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In today’s news, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and Classic FM announce their partnership, renowned timpanist Richard Horowitz dies at 91, and Grange Park Opera moves into Bamber Gascoigne’s crumbling stately home. Also, The Telegraph questions the relationship between jazz and classical music
The Telegraph
Eddie Gomez: ‘jazz and classical both have a swing’
Are classical music and jazz like oil and water, or can they be fused into a fascinating new hybrid?
The Guardian
Opera company to move into Bamber Gascoigne’s crumbling stately home
Former University Challenge host allows Grange Park Opera to take up residence on derelict 400-acre Surrey estate he inherited from great aunt
Classical Music Magazine
NYOGB and Classic FM announce partnership
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB) has been announced as Classic FM’s Orchestra of Teenagers, a partnership intended to ‘inspire a new generation of young concert-goers’
The Telegraph
Opera singer performs on train after wild boar collision causes eight-hour Eurostar delay
London to Paris passengers stranded overnight after head-on collision with wild boar in “Calais forest”, as opera singer steps in to lift spirits
The New York Times
Richard Horowitz, Timpanist and Craftsman of Conductors’ Batons, Dies at 91
Richard Horowitz, in 2008, was a renowned timpanist who spent 66 years and some 10,000 performances with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Der Tagesspiegel
Der 32-jährige Brite Robin Ticciati unterzeichnet seinen Vertrag als Chefdirigent des Deutschen Symphonie-Orchesters ab Herbst 2017
Pizzicato
Oper in Kopenhagen muss sparen
Das Königliche Theater in Kopenhagen, zu dessen wichtigsten Aufgaben die Oper gehört, muss sparen. Die Regierung hat drastische Subventionskürzungen angekündigt
Klassik.com
Vergoldeter Flügel von Elvis für 600.000 US-Dollar versteigert
Ein mit Blattgold überzogener Flügel, auf dem der Rock’n’Roll-Musiker Elvis Presley spielte, wurde für über 600.000 US-Dollar versteigert
Classicalite
10-Year-Old Charlie Kirby to Conduct Star Wars Theme With Columbus Symphony
A young musician will premiere with the Columbus Symphony as he has with several other large orchestras across the nation. Charlie Kirby, a 10-year-old on the rise to fame, will conduct his favourite from John Williams Star Wars‘ favorite, “The Imperial March.”
Scherzo
Jesús Torres gana el Premio de Composición AEOS-Fundación BBVA
Torres ha sido el ganador de la VIII edición del Premio de Composición AEOS – Fundación BBVA, dotado con 18.000 euros y el estreno de la obra por parte de las 27 orquestas que integran la Asociación Española de Orquestas Sinfónicas
Sinfini Music @SinfiniMusic : .@GeorgFHaas‘s opera Morgen und Abend opens tonight @RoyalOperaHouse: we interviewed him http://bit.ly/1DrIExk
The Strad @TheStradMag : London’s @guildhallschool has appointed András Keller as professor of #violin from January 2016 http://bit.ly/1MDpg8A
Classic FM @ClassicFM : Introducing our Orchestra of Teenagers, the incredible @nyo_gb: http://classfm.co/SQudZx
