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Classical music explodes, both in sales and in expanding boundaries
As crossover classical-pop performers like Andrea Bocelli and Lindsey Stirling sell tons of records, established pop, rock and roots musicians like Rufus Wainwright, Jonny Greenwood and Chris Thile tackle classical forms
BBC News
Maria von Trapp, last member of Sound of Music family, dies
The last surviving member of the Trapp Family Singers, the group whose story inspired The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 99, her family say.
Sky News
American Idol Stars Sue Sony Music for $10m
Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are among the stars named in the lawsuit against Sony over royalties.
Classic FM Online
Classical music at the Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony
Rachmaninov stole the show at the Fisht Olympic Stadium, celebrating Russia’s history and classical music in a spectacular Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
Holocaust survivor musician Alice Herz-Sommer dies age 110
The oldest living holocaust survivor, pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, who remembers meeting Mahler and Kafka in her incredible lifetime, died yesterday at the age of 110.
The Guardian
Christian Curnyn: too hot to Handel
He’s putting the shock into the baroque – and he couldn’t care less about all the outrage he’s causing. Maverick conductor Christian Curnyn says why sex, swearing and Stratocasters are just what early opera needs
Detroit Free Press
Leonard Slatkin: How African Americans changed classical music
How African-Americans profoundly changed the American musical landscape and paved the way for others
Classic FM Online