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In today’s news, The Guardian critics pick their favourite live events of 2015, and The Telegraph look at how classical music has fought terrorism, seduced old rockers and is constantly changing. Also, a Spanish court has ordered soprano Montserrat Caballé to pay a €254,000 fine for tax avoidance and José Maria Blumenschein has been appointed as the new concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
The Guardian
Best of 2015: our classical critics pick their favourite live events
There were masterly turns by prodigious youngsters, and vigorous performances by mature masters – across the UK, it’s been a fascinating classical year
The Telegraph
Classical music in 2015: fighting terrorism, seducing old rockers – and constantly changing
This year, as always, the doom merchants continued to predict the imminent demise of classical music
Classical Music Magazine
Austen family music books made available online
The University of Southampton has digitised around 600 pieces of music belonging to the Austen family, placing them online free of charge
Gramophone
We need to confront the ignorance surrounding classical music – and fast
International Arts Manager
Montserrat Caballé hit with huge tax fine
A Spanish court has ordered Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé to pay a €254,000 fine for tax avoidance
Classical Music Magazine
Vienna Philharmonic appoints new concertmaster
José Maria Blumenschein has been appointed as the new concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Der Tagesspiegel
Opernsängerin Stella Doufexis gestorben
Eine wichtige Stimme ist viel zu früh verstummt: Im Alter von nur 47 Jahren erliegt die Mezzosopranistin Stella Doufexis ihrer Krankheit.
Klassik.com
Staatstheater Cottbus trauert um Werner Kiersch
Bassist stand 38 Jahre für das Staatstheater auf der Bühne
Musikmarkt.de
MIDEM 2016 thematisiert Zukunft des Musikgeschäfts, führt Awards ein
Die 50. Ausgabe der Musikmesse MIDEM feiert die Musikbranche mit der Einführung der Midem Awards, die Musik-Executives aus der ganzen Welt ehren sollen. Die Awards sollen künftig jährlich verliehen werden.
Pizzicato.lu
Plans to build a new concert hall in London have moved ahead.
The New York Times
In Handel’s ‚Messiah‘, the trumpet as divine agent
Coming late in Handel’s „Messiah“, the glittering instrumental solo in „The Trumpet Shall Sound“ is one of the most recognizable trumpet parts in music.
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Dramatic sense … I Puritani, one of our operatic highlights of the year from Welsh National Opera. Photograph: John Snelling/Getty Images