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The Sunday Conversation: Nick Glennie-Smith
The Oscars conductor talks about rehearsals and a love of music.
Placido Domingo concert of ‘Boccanegra’ canceled in New York
A concert version of the opera that was scheduled for March at New York’s Lincoln Center has been abruptly called off due to financial problems by the presenting company.
Gramophone
The French trumpeter Maurice André has died
Born May 21, 1933; died February 25, 2012
The Guardian
Heiner Goebbels’ A Room for London performance
The German composer and director, Heiner Goebbels, will perform a musical response to Joseph Conrad’s 1890 journal at A Room for London from 6pm–6.45pm on Sunday 26 February 2012.
Telegraph Blogs
Why The Death of Klinghoffer deserves a better platform than it gets at ENO
The problem wasn’t with the piece but the production.
NY Times
The pianist Paul Lewis spoke recently in an interview with the 92nd Street Y about the soft-spoken drama of Schubert’s music.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/arts/music/mitsuko-uchida-and-schubert-sonatas-at-carnegie-hall.html?ref=classicalmusic