…
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Orchestras
Simon Rattle: The Berlin Phil? They are Mastersingers. You are not a member of the guild
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Opera
Opera Europa condemns ‘rightwing cultural vandalism’
Statement by the organisation representing most European opera…
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How did Franz Liszt get cancelled?
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A critic remembers John Cage
Alastair Macaulay writes movingly about a musician he…
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Orchestras
Philharmonia principal switches to Sydney Symphony
Antoine Siguré, Principal Timpani of the Philharmonia Orchestra…
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Orchestras
SF Symphony can’t afford conductor, goes ahead with $100 million hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen is leaving the San Francisco Symphony…
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Orchestras
Melbourne Symphony calls in external investigator
Message from the board in response to the…
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Opera
English National Opera names chorus director
The new appointment is Matthew Quinn from Belfast,…
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RIP
Pianist, 33, dies of melanoma
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News
Lucerne boss posts job application in the New York Times
The soft-soap arts section of the newspaper today…
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