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James Mottram International Piano Comp winners announced
Three pianists have been named as winners in the RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition after a week of heats and concerts.
British composer Jonathan Harvey has died, it has been confirmed by his publisher. He had been suffering from motor neurone disease.
Classical Music Magazine
Lancaster University suspends music degree course
Lancaster University is planning to suspend its undergraduate music course for a year, following a drop in student applications.
Slipped Disc
Australian arts bow their heads as Rupert Murdoch’s mother dies
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch died today, aged 103.
One German household in three has a musical instrument in the living room
But many sit there idle and do not get played, according to a new survey.
New York Times
Met’s Technology to Get With the Program
The Met’s technology has fallen behind European opera houses, where many of the directors bringing new productions to New York are used to computerized controls that produce precise results for increasingly spectacular shows.
BBC News
National Youth Orchestra awarded Queen’s Medal for Music
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Medal for Music at a London gala.
The Telegraph
The 19th century’s equivalent of Phantom of the Opera
It was once the biggest hit in town, but will Meyerbeer’s opera ‘Robert le Diable’ work for the Royal Opera, asks Rupert Christiansen
Evening Standard
You have until Monday to take part in the Ebacc consultation — the exam threatens the creativity of our nation, says the Barbican’s Nicholas Kenyon
The New York Times