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James Levine returns to the Metropolitan Opera podium
The Met’s music director conducts his first performance on the New York company stage since damaging his spine two years ago
Classic FM Online
Lang Lang wins International Artist of the Year Classic BRIT Award
The Classic BRIT Award for International Artist of the Year will go to Chinese pianist Lang Lang, it has been announced. Les Misérables stars Samantha Barks and Alfie Boe will also perform at the ceremony on October 2nd
Classical music “gives calming feeling” to school corridors
A South London secondary school has started playing classical music in the corridors to make a more relaxed and peaceful atmosphere at busy times
Random New Yorkers conduct orchestra on street corner
A New York orchestra pitched up on a street corner and simply put a sign up saying ‘Conduct Us’, and then filmed the results
The Guardian
My vision of Beethoven’s Fidelio
You won’t recognise the words, and you certainly won’t be expecting to see a string quartet suspended in cages, but my take on Fidelio is true to Beethoven’s spirit, writes Calixto Bieito
When jazz musician Michael Janisch had his first child, he put the theories to the test with a specially recorded album
Nazi gold: does a music score hold the key to buried treasure?
Dutch film-maker starts excavations in Bavarian town, believing Martin Bormann’s annotations will lead him to Hitler’s diamonds
Music Week
Wimp to offer unlimited music in Thon hotels and restaurants
Owned by the Olav Thon Group, Thon Hotels will use WiMP strategically with different music profiles in various locations, such as the Thon Hotel Opera which has a dedicated classical music profile
Classical Music Magazine
Family Arts Festival puts orchestras centre stage
The first UK-wide arts festival for families will take place 18 October-3 November with a programme covering music, theatre, dance, circus and visual arts
PR Week
Deadline extended for PRWeek ’30 under 30′ entries
The deadline has been extended to Tuesday 1 October for PRWeek’s annual search for the best young talent in the PR industry
Der Tagesspiegel
Am Montag sang Anna Netrebko an der Metropolitan Opera in New York in der Premiere von Tschaikowskys “Eugen Onegin”. Es gab Proteste: Weil die Oper sich nicht mit den Homosexuellen in Russland solidarisiert, die unter drastischen Strafen zu leiden haben, und weil Netrebko eine gute Freundin Putins ist
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