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Conductor Sakari Oramo: the Finn’s First Night at the Proms
His first gig as chief conductor of the BBCSO will be the most high-pressure there is – to open the Proms. If that doesn’t ruffle Sakari Oramo, can anything?
Women make up only 20% of solo radio broadcasters, research reveals
Gender imbalance even worse in shows with multiple presenters and during peak times, according to lobby group Sound Women
Wales Online
Doctor Who proves hottest ticket at BBC Proms
They are the hottest tickets to this year’s BBC Proms but live performances of Doctor Who music are not the only London concerts for BBC National Orchestra of Wales this summer.
Classical Music Magazine
Codaex UK appoints administrators in latest record distribution failure
The collapse of international classical recording distributors has reached Britain with Codaex UK calling in administrators.
Gramophone
NMC releases free download of recently discovered Britten song
‘Roman Wall Blues’, written for a radio play by WH Auden has been unheard since 1937
NPR, Deceptive Cadence
Electric Guitars Amp Up New Classical Music
Not very long into our online discussion of what makes an American symphony great, we started asking for suggestions of benchmark works on social media.
Classical Source
BBC Proms Launches Free Companion Guide
The BBC Proms has launched a brand-new free BBC Proms Companion for iPad audiences.
Klassik.com
Studie zeigt synchronen Herzschlag bei Chorsängern
Gemeinsames Ausatmen beruhige und synchronisiere die Herzfrequenz.
Royal Albert Hall