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26th October: Andre Rieu fights child labour fine, Yo-Yo Ma steps down from Silkroad Ensemble, Shortlist for the 2017 British Composer Award announced and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg hits the 4 million visitors benchmark

Thursday 26th October 2017

In today’s classical news: Dutch violin maestro Rieu fights child labour fine, Yo-Yo Ma steps down from Silkroad Ensemble, Shortlist for the 2017 British Composer Award announced, Elphilharmonie in Hamburg counts already four million visitors.

Geo.tv

Dutch violin maestro Rieu fights child labour fine

The celebrated violinist Andre Rieu has appealed in court against an “absurdly high” 116,000-euro fine — issued for allowing children to perform in his show past the legal time limit set by Dutch law, his lawyer said Tuesday.

The Strad

Yo-Yo Ma steps down from Silkroad Ensemble

Cellist passes directorship of artistic melting pot to trio of current musicians.

BBC Music Magazine

Shortlists for the 2017 British Composer Awards announced

http://www.classical-music.com/news/shortlists-2017-british-composer-awards-announced

The shortlists for the 2017 British Composer Awards (BCA) have been announced. This year’s line-up features thirty composers and 33 works in 11 categories, from Solo to Stage Work, Wind Band to Contemporary Jazz.

Forbes

MusicSpoke Looks to Disrupt $1 Billion Sheet Music Industry with Marketplace for Artist-Owned Scores

Five hundred thousand organizations buy new sheet music each year, but their choices are limited by the constraints of traditional music publishing.

LiveArena

Four ways Brexit might change the music industry

While no one, including the politicians, knows exactly what Brexit and the famous Article 50 might throw up for the country, there’s plenty to be said for the potential issues it may well cause.

Broadway World

ASPECT Foundation for Music & Arts Announces 2017/2018 Season

After its highly successful inaugural season in North America, the acclaimed ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts is expanding its programming to seven fascinating concerts this season.

Pizzicato

2018 might be the last year for UK musicians in the European Youth Orchestra

Young UK players are worried about their possibilities to take part in the European Youth Orchestra. As a consequence of the Brexit, the EUYO will move its headquarters from London to Italy.

Luxemburger Komponist Marco Pütz in den Niederlanden ausgezeichnet

Der Luxemburger Komponist Marco Pütz wird am 29. Oktober in Arnhem mit dem ‘BUMA International Brass Award 2017’ ausgezeichnet.

Musik Heute

Elbphilharmonie hatte bereits vier Millionen Besucher

Die Elbphilharmonie hat knapp ein Jahr nach der Übergabe an die Stadt Hamburg schon vier Millionen Menschen angezogen.

KlassikAkzente

Gratulation – Elvis das Schaf nominiert für Deutschen Kinderhörspielpreis 2017

“Elvis und der fliegende Holländer” vermittelt spielend leicht den Opernstoff von Richard Wagner. Jetzt ist das kürzlich erschienene Hörspiel für den Deutschen Kinderhörspielpreis 2017 nominiert.

Codex Flores

Offener Brief der Deutschsprachigen Opernkonferenz

Die Deutschsprachigen Opernkonferenz, zu der auch das Opernhaus Zürich gehört, wendet sich in einem offenen Brief an den russischen Kulturminister Wladimir Medinskij zum Hausarrest des Regisseurs.

Epoch Times

Angesagte Reiseziele 2018: Hamburg weltweit auf Platz 4 aller Top-Städte

Die neue Elbphilharmonie und eines der besten Nachtleben Europas: Für die Macher von “Lonely Planet” zählt Hamburg zu den angesagten Reisezielen 2018.

France Musique

Une clinique de Maubeuge reçoit le label « Maternités en Musiques »

Pour atténuer les douleurs et les tensions, la polyclinique du Val de Sambre à Maubeuge diffuse de la musique à tous les étages de la maternité.

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“Maternités en Musique” à Maubeuge, France © Getty / Vesnaandjic