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Daniele Gatti at the Concertgebouw - the promise of things to come

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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It's all change at the top in the orchestral world, but Amsterdam have shown some imagination with their new musical boss-to-be, writes James Jolly

Video: Stephen Fry talks to Anita Lasker-Wallfisch about the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra

Classical Music News

Friday, January 23, 2015

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The interview marks the upcoming 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27

Jonathan Nott to head the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Classical Music News

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

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The venerable Geneva-based ensemble has signed the British conductor to start in 2016

Frederick Delius – the cosmopolitan composer

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

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Delius was a truly international voice in an increasingly nationalist age. Jeremy Dibble traces the composer’s travels and the works that resulted

Yannick Nézet-Séguin extends his contract with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Classical Music News

Friday, January 30, 2015

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Nézet-Séguin became the orchestra's Music Director in 2012 and has extended his contract until 2022

Choir of Saint Thomas, New York signs 10 album deal with Resonus Classics

Classical Music News

Monday, March 16, 2015

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Fifth Avenue-based choir, directed by John Scott, begins partnership with Bach Motets

What exactly is a beautiful sound?

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Friday, March 20, 2015

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Bob Dylan’s defence of his own singing voice raises questions about the perception of beauty in music that composers and musicians can’t afford to ignore

The Sixteen and Simon Russell Beale explore Monteverdi's Vespers

Classical Music News

Thursday, April 2, 2015

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BBC 2 programme to explore the importance of the composer's Vespers of 1610: watch an excerpt

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra sign deal with Deutsche Grammophon

Classical Music News

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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DG to release five live albums centred on Shostakovich's Symphonies Nos 5-10

Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No 2 – which recording is best?

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Friday, April 10, 2015

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This concerto may seem little more than a shallow showpiece, but there’s a lot at stake for the soloist, as Jeremy Nicholas discovers via myriad recordings

Daniel Hope to replace Sir Roger Norrington in Zurich

Classical Music News

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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Hope is named Music Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Free opera online – The Opera Platform is launched

Classical Music News

Friday, May 8, 2015

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15 European opera companies will broadcast productions for free via the new platform

Daniel Barenboim launches new piano at London’s Royal Festival Hall

Classical Music News

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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The Barenboim-Maene Concert Grand was developed and built by Chris Maene, with support from Steinway & Sons

Exclusive video: Gidon Kremer plays Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No 2

Classical Music News

Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Beautiful new film of the second movement of Glass's 'American Four Seasons'

Gramophone Playlists – June 2015

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Sunday, May 31, 2015

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Editor's Choice recordings – July 2015

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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Martin Cullingford's pick of the finest recordings from this month's reviews

Inside the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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Soprano Louise Alder wins inaugural OMCT Young British Soloists' Competition

Classical Music News

Friday, June 26, 2015

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Louise Alder is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Music International Opera School

Valentina Lisitsa on Scriabin's piano music: a Gramophone Milestones Podcast

Classical Music News

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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Valentina Lisitsa talks about a very unusual and challenging recording project...

John Cage - Manhattan Music

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

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John Cage was more excited by traffic noise on sixth avenue than by the music of Mozart. Philip Clark absorbs the sounds surrounding the composer’s New York apartment to understand why Cage wrote what he did