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In today’s news, Alan Davey speaks about the lack of diversity in the classical music sector, Prom 19 celebrates Bowie with a reinterpretation of his music, and Cleveland International Piano Competition becomes a quadrennial festival. Also, the Pacific Symphony features Sheena Easton in the music of James Bond, and Hartmut Haenchen talks about having only two weeks to rehearse for the Bayreuth Festival.
Music Week
‘Diversity is crucial for classical music – we’re missing out on creativity’
BBC Radio 3 controller Alan Davey has spoken to Music Week about the lack of diversity in the classical music sector and what can be done to address the issue.
BBC News
Is David Bowie the ultimate crossover composer?
Prom 19 celebrates Bowie with a reinterpretation of his music by the Berlin-based, genre-defying musicians’ collective s t a r g a z e and its Artistic Director André de Ridder.
Gramophone
The 2016 Gramophone Classical Music Awards Shortlist
The Gramophone Awards are the most prestigious in the world of classical music. Here are the 72 shortlisted recordings that will be competing for honours in 2016.
Classical Music Magazine
Falling in the Fire is not the piece Charlotte Bray had planned to write. The original idea was that the concerto would grow out of Perseus – a composition for cello and piano written for Guy Johnston in 2015.
Cleveland International Piano Competition becomes quadrennial festival
IP looks ahead to the finals of this year’s Cleveland International Piano Competition on 5 & 6 August. Find out more about an event that’s transforming itself into a quadrennial festival celebrating many facets of the art of piano playing.
Broadwayworld
Pacific Symphony Features Sheena Easton in the Music of James Bond, August 21
For the second to last concert of Pacific Symphony’s Summer Festival 2016 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre-the audience is sure to hear these words ringing in their ears: The name is Bond…James Bond.
The Inquirer
An era ends: Last Center City store with classical recordings to close
After Aug. 31, the Beanie Boos will be gone, and so will the nicely curated collection of new and used classical CDs, DVDs, and vinyl in the southeast mezzanine space just above the Land Title post office.
FAZ
‘Ich bin schneller als Toscanini’
Hartmut Haenchen ist eingesprungen, als den Bayreuther Festspielen ihr Dirigent für den „Parsifal“ absprang, zwei Wochen vor Premiere. Das Publikum jubelt. Wie hat er das gemacht? Ein Interview.
nmz
Verleihung des Reinhard Schulz-Preises an Theresa Beyer
Nach Patrick Hahn (2012) und Benedikt Leßmann (2014) erhielt die für den Schweizer Radio SRF 2 Kultur arbeitende Musikethnologin den Nachwuchspreis.
Spiegel Online
Jazz-Crossover: Suche nach Sounds
Die heutige Jazzermusiker-Generation wurde auch klassisch ausgebildet. Sie beherrscht neben der Improvisation das Komponieren und experimentiert mit genreübergreifenden Projekten.
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Conductor Hartmut Haenchen © dpa