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The Telegraph
A musical tribute to the First World War enemies who now lie at peace
Sir Nicholas Kenyon of the Barbican discusses how British and German musicians will unite to commemorate the First World War at Saint-Symphorien in Belgium.
The Telegraph
BBC Proms War Horse review: ‘movingly elegiac’
Yesterday afternoon saw the BBC Prom’s offering to the tributes to the First World War, weaving the narrative from War Horse into nods to the brave people who fought.
Classic FM
Pumeza: ‘I’m learning as I go along’
Following her Bristol proms performance as Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Pumeza is interviewed by Classic FM about her musical development, ahead of a performance at BBC Proms in the Park.
BBC
Birmingham teenager loaned £1million Stradivarius violin.
John Ludlow, owner of the Stradivarius, was so touched by young National Youth Orchestra leader Roberto Ruisi that he decided to lend him his violin for a series of high profile concerts, including performances at the Proms, The Sage and Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.
Classicalite
The Metropolitan Opera announced last night that it would delay its lockout of union workers by one week, while an independent financial analyst is brought in to assess the state of the Met’s finances.
Die Welt
New Yorks Musikern sind Wagners Opern zu lang
Auch an der New Yorker Met muss gespart werden, die Personalkosten sollen gesenkt werden. Die Musiker sehen die Schuld für das Finanzproblem bei Wagners langen Opern.
KulturPort
Erster Music Works Accelerator startet
Die Kulturbehörde Hamburg realisiert in Zusammenarbeit mit der Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft einen Accelerator für innovative Geschäftsmodelle in der Musikwirtschaft.
Tagesspiegel
Bayreuth: Halb saniert ist auch geschlossen
In der Festspielstadt Bayreuth werden die Richard-Wagner-Kultstätten überholt.
La Croix
« 3 notes for hope », un hymne musical à la vie
Trois associations situées en France, aux États-Unis et au Togo ont organisé un projet musical rassemblant une trentaine de jeunes de 8 à 13 ans, qui donneront un concert à Paris mercredi 6 août.
The Listener: @inthetheatre Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera scrap fall season because of financial problems | @scoopit http://sco.lt/6yefpJ
Ted Talks: @TEDtalks If you don’t already love classical music, you will after this talk: http://on.ted.com/tzHY
BBC Proms Team: @bbcproms Tonight 6.30pm #bbcproms @BBCSSO perform Mahler Symphony No.9 & Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis http://ow.ly/zQyOU
NYOGB: @NYOGB Wondering how to beat the Monday morning blues? Meet the NYOGB Double Bass section! http://youtu.be/Nd5iAMWurwQ
Image from The Telegraph.