BACKIn our news today, PRS for Music Foundation has launched a new fund and resource, Cardiff Singer announces the first judges and The Metropolitan Opera has announced their new concertmaster. Also, 13 year old jazz pianist Joey Alexander presents his new debut song and nearly 4,000 young people to receive free instruments and tuition.
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PRS for Music Foundation launches Resonate initiative
PRS for Music Foundation has launched Resonate, a new fund and resource intended to encourage professional orchestras to programme British music from the past 25 years.
Cardiff Singer announces first judges
Thomas Quasthoff and Sumi Jo will join the jury for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017.
New York Times
Met Opera’s new Concertmaster: The Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi
The Metropolitan Opera announced Thursday that its next concertmaster would be the young Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi, who has appeared with orchestras around the world and played last season with the electic, genre-bending string trio Time for Three.
Jazz pianist Joey Alexander turns 13 and debuts new song ‘City Lights’
A couple of weeks ago the jazz pianist Joey Alexander turned 13. Given the unusual arc of his young career, it shouldn’t be a surprise that he celebrated onstage with his trio, at the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival.
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Nearly 4,000 young people to receive free instruments and tuition
Eight London state schools are to be supported over four years by £2.8m in funding from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust.
Klassik heute
Seit mittlerweile 25 Jahren prägt das Ensemble Musikfabrik die musikalische Avantgarde. Inzwischen nicht nur ein internationales Spitzenensemble für Neue Musik hat es sich zu einer vitalen Produktionsstätte, zu einem Impulsgeber der Gegenwart entwickelt.
Musik heute
Saisonbilanz: Semperoper erhöht Auslastung
Die Dresdner Semperoper zieht zum Ende der Spielzeit 2015/16 eine positive Bilanz. Die Auslastung lag bei 92,9 Prozent damit höher als in der vorherigen Saison (91,1 Prozent).
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Geir Lysne ab September 2016 neuer Chefdirigent der NDR Bigband
Der norwegische Dirigent, Bandleader und Arrangeur Geir Lysne ist ab September 2016 Chefdirigent der NDR Bigband. Er wird das Jazzorchester an mindestens 60 Tagen pro Saison leiten.
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