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Classical music doesn’t improve brain function, study claims
The Mozart effect could be completely non-existent, according to a new neuro-scientific study in America
Katherine Jenkins and José Carreras head to Abu Dhabi
Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins ans Spanish tenor José Carreras are to perform together in Abu Dhabi on October 25th
Brighton Philharmonic saved from closure
The Brighton Philharmonic has been saved from closure thanks to a series of late donations before yesterday’s board meeting that was to decide the orchestra’s fate
90-year-old Ethiopian nun is classical composer
The compositions of Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guebrù who was in near seclusion for nearly 30 years have been discovered by an Israeli pianist, who describes them as a “strange combination of classical, Ethiopian and blues”
National Children’s Orchestra in Tim Lihoreau’s Wednesday Web Chat
What’s it like playing in one of the world’s best children’s orchestras? We’ll be talking to former percussionist Benjamin Glassberg and Sarah Derbyshire in our Wednesday Web Chat from 9am on 21 August
Gramophone
2014 Gilmore Young Artist Award winners announced
Andrew Hsu and Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner receive the biennial award for promising American pianists
Classical Music Magazine
Last-ditch £70,000 fundraising effort hailed as success for Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
A campaign to raise £70,000 in less than two weeks in order to save the freelance Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has claimed success, after garnering pledges of £72,200
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Abschluss der vielleicht kürzesten Ring-Inszenierung zu Wagners 200. Geburtstag. Der Schauspieler Stefan Kaminski erklärt Wagners Ring in vier Videos: „.Rheingold“, „Walküre“, „Siegfried“ und „Götterdämmerung“
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