BACKIn today’s news: Cellist Daniel Pezotti has died, Rome’s opera house increases it’s intake and number of visitors, and composer Unsuk Chin wins “Wihuri-Sibelius-Prize”. Can classical music give people with Alzheimer’s a new lease of life, and Soho radio gets its first classical music show courtesy of Manners McDade’s Harriet Moss.
Classic FM
Was Mozart’s sister actually the more talented sibling?
On ‘International Day of the Girl’, Classic FM celebrate Nannerl Mozart, the oft-forgotten sister of the eminent Wolfgang.
Telegraph
Can music give people with Alzheimer’s a new lease of life?
Whether it’s singing, humming or playing the piano, for people with dementia music really can be the key to memory.
M Magazine
Tileyard Education announces Women in Music Now event
Tileyard Education has announced details of Women In Music Now (WIMN) – a one-day all-female event which will host talks, panels, networking and workshops for women aspiring to work in music.
Soho Radio launches classical music show
London community channel Soho Radio is launching its very first classical music programme, with Manners McDade’s global creative manager Harriet Moss presenting.
Limelight
Adelaide Festival to host Akram Khan’s final solo performance
The dancer-choreographer will appear in XENOS in 2018, a fitting bookend to his Australian appearances.
Klassik Heute
Bewerbungsphase für Festivalorchester 2018 beim SHMF beginnt
In der kommenden Woche startet die Bewerbungsphase für das Festivalorchester 2018 des Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festivals.
Klassik.com
Schweizer Cellist Daniel Pezzotti gestorben
Der Schweizer Cellist Daniel Pezzotti ist tot.
Pizzicato
Roms Opernhaus steigert Einnahmen und Besucherzahlen
Das Opernhaus der italienischen Hauptstadt meldet für den Zeitraum 2014 bis 2016 ein Plus von 51 Prozent bei den Einnahmen.
France musique
La compositrice sud-coréenne Unsuk Chin a été récompensée du Prix Sibelius de Wihuri.
Décerené en Finlande par la Foundation Jenny et Antti Wihuri, il est doté de 150,000€.
@Archivist_Liz So @RoyalAlbertHall is digging a hole and here’s what was found and now has pride of place in the Hall’s Archive http://bit.ly/2gvK73D
© Getty/Unsuk Chin