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The Guardian
Rudy Giuliani expected to join protest against Met’s Klinghoffer opera
New York’s Metropolitan Opera is bracing for its most tumultuous opening in decades on Monday, as protesters get ready to picket The Death of Klinghoffer, the John Adams opera about the 1985 hijacking of a cruise ship by Palestinian guerrillas.
Telegraph
Lang Lang demonstrates piano techniques
Exclusive: Lang Lang, who has just published a series of piano books for young players, shows how to play in different styles
Classic FM
How I wrote Fury – Steven Price
After tackling the quiet helplessness of being adrift in space with Gravity, the Oscar-winning film composer turned to the Bible to tackle Brad Pitt’s World War Two film.
International Arts Manager
Orpheus receives grant to reach next generation
New York’s Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has received a $400,000 grant from The Andrew W Mellon Foundation.
Sinfini
The winners of the 2014 Critics’ Circle Music Awards were announced on Friday.
Pizzicato
Finnish National Opera Celebrates Jean Sibelius 150th Anniversary
The Finnish National Opera and the Finnish National Ballet will be contributing to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius with the world premiere of the expansive ‘Kullervo’ by Tero Saarinen, alternately conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Pietari Inkinen.
Der Tagesspiegel
Gysi droht Richard-Wagner-Stiftung mit Klage
Klassik.com
Unerwarteter Geldsegen für Wiener Staatsoper
Sponsorenmittel in Höhe von 333.000 Euro wiederentdeckt
Klavier.de
Pianist Arto Satukangas gestorben
Finnischer Musiker und Hochschuldozent wurde 51 Jahre alt
crescendo
ECHO Klassik 2014 – Das Lebenswerk: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Kurz vor seinem 85. Geburtstag bekommt Nikolaus Harnoncourt ein verfrühtes Geburtstagsgeschenk: den ECHO Klassik für sein Lebenswerk.
Plácido Domingo: Eine Prise Domingo
„Wenn man aufhört zu wachsen, dann ist es vorbei“, sagt Plácido Domingo (73) und veröffentlicht gleich sein nächstes Album – mit mediterranen Liedern als Hommage an seine Heimat.
classicalworld.com
The PKF – Prague Philharmonia is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally renowned conductor Emmanuel Villaume to the position of Music Director and Chief Conductor of the PKF – Prague Philharmonia for a three-year term, effective September 1, 2015.
Le Figaro
Le Royal Opera s’offre un entracte contemporain
Kasper Holten, l’administrateur du Royal Opera House, s’est lancé dans un ambitieux plan d’élargissement du répertoire de ce que l’on tient encore pour un bastion du conservatisme.
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Royal Opera House, London. Photo credit: age fotostock/Grant Rooney