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In today’s news, Opera North announces that Serbian conductor Aleksandar Marković will replace its current music director Richard Farnes and Ulster Orchestra names Richard Wigley as managing director. Also, Spotify moves itself onto Google’s cloud and Apple TV app Classical Music Reimagined reaches 110K downloads
BBC Music Magazine
Opera North announces new Music Director
Opera North has announced that Serbian conductor Aleksandar Marković will replace its current music director Richard Farnes, who is due to step down in July 2016
Classical Music Magazine
Ulster Orchestra names Richard Wigley as managing director
The Ulster Orchestra has announced the appointment of Richard Wigley as its new managing director with immediate effect
The Strad
AirBerlin changes hand baggage restrictions to allow violins in the cabin
The airline has responded to recent criticism by string players highlighting its current strict cabin baggage rules
music ally
Apple TV app Classical Music Reimagined reaches 110K downloads
The app serves up free performances of works by composers including Beethoven, Liszt, Vivaldi and Richter through the television, with accompanying visualisations and scores
Klassikakzente
Neue Spielzeit – neues Glück! Anna Netrebko an der MET
Für die 50. Spielzeit im New Yorker Lincoln Center haben sich die kreativen Köpfe der Metropolitan Opera rund um den Intendanten Peter Gelb ein spannendes Jubiläumsprogramm überlegt
Die Welt
CSU-Fraktion sagt Ja zu Münchner Konzertsaal
Die CSU-Landtagsfraktion hat dem derzeit teuersten Kulturprojekt in Bayern ihren Segen erteilt. Die Abgeordneten stimmten am Mittwoch fast einstimmig dem Plan der Staatsregierung zu
NMZ
Über eine Million Euro aus Berlin für Kultur in Sachsen
Projekte der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD), des Deutschen Hygiene-Museums und des Museums der bildenden Künste Leipzig werden in diesem Jahr mit mehr als einer Million Euro an Bundesmitteln gefördert
Wired
Spotify Moves Itself Onto Google’s Cloud—Lucky for Google
A decade ago, the Swedish startup built its seminal streaming music service atop a small number of machines inside a Scandinavian data center, before expanding across this facility and into data centers in the United Kingdom and the US
Le Monde
Aux Victoires de la musique classique, la jeune soprano qui ne voulait remercier personne
Comme chaque année, les Victoires de la musique classique ont été diffusées par France parallèlement à leur transmission sur les ondes deFrance Musique
AIR artists @AIR_artists ‘How does romantic idea of artists pursuing their passion impact on the reality of our practice?’ http://ow.ly/YK1Vs #payingartists
Longborough Opera @lfotweet Listen to the wonderful @AnthonyNegus1 on #Tannhäuser | via @telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/longborough-2016-anthony-negus-on-tannhuser/ …
Making Music UK @MakingMusic_UK So many great musical initiatives are taking place around the UK in 2016. Here’s a roundup of some of the best: http://ow.ly/Yvxua
Aleksandar Marković / BBC Music Magazine