BACKIn today’s news: Orchestras for All (OFA) has made a number of changes to its leadership team and a Ballincollig teenager is on her way to becoming a world class conductor as she prepares to take up the baton for the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra this summer. Also, testosterone and classical music don’t mix, study finds, and there is a new exhibiton in Brandenburg about ancient music instruments.
BBC News
Can listening to classical music improve your life?
Can a daily dose of classical music change your life? It sounds like an impossibly grand claim, but in my case, the answer has been a resounding yes.
Classical Music
Al Bustan Festival announces 25th anniversary programme
The 25th Al Bustan Festival of Music and the Performing Arts will take place 13 Feb – 21 March at the Al Bustan Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. This year’s event is a celebration of Bach, with concerts ranging from a jazz-themed performance by The Swingles to a recital by Mahan Esfahani.
Orchestras for All announces changes to leadership team
Orchestras for All (OFA) has made a number of changes to its leadership team. Chief executive Marianna Hay, who founded OFA in 2011, has been selected as a fellow on the Clore Leadership Programme.
ArtsHub
Making classical music accessible without dumbing it down
Instead of playing film scores, should the classical music sector focus on more experiential and experimental works in order to reach new audiences?
Mirror
Unless we save our music venues we face the sound of silence
Music fans are being urged to back a new law to stop the closure of live music venues.
Evening Echo
Handing the baton to female conductors
A Ballincollig teenager is on her way to becoming a world class conductor as she prepares to take up the baton for the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra this summer.
Limelight
Testosterone and classical music don’t mix, study finds
Researchers in Japan found that higher levels of testosterone in men went hand in hand with lower interest in sophisticated music.
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International Classical Music Awards 2018: The winners
For the 2018 International Classical Music Awards the ICMA Jury has once again selected musicians and organizations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements. The independent and international Jury has chosen their favorites from 357 nominated audio and video releases.
nmz
«Archaeomusica»: Der Klang vergangener Jahrtausende
Wie klingen Schwirrhölzer? Welche Klänge entlockten Menschen der Jungsteinzeit Rasseln aus Ton? Eine Ausstellung im Archäologischen Landesmuseum Brandenburg informiert über Musikinstrumente der Vorfahren. Gezeigt werden 500 zum Teil spielbare, rekonstruierte Musikinstrumente.
Klassik.com
Gasteig München: Stadtrat entscheidet sich für Übergangsstandort
Der Ausschuss für Arbeit und Wirtschaft sowie der Kulturausschuss des Münchner Stadtrats haben sich mit großer Mehrheit für einen Übergangsstandort während der Gasteig-Sanierung entschieden.
Musik Heute
Israel Philharmonic: Lahav Shani folgt auf Zubin Mehta
Der israelische Dirigent Lahav Shani wird neuer Musikdirektor des Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv. Er folgt damit auf Maestro Zubin Mehta, der 2019 sein Amt aufgeben wird, wie eine Sprecherin des Orchesters am Donnerstag bestätigte.
Platea Magazine
La Biblioteca de Catalunya edita un libro gratuito sobre el influyente musicólogo Felipe Pedrell
El próximo 31 de enero la Biblioteca de Cataluña presentará el libro gatuito “Felip Pedrell a la Biblioteca de Catalunya”, firmado por Francesc Cortès.
Kölner Philharmonie @koelnmusik: Beim Konzert mit dem @londonsymphony gestern konnten wir die 18-millionste Besucherin begrüßen! Vielen Dank auch an all die anderen 17.999.999 Besucherinnen und Besucher, die die Kölner Philharmonie zu einem der meistbesuchten Konzerthäuser Europas gemacht haben! #koelnkultur
Image: Lahav Shani © Marco Borggreve