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RIP
British cello legend dies, 85
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Bewitched and bewildered by a shadowy pianist
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Paris mourns a modernist singer
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Orchestras
Dear Alma, The city has abandoned my orchestra
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Ruth Leon recommends
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An exhausted Argerich agrees to a Schumann encore
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On 2nd anniversary of invasion, Ukraine receives a concentration camp reminder
Today marks the second anniversary of the Ukraine…
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Opera
Job of the Week: Be boss in Nantes
Alain Surans is stepping down as D-G of…
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Opera
Maestros and their motor cars (40): Mahler’s Tina
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Yuja gripes as she hits the road
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London: Conductor pleads guilty on 2 sex charges
At Westminster Magistrates Court today, the international conductor…
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Orchestras
Berlin Phil ex-concertmaster adopts the Beatles Blackbird
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Claims of sexual abuse at SanFran Conservatory
VAN reports that two women say they were…
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Opera
Opera is unAmerican: discuss
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Ruth Leon recommends
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Verdi’s Requiem, with subtitles in Latin
Verdi’s Requiem, streamed by Slippedisc courtesy of OperaVision, is…
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Opera
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Aigul Akhmetshina, 27, the Metropolitan Opera’s recent Carmen,…
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Orchestras
London Philharmonic choir chief retires after 30 years
Press release: The London Philharmonic Choir, a world-renowned…
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All that glitters: Peter Gelb’s plans when he entered the Met
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Orchestras
Cleveland Orchestra lands $4.6 million gift
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Birmingham is shamed for largest-ever arts cut
The withdrawal of council funding next year from…
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