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Guardian
John Rutter’s Christmas playlist
Today, conductor, choral composer and one of the UK’s most-loved musicians shares his festive playlist with us.
Telegraph
Opera Review of 2014: the start of opera becoming the domain of the elite?
Despite some unforgettable singing this year, 2014 suggests rot is developing beneath opera’s plastered surface, says Rupert Christiansen
The Times
Neil Fisher: ‘This year has felt like the nastiest for audience wars’
There’s one thing I know I’ll enjoy about seeing a play at Shakespeare’s Globe or its new baby cousin the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, and that’s the end.
Classic FM
Pierre Boulez awarded Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award
Conductor and composer Pierre Boulez will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th GRAMMY Awards on 7 February 2015.
Classical Music Magazine
Where will Darren Henley and Peter Bazalgette take ACE?
When the news came through of Darren Henley’s appointment as chief executive of Arts Council England, cries of ‘of course’ could be heard across the country.
Die Welt
Hacker tun es für die Sache, die Medien für Geld
Sony-Leaks ist kein stolzer Moment für Hollywood. Auch ich bin Opfer der Cyber-Kriminellen. Noch skandalöser als ihre Tat ist aber das Verhalten der Medien. Eine Philippika von Aaron Sorkin.
Musik Heute
Liszt-Klavierwettbewerb Weimar – Bayreuth nimmt Bewerbungen an
Der Wettbewerb findet vom 20. Oktober bis 01. November 2015 statt. Anmeldeschluss ist der 20. Juli 2015.
WDR startet Wettbewerb für Amateur-Chöre
Der Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) veranstaltet im kommenden Jahr erstmals einen Wettbewerb für Amateur-Chöre aus Nordrhein-Westfalen.
KulturPort.De
Neue Musik für alte Filme: Neuvertonung von historischen Stummfilmen aus der Sammlung des DB Museums
In der Filmsammlung des DB Museums schlummern wahre Schätze der Reichsbahn-Filmstelle aus den 1920er-Jahren.
Just Asking: Opera singer Soloman Howard on the football field vs. the stage
The rising star explains how emotional opera can be.
Pizzicato
New Hope For A New York City Opera Renaissance
In March 2015 New York will celebrate the career of conductor Julius Rudel (+ June 26, 2014) and his contribution to the closed New York City Opera as principal conductor and director for 22 years from 1957 to 1979.
EnglishNationalOpera @E_N_O: #ENOGoldenWest and #ENOCellini have made the top 2 spots in @TelegraphOpera Top 5 Operas of 2014! http://ow.ly/G9LfN
Music Education UK @MusicEdUK: £75m to be distributed to music hubs in 2015/6: http://bit.ly/1CaxX2w
Gdn Culture Pros @GdnCulturePros: Miss this yesterday? Access to music should be every child’s basic right, says singer-songwriter http://bit.ly/1r5YbSM #musiced
Pierre Boulez. Photo: Classic FM