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In today’s classical news, Classical:NEXT accepts proposals for its next global gathering, Sally Beamish speaks about how the theft of her viola turned her into a composer, and 300-year-old violin taken from London train is recovered safely. Also, Gramophone becomes Apple Music curator, and world-renowned theremin virtuosa Carolina Eyck & ACME releases new album.
International Arts Manager
Classical:NEXT on the look out for ‘wow’ moments
Classical:NEXT has put out a call for proposals for its next global gathering. All suggestions for ‘artists, project pitches and conference sessions’ can now be submitted for free through the Classical:NEXT website.
The Guardian
Sally Beamish: how the theft of my viola turned me into a composer
Losing one voice helped Sally Beamish find another. Two decades later she has come full circle. She tells how her daughter, her mentor Peter Maxwell Davies – and a blackbird – have inspired her new work, and her own return to playing.
The Strad
300-year-old violin taken from London train is recovered safely
The Maggini instrument, beloning to Baroque musician Jane Gordon, was taken from the overhead luggage rack of the train from London Waterloo.
Gramophone
Gramophone becomes Apple Music curator
Having championed the latest listening technology for nearly a century, Gramophone’s new relationship with Apple Music – a music streaming service which now boasts over 15 million subscribers – is a natural next step.
The New York Times
Beyoncé Shares V.M.A. Red Carpet With Mothers of Black Lives Matter
At the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Beyoncé made one of the few coherent political statements of the night when she invited the mothers of four black men killed in racially charged episodes to join her on the red carpet.
Broadwayworld
Carolina Eyck and ACME to Release FANTASIAS FOR THEREMIN AND STRING QUARTET Recording
World-renowned theremin virtuosa Carolina Eyck and American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) will release Fantasias for Theremin and String Quartet on October 14, 2016 via Butterscotch Records.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Restoring a Classic Broadway Score
Performing classic Broadway musicals with a full orchestra returns them to their original symphonic splendor. Because of the decreasing size of pits and budgets, many first-rate theater companies now use scaled-down instrumental forces when producing musicals.
nmz
Theater Cottbus: Besucherzuwachs trotz weniger Veranstaltungen
Ob Musical, Meisterchoreografie oder Konzert: Das Staatstheater Cottbus kann sich über eine große Publikumsgunst freuen. In der vergangenen Spielzeit kamen 135 510 Besucher.
Der Tagesspiegel
Das Klassikfestival in Luzern rückt eine aufstrebende Berufsgruppe in den Mittelpunkt: Dirigentinnen.
klassik.com
Freistaat Sachsen beugt sich Urteil im Fall Semperoper / Dorny
Der Freistaat Sachsen verzichtet in der juristischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem vor seinem Amtsantritt fristlos entlassenen Semperoper-Intendanten Serge Dorny auf die Anrufung der nächsten Instanz.
BBC Radio 3 @BBCRadio3 “We shall not cease from exploration…” A pilgrimage into poetry + music: http://bbc.in/2bUOMJK
nmz @musikzeitung Anna Netrebko in #Hamburg: Klangkunst, Kleider, Küsse: Hamburg – Mit brausendem Beifall und… http://goo.gl/fb/0FB11N
klassik.com @klassikcom Rheingau #Musik #Festival mit positiver Bilanz #Musikfestival #Kulturmanagement #Klassik http://klassik.com/?uw2O9
Primadonna risoluta. Barbara Hannigan conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Credit: Peter Fischli/Lucerne Festival