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In our news today, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra faces triple jeopardy, discord revealed as Theodore Kuchar leaves the Fresno Philharmonic, and new transgender choruses are springing up in North Carolina. Also, the Calidore String Quartet of New York wins the first ever $100,000 chamber music prize and Valery Gergiev is honoured with Sergei Rachmaninov International Award.
thestar.com
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra faces triple jeopardy
TSO must replace both Jeff Melanson and Peter Oundjian, who leaves in 2018, and handle its $12-million deficit.
The Telegraph
The digital revolution in the way we consume recorded music is roaring ahead.
The Fresno Bee
Complexities, discord revealed as Kuchar leaves Philharmonic
Theodore Kuchar, music director of the Fresno Philharmonic, left the post after 15 years.
Daily Mail
She dazzled the silver screen when she made her Bond girl debut at the age of 51 in 2015 007 hit, Spectre.
And Monica Bellucci proved her eternal sex-appeal as she stepped out for the opening of Sofia Coppola’s take on La Traviata at the Rome Opera House in Italy on Sunday night.
The Portsmouth News
Classical music gig to raise funds for Fareham church
Classical music lovers are urged to get down to Holy Trinity Church in Fareham later this month for a concert to raise money for the church.
Ubergizmo
Musician Transforms Popular Ringtones Into Classical Music
Some of the biggest phone manufacturers like Samsung and Apple have their own iconic ringtones that will forever be associated with their handsets. Even companies like Nokia and BlackBerry who are not as big as they used to be had their own iconic ringtones which many of us still remember since we’ve all used a Nokia or BlackBerry back in the day. A musician has taken those popular ringtones and turned them into nothing short of classical music.
npr music
Transgender Choruses Harness The (Changing) Power Of Voices
The ongoing controversy in North Carolina over access to bathrooms has increased the general public’s awareness of issues facing transgender people.
artsjournal
The First-Ever $100,000 Chamber Music Prize Has A Winner
The grand prize at the inaugural M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, held at the University of Michigan, was won by the Calidore String Quartet of New York.
klassik.co
Dirigent Valery Gergiev mit Sergei Rachmaninov International Award ausgezeichnet
Der russische Dirigent Valery Gergiev ist mit dem Sergei Rachmaninov International Award 2015 ausgezeichnet worden.
Klassik heute
Sofia Coppola inszeniert Verdis “La traviata” an der römischen Oper
Die römische Oper hat die amerikanische Regisseurin Sofia Coppola für die Neuinszenierung von Verdis La traviata engagiert.
Musik heute
Martin Grubinger und Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra bringen den Groove nach Hannover
Da stand er ganz allein mit seiner Pipe Drum und füllte mühelos Deutschlands größten Konzertsaal – nicht nur mit Klängen, sondern vor allem mit seiner ausdrucksstarken Bühnenpräsenz.
Top Classical News @topcmnews new UK study launched to combat depression and anxiety in musicians http://bit.ly/1RjbDZL #ClassicalMusic
BR_Klassik @BR_KLASSIK Opernsängerin und Showstar: Ingeborg Hallstein wird heute 80. Ein Porträt zum Geburtstag der Sopranistin http://bit.ly/1Rjz0SZ
klassik.com @klassikcom Leipziger #Wagner-Nachwuchspreis an Alexandros Stavrakis verliehen #Gesang #Musikpreis http://klassik.com/?8ruFP
Valery Gergiev, © Sergei Rachmaninov International Award