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In today’s news, watch Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim play the last movement of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos. Another pianist, Lang Lang, also speaks to the Guardian about his musical tastes which includes Pharrell and Bernstein. Elsewhere, there is an obituary for Brian Couzens, the founder of Chandos Records. He was also a champion in classical music recordings for audio engineering. Dolly the Sheep also features in today’s classical news: Steve Reich and Beryl Korot’s video-opera Three Tales comes to the Science Museum in London. It is the first opera to ever be performed live at an IMAX Theatre. Also, can you spot a Strad? Classic FM’s new game puts your ear to the test.
The Guardian
Watch Argerich and Barenboim perform the final movement of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos – video
Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim, two legendary musicians – both born in Buenos Aires in the early 1940s – are friends and musical partners.
Kempff and Kleiber, Rubinstein and Bernstein, and getting Happy with Pharrell – pianist Lang Lang on the music that inspires him
Classical Music Magazine
Obituary: Brian Couzens, 17 January 1933 ‒ 17 April 2015
Brian Couzens, the founder of Independent label Chandos Records and for three decades a standard-setter in audio engineering of the classical recording industry, has died after a short illness. He was 82.
Sinfini
Three Tales is the result of a creative collaboration between the minimalist composer Reich and his wife, the pioneering video artist Beryl Korot.
Classic FM
Blind test: can you recognise the sound of a Stradivarius?
Just how good does a Stradivarius sound, and could you pick one out in a blind test? The Strad magazine staged one to find out.
concerti
Das junge Gesicht der Alten Musik
Jazz, Renaissance, Moderne: Nuria Rial ist offen für Vieles – doch ihr Herz gehört den Arien des Barocks
pizzicato
Pietari Inkinen Named Chief Conductor Of The Japan Philharmonic
Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen (he turns 35 by the end of the month) has been named the Chief Conductor of The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
Pereira wärmt alte Ideen auf: Oper auf dem Flughafen
Der Intendant der Mailänder Scala, Alexander Pereira, will im September 2015 die Oper ‘L’elisir d’amore’ von Gaetano Donizetti am Mailänder Flughafen Malpensa aufführen.
klassik.com
Deutscher Pianistenpreis für Yekwon Sunwoo
Der Koreaner Yekwon Sunwoo (26) ist vom “International Piano Forum” mit dem Deutschen Pianistenpreis ausgezeichnet worden.
Le Figaro
Des mélomanes pas toujours dans le tempo
Le nouveau public de la Philharmonie de Paris applaudit parfois à des moments jugés inopportuns par ceux qui maîtrisent les codes du concert. Mais qu’importe le rituel si l’enthousiasme est là!
NPR Music
Julia Wolfe Wins Music Pulitzer For ‘Anthracite Fields’
Julia Wolfe, a composer associated with the new-music collective Bang on a Can, has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for Anthracite Fields.
MIT Technology Review
Study identifies features that boost a violin’s sound.
Phil Miller @PhilipJEMiller : Big announcement for Scottish Opera today, unveiling it’s new music director.
Opera Rara @OperaRara : Missed Sir Mark Elder on @MusicMattersR3 on Sat? Catch up here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qyhfz … – inc an extract from our new release #LesMartyrs
Opera North @Opera_North : WOW. As if #singing #QueenoftheNight isn’t HARD enough, try hanging upside down by silks. @rainellesara #coloratura http://bit.ly/1D93NuI
Lang Lang. Photo: Pro Musica