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BBC Proms appoints first female director for Last Night
BBC’s The Last Night of The Proms is to be led by a female conductor for the first time in its 118 year history.
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Daniel Barenboim conducts Ring cycle, Marin Alsop conducts Last Night
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Shostakovich and Plan B nominated for Ivor Novello Award
The Russian composer has a writing credit in the 58th annual Ivor Novello Awards, after samples of his Symphony No. 7 were used in Plan B’s chart hit, Ill Manors.
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The 50 events of the past 50 years that blew the roof off British culture and changed us forever
This ultimate list of the greatest of the greatest events over the past five decades includes everything that made this country’s culture what it is today, including the Spice Girls, the Beatles and Opera North.
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Jamie Christopherson on Metal Gear Rising and composing to order
Composer Jamie Christopherson on his new score for the enduring video game series, as well as video game music’s place in the industry.
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