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In today’s classical news, UK government pulls its funding for London concert hall, Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltán Kocsis dies, and ABRSM joins forces with Classic FM as ‘Partner in Music Education’. Also, the opening of the Elbphilharmonie Plaza attracts over tens of thousands of visitors in Hamburg and “Initiative kulturelle Integration” is launched.
The Guardian
Government pulls its funding for London concert hall
Plans to build a “world-class” concert hall in London have been thrown into disarray after the government pulled its funding on Friday. The project, which was proposed by the conductor Simon Rattle, was not affordable, the government said.
Zoltán Kocsis, pianist and ‘giant of music’, dies aged 64
Virtuoso Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltán Kocsis, celebrated for his versatile technique, has died at the age of 64, his orchestra, the National Philharmonic, said.
Classic Fm
ABRSM joins forces with Classic FM as ‘Partner in Music Education’
ABRSM, the UK’s largest music education body, has teamed up with the nation’s most popular classical music station, Classic FM, to launch a new music education partnership.
Classical Music Magazine
Liverpool Phil announces second composition prize winner
Richard Miller has won the Liverpool Philharmonic’s second Christopher Brooks Composition Prize.He wins a cash prize of £1,000 and a year’s complimentary membership of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (Basca).
The New York Times
Jean-Jacques Perrey, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dies at 87
Jean-Jacques Perrey, the electronic music pioneer whose jubilant compositions turned up in settings as disparate as Disneyland and “The Simpsons,” died on Friday in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was 87.
Irish Examiner
This Kickstarter campaign wants to help an orchestra reinvent your favourite songs
Orchestras are no longer the reserve of Bach or Beethoven. They are increasingly becoming, dare we say it, cool. So what better time for the orchestra Metamorphestra? Founded in 2016 by Nick Proch, it brings an “oversized, high-energy, film score-esque approach to familiar songs”.
Musicweek
BRITs 2017 Voting Academy overhauled to promote diversity
The 2017 BRITs voting academy has undergone a major overhaul to promote greater gender and ethnic diversity among the awards’ voting body.
Musik-heute
Elbphilharmonie-Plaza lockt zehntausende Besucher
Die Plaza der Elbphilharmonie hat sich in den ersten Tagen ihrer Öffnung als Besuchermagnet erwiesen. Am Samstag haben nach der letzten Zählung rund 13.100 Menschen das Bauwerk besucht, am Sonntag kamen bis 17:00 Uhr 10.100 Besucher.
Klassik.com
Händel-Haus Halle erhält Porträt des Komponisten
Das Gemälde befindet sich im Besitz der Nachfahren von Händels Schwester und wird dem Händel-Haus als Dauerleihgabe zur Verfügung gestellt. Das großformatige Porträt zeigt den Komponisten in höherem Alter, der Maler ist unbekannt.
Musikrat.de
Initiative kulturelle Integration ins Leben gerufen
Anknüpfend an die Diskussionen von Bundeskanzlerin Merkel mit Vertreterinnen gesellschaftlicher Gruppen, Verbänden und Organisationen zum Thema Flüchtlinge, haben die Staatsministerin für Kultur und Medien Grütters, Bundesinnenminister de Mazière, Bundesarbeitsministerin Nahles und Staatsministerin Özoguz gemeinsam mit dem Deutschen Kulturrat die Initiative ins Leben gerufen.
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Photo Credit: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian.