BACKGuardian
Here’s a televised talent show that has no revolving red chair, no golden buzzer, and competitors who are truly the best of the best. Classical music is in excellent hands with this next generation, says Young Musician of the Year judge Meurig Bowen.
How I came to write a cello concerto, aged 14
Teenage cellist and composer Anoushka Sharp’s cello concerto gets its world premiere on 18 May. She tells us how she had the ambition to compose the work, and why it’s dedicated to Steven Isserlis
Classical Music Magazine
Classical:NEXT day two ‒ Streaming, video relay, composers’ rights and identifying future stars
Phillip Sommerich reports on a packed programme of events at Classical:NEXT 2014
Classic FM Online
William and Kate’s wedding piece to be performed for Pope
Paul Mealor’s Ubi Caritas, written for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011, is to be performed at a special mass in the Vatican next year.
New York Times
La Scala to Fire Incoming Director After One Season
In what Mayor Giuliano Pisapia described as an agonizing decision, the board of La Scala on Thursday voted to dismiss that opera theater’s incoming director general at the end of his first season, amid charges of a conflict of interest.
Tagesspiegel
Im Mai kam Claudio Abbado traditionell nach Berlin, um die Philharmoniker zu dirigieren. Nach seinem Tod wird nun Simon Rattle die Gedenkkonzerte leiten. Eine Reverenz an seinen Vorgänger, die nur sehr schwer zu realisieren war.
Concerti
Der Tenor Klaus Florian Vogt definiert Wagners starke Männer neu, erkennt seine Grenzen und erweitert sein Repertoire
Klassik Akzente
Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik: Argerich und Abbado mit Mozart in der neuen Bestenliste
Der Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik hat die Aufnahme von Mozarts Klavierkonzerten Nr. 21 und 25 mit Martha Argerich und Claudio Abbado in die Bestenliste 02/2014 aufgenommen. Lesen Sie die Begründung der Jury.
Klassik.com
Insichgeschäfte des Intendanten haben schwerwiegende Konsequenzen zur Folge
Mailänder Scala kürzt Pereiras Vertrag auf nur 15 Monate – Rechtsstreit droh
Classical Music on Twitter
Susanna Eastburn @susannaeastburn Richard Barrett: why do we call this music ‘classical’ as if it is already finished? #classicalnext
William Norris @Will_Norris We need to stop talking about attracting new audiences and actually DO it – most efforts so far are only token #classicalnext
Southbank Centre @southbankcentre This summer @southbankcentre is improving the riverside environment on Queen’s Walk Find out about this work http://j.mp/1jlgBKs
Matthew Swann @SwannMatthew Great article by @MeurigB. I’m looking forward to judging more amazing classical talent @YCATrust finals tonight. http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/may/16/bbc-young-musician-music-education-funding-meurig-bowen
The Guardian