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In today’s classical news, conductor Cristian Măcelaru talks about music and equality, and how it changes us. Aldeburgh Music announces rebrand, changing its name to Snape Maltings. Saimir Pirgu was presented with the Verona Lirica Award 2016. Also, Garsington Opera has named baritone Benjamin Lewis and conductor Jack Ridley as the recipients of this year’s Leonard Ingrams Foundation awards.
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Aldeburgh Music announces rebrand
Aldeburgh Music is to change its name to Snape Maltings as it prepares for the 50th anniversary of the Snape Maltings Concert Hall in 2017.
RLPO appoints new board members
Mel Grodner and Vanessa Reed have been appointed to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s board of directors.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Conductor Cristian Măcelaru on why music is the true equalizer
Cristian Măcelaru sees music as something that can change us.
BBC News
Brothers play music for Wrexham hospital kidney patients
Kidney patients undergoing dialysis treatment at Wrexham Maelor Hospital are being offered personal performances by members of the locally-based NEW Sinfonia orchestra.
Opera Now Magazine
Saimir Pirgu wins Verona Lirica Award 2016
Saimir Pirgu was presented with the Verona Lirica Award 2016 at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona on 13 November.
Garsington Opera announces Leonard Ingrams Foundation award recipients
Garsington Opera has named baritone Benjamin Lewis and conductor Jack Ridley as the recipients of this year’s Leonard Ingrams Foundation awards, which support, encourage and nurture the best young artists involved in bringing opera to the stage.
CMUSE
Dutch composer constructs grand piano using 29,000 lego pieces
Most people would be satisfied if they managed to build a model piano out of lego. But for Jeroen van Veen, a composer living near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, that’s just child’s play.
Aftenposten
Nå tar hun med seg musikktalentene til Sør-Korea
Soon-Mi Chung har hatt så si alle norske stryker-talenter i opplæring. Denne uken er hun sammen med 38 av dem i Sør-Korea der de skal spille i et av verdens mest prestisjefylte konserthus.
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Gerichtsurteil: GEMA darf keine Einnahmen an Musikverlage ausschütten
Musikverlagen in Deutschland drohen Einnahmeverluste in Millionenhöhe. Nach einem Urteil des Berliner Kammergerichts haben die Verlage kein Recht, ohne weiteres an den Einnahmen aus Urheberrechten von Komponisten und Textern beteiligt zu werden.
klassik.com
Debatte über Interimsstandort der Stuttgarter Oper
In Stuttgart werden derzeit Vorschläge zum Standort einer Interimsspielstätte diskutiert, die während der rund fünfjährigen Sanierungszeit des Opernhauses genutzt werden soll.
Musik heute
Telekom-Klavierwettbewerb startet Bewerbungsphase
Die International Telekom Beethoven Competition startet die Bewerbungsphase für die nächste Ausgabe Ende 2017. Vom 15. November 2016 bis zum 15. Mai 2017 können sich junge Pianisten anmelden.
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