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Haydn is named a member of the top ten most performed composers of 2011.
The Guardian
Delius: Beauty In The Ear Of The Beholder.
His life was as romantic and colourful as his exquisite music, yet his works are rarely performed today. Delius deserves better, writes Julian Lloyd Webber.
LA Times
Gustavo Dudamel’s Mahler Project.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s mammoth tribute to the composer is an unprecedented musical feat for the conductor.
New York Times
New York City Opera Declares Rehearsal Lockout.
Talks break down at City Opera.
The Independent
Twenty Years Of Brahms & Liszt: Meet The Classic FM DJs Who Have Made Fugues Funky.
For decades, classical music was considered fusty and exclusive. One broadcaster has changed all that.
Sergei Prokofiev: Beyond ‘Peter And The Wolf’ – The Rehabilitation Of Stalin’s Composer.
Prokofiev followed ‘the bitch goddess success’ back to Soviet Moscow – or so the story goes. Think again, Vladimir Jurowski tells Andrew Stewart.
The Times
Gabriel Prokofiev Takes On The Family Business.
Fancy a classical club night? The composer Sergei Prokofiev’s grandson’s is a dab hand at making worlds collide.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/classical/article3278958.ece