BACKIn today’s news, Africa launches first music download service MusikBi, which promises to promote and pay African musicians, Wales’ major arts organisations face cuts of up to 3.5% and London Symphony Orchestra announces conductor changes. Also, cellist Joel Krosnick receives Juilliard School’s President’s Medal and BBC Music launches new app.
BBC Music Magazine
London Symphony Orchestra announces conductor changes
Gianandrea Noseda, Michael Tilson Thomas and André Previn to take up new roles
BBC News
Arts Council of Wales unveils £27.5m spending
Arts companies face cuts of up to 3.5% to the public money they will receive from April, the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced.
The Guardian
Africa’s first music download service launches in Senegal
Youssou N’dour and Baaba Maal are among almost 200 artists who have signed up to MusikBi, which promises to promote and pay African musicians
The Strad
Cellist Joel Krosnick receives Juilliard School’s President’s Medal
The musician will retire from the Juilliard String Quartet after 42 years at the end of its current season
The Independent
New BBC Music app knows what song you want to hear next
Live performances, single tracks, interviews and playlists will be sent to mobiles and tablets
taz.de
Türkische Pianistin covert Nirvana
Ayşedeniz Gökçin spielt Nirvana-Songs auf dem Klavier. Und wie bei den meisten Covers gilt auch hier: je weiter entfernt vom Original, desto besser.
Musik-heute
Christoph Eschenbach erhält Hanauer Hindemith-Preis
Der Dirigent und Pianist Christoph Eschenbach (76) erhält den diesjährigen Hindemith-Preis der Stadt Hanau
NMZ
Schweriner Staatstheater erneut Thema in Landtagsausschuss
Das Mecklenburgische Staatstheater Schwerin beschäftigt erneut den Kultur- und Bildungsausschuss des Landtags
Pizzicato
Discovery Of A Pleyel Played By Chopin
A grand piano that actually sat in Frederic Chopin’s living room in Paris was discovered by Alain Kohler, a Swiss physicist
Washington Post
Wachner to leave Washington Chorus after 9 seasons
The Washington Chorus is facing a complete change of leadership. Its longtime executive director, Dianne Peterson, is preparing to step down in May
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Gianandrea Noseda/ BBC Music Magazine