BACKIn today’s classical music news, LSO announces the sudden death of James Mallinson, and RPO study suggests increasing numbers of young people are discovering classical music through gaming. Independent music festivals have urged the competition watchdog to investigate Live Nation’s dominance of the UK music industry, warning that the summer festival scene is suffering. A dispute escalates regarding the future of the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg and singer Bernd Weikl wonders what has become of his beloved profession and if vocal art is ruined by hidden microphones.
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LSO announces the sudden death of record producer James Mallinson
Mallinson learnt his trade with Decca, where he recorded the first ever complete Haydn symphonies with Antal Dorati and a major series of works by 20th-century composers including Messiaen, Ligeti, Cage and Birtwhistle.
Classic FM
Video game music is just as good an introduction to classical music for children as a real-life concert, says managing director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), James Williams.
The Guardian
Live Nation’s grip on music festivals ‘stifling competition’
Independent music festivals have urged the competition watchdog to investigate Live Nation’s dominance of the UK music industry, warning that the summer festival scene is suffering.
Digital Music News
The Music Industry Has a New Tactic to Fight Google: #LoveMusic
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Der Tagesspiegel
Schwieriger Start mit neuem Leiter
Um die Zukunft der Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg eskaliert ein Streit.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Der Sänger Bernd Weikl wundert sich, was aus seinem geliebten Beruf geworden ist. Wird die Gesangskunst durch versteckte Mikrofone ruiniert?
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Theater Chemnitz: Für Vernunft und Diskursoffenheit – gegen Hass und Gewalt
Die Theater Chemnitz äußern sich in einer Stellungnahme zu den aktuellen Vorgängen in der Stadt und sprechen sich aus für eine „Kultur, die Respekt im Miteinander lebt,“ für „Vernunft und Diskursoffenheit – gegen Hass und Gewalt.“
El País
Utrecht, capital musical de Borgoña
El Festival de Música Antigua de la ciudad holandesa se da un baño de polifonía renacentista con presencia de intérpretes casi antagónicos.
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