BACKIn today’s news: Candidates for the Philadelphia’s Astral National Auditions are announced, the return of label Naïve Classique in the music world, and this year Classic FM Hall of Fame with popular composers. A 93 years old singing nun highlights her extraordinary life in new documentary. Cellist Alban Gerhardt initiates a new manifest for the musicians of the European Union, and the works of Mozart and Salieri are being represented. The Conroe Symphony Orchestra will expand its reach beyond the stage, joining the Rising Stars & Legends of Texas celebration of arts and culture in the Lone Star state.
The Violin Channel
Candidates Announced for Philadelphia’s Astral National Auditions – Inc. 2 VC Young Artists
Astral has announced the 37 candidates for the live audition rounds of the 2017 Astral National Auditions – including VC Young Artists Francisco Fullana and Zlatomir Fung
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Naïve Classique returns to production
French independent label Naïve Classique is returning to production nearly a year after it went into liquidation and was sold to digital distributor Believe.
Mozart has regained his place as the most popular composer in this year’s Classic FM Hall of Fame, with 19 pieces in the chart.
The Guardian
The extraordinary life of Ethiopia’s 93-year-old singing nun
She sang for Haile Selassie then retreated from the world, living barefoot in a hilltop monastery, perfecting her bluesy, freewheeling sound. Kate Molleson on The Honky Tonk Nun, her documentary about Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Tea, biscuits and classical music: inside an ECT clinic
Electroconvulsive therapy is such a serious treatment that there is something almost prosaic about the place where it happens.
BBC
Theatre director Michael Bogdanov dies aged 78
The British theatre, film and opera director Michael Bogdanov has died at the age of 78 while on holiday with friends, his publicist has confirmed.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Wieso gehen Dirigenten so oft zum Friseur?
Dirigenten und Friseure haben einiges gemeinsam.
Welt
Die 100-Tage-Bilanz der Elbphilharmonie
Stars geben sich die Klinke in die Hand, doch die Akustik wird heiß diskutiert und wenn es neue Karten gibt, bricht der Server zusammen.
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Der Cellist Alban Gerhardt initiiert mit Musicians4Europe ein Manifest, in dem sich Musiker für die europäische Gemeinschaft stark machen.
El Mundo
Salieri y Mozart: mito, amistad, ópera
La Fundación March representa la obra que dio pie a la leyenda sobre los dos músicos
Broadway World Houston
Rising Stars & Legends of Texas adds Conroe Symphony program
The Conroe Symphony Orchestra will expand its reach beyond the stage, joining the Rising Stars & Legends of Texas celebration of arts and culture in the Lone Star state.
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