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Gerard Catalano: everybody knows some classical music
Why do we say we do not know classical music when it is everywhere in movies, television shows and commercials?
Global News
Katy Perry applauds Chinese orchestra’s version of ‘Roar’
Pop superstar Katy Perry was brought to tears Saturday by a unique rendition of her smash hit “Roar.”
GMA News
Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kids
A leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate
The Telegraph
Why opera directors must stop patronising people
Rupert Christiansen hopes that financial constraints might herald the end of directors who want to shock rather than entertain
Gramophone
The Menuhin Competition returns to London in 2016
Just five weeks ahead of the 2014 Menuhin Competition – the world’s most prestigious competition for violinists, taking place this year in Austin, Texas – plans were announced last night for the 2016 event, marking the centenary of Yehudi Menuhin’s birth
The Guardian
Arts head: Mark Tinkler, English Pocket Opera Company
The artistic director on opera as a learning tool and why schools, not hubs, need to be the main deliverer of music education
Classic FM Online
How I Wrote… Breaking Bad — Ozymandias – Sung Jin Hong
You know you’re addicted to Breaking Bad when you’re compelled to write an opera about it
Die Welt
Abbados Mozart-Orchester steht vor dem Aus
Der Traum des Star-Dirigenten ist zu Ende: Wegen finanzieller Schwierigkeiten und der Dauer-Krankheit des Dirigenten und Gründers musste das Orchestra Mozart “vorläufig” seine Aktivitäten einstellen
The Telegraph