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Classic BRIT Awards 2012 winners announced
The 2012 Classic BRIT Awards winners are announced, including two awards for film composer John Williams
The Independent
Hannibal… the musical? Sir Anthony wins a Classic Brit Award for his last waltz
Actor ‘knocked out’ after sharing best album prize
The Evening Standard
The Inner-city school where classical music is the first language
An inner-city school where more than 50 languages are spoken has found a way to break down barriers — classical music.
BBC Music Magazine
BBC Concert Orchestra invites composers to rethink Purcell
Limelight
Opera Australia CEO Adrian Collette steps down
The long-serving chief executive steered the Opera through troubled times and transitions.
Slipped Disc, Arts Journal
Breaking: Alberto Vilar is granted bail
The munificent opera donor Alberto Vilar is expected to walk free from jail in the next few days.
Deceptive Cadence, NPR
Classical Lost And Found: Neglected Symphonies By A Great Dane
Most would agree that Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was Denmark’s greatest symphonist after Carl Nielsen and Rued Langgaard.
All Songs Considered, NPR
Song Premiere: Beck Remixes Philip Glass With ‘NYC: 73-78’
The latest tease from this fall’s upcoming collection of remixed Philip Glass tunes comes from Beck.
Evening Standard