BACKToday’s news: A 42,000 bone flute is still making music, and take a listen to the Godfather theme performed with a cello. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra announces their 2017-18 season which will be themed after composers who emigrated to America to save their personal and creative existence. Italian Opera Week in Hamburg, and a brief musical history of the Moog Synthesizer.
The Telegraph
The 42,000 year old instruments still making a noise in the classical world
There’s a special thrill in hearing the sound of an ancient instrument, and a CD released this week (i.e. April 21) gives us a rare chance to do it.
Classic FM
2 Cellos performing the theme from The Godfather is an offer you can’t refuse
Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser are tackling the world of film music on their new album, and this cut from The Godfather is the perfect introduction.
Classical Music Magazine
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RLPO) 2017/18 season will include a piano focus and ‘From the New World’, a series of concerts featuring music by American composers, European composers influenced by America, or composers who emigrated there to save their personal and creative existence.
Bristol24/7
Chineke! Orchestra: Classical music diversified
“I could count on my hand the amount of people of colour I’d played with in the past 35 years… That’s not good.” Fresh off the phone from BBC Radio 4, Chi-chi Nwanoku walked me through her mission to champion change and celebrate diversity in the Classical music scene.
The Strad
Etihad Airways refuses to allow violins in the cabin due to recent policy change
The airline has changed its hand baggage policy recently and is now refusing to allow any musical instruments in the cabin, as folk musician Caitlín Nic Gabhann discovered during a tour earlier this month.
Musik Heute
Staatsoper Hamburg legt “Italienische Opernwochen” auf
Die Staatsoper Hamburg veranstaltet in der kommenden Saison erstmals “Italienische Opernwochen”.
Die Welt
Darum boomt die Musikgattung Lied plötzlich wieder
Das Lied ist die deutscheste Form überhaupt. Sänger lieben den engen Kontakt zum Publikum; Zuhörer lassen sich bewegen von Schubert, Brahms und Co. In Heidelberg gibt es nun sogar ein Lied-Zentrum.
Concerti
Die versöhnende Kraft der Musik
Der südkoreanische Dirigent und Pianist Chung Myung-Whun möchte zum 25. Todestag des französischen Komponisten Olivier Messiaen auf die versöhnende Kraft von Musik aufmerksam machen.
The New York Times
Ballet Hispánico Dances the ‘Identity Mambo’
What does it mean to run a Latino dance company in New York in 2017?
WQXR
The Moog Synthesizer’s Dynamic Musical History
The Grammy-winning, best-selling classical album of 1968, Switched-On Bach, employs neither violins nor pianos nor any instrument hewn of materials that would not have baffled Baroque society.
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The Telegraph