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In today’s news, Berlin’s three opera houses celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, and Brassed Off avoids closure again. Also, Robin Ticciati is appointed music director of the DSO Berlin, and Patten is jailed for murdering pianist Aligizakis
The Guardian
Berlin’s opera weekend: tradition, innovation and orientalism
Berlin’s three opera houses united to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall and open their seasons with a trio of new productions by Wagner, Offenbach and Meyerbeer
Classical Music Magazine
Robin Ticciati appointed music director of the DSO Berlin
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin has named Robin Ticciati as its new principal conductor and music director
Classic FM
Man jailed for life for ‘senseless and unprovoked’ murder of pianist
Mark Patten (below left), aged 30 of Thornton Heath, London, has been sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison for the murder of Menelaos Aligizakis (below right), a talented pianist and teacher, who was killed in a brutal attack outside Waterloo Station on 3 January 2015
The Strad
Every violinist must develop an individual voice, says Aaron Rosand
The American maestro discusses the importance of developing a distinctive tone
The Times
Richard Morrison: why conductor JoAnn Falletta deserves to be the world’s favourite maestro
Thrilling live performances of richly varied music — and more people enticed to experience them — are required
BBC
The Brassed Off band make a comeback after avoiding closure again
The Grimethopre Colliery Band’s fight for survival when the coal mine closed in the early 1990s inspired the 1996 film Brassed Off. The band did survive – and now, enjoying a resurgence, are among the favourites for this weekend’s brass band National Championships
New York Times
Mercedes Bass Is Elected Acting Chairwoman of Carnegie Hall
The philanthropist Mercedes T. Bass was elected the acting chairwoman of Carnegie Hall on Thursday, succeeding Ronald O. Perelman, the billionaire businessman who stepped down from the post after eight month
concerti.de
„Ich wollte keinen weiteren Geiger mehr erziehen“
Deshalb löste Menahem Pressler 2009 das legendäre Beaux Arts Trio auf – die Bühne hat der Pianist dennoch nicht verlassen
KulturPort.de
Bereits zum vierten Mal wird sich im Januar kommenden Jahres der Vorhang für das Valletta International Baroque Festival öffnen. Vom 16. bis 30. Januar 2016 erwarten Liebhaber barocker Musik in Maltas einzigartiger Hauptstadt Valletta wieder musikalische Perlen des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts, aufgeführt von den renommiertesten Barock-Musikern Europas
El Pais
43 Festival Cervantino: cultura y ciencia en México ante la violencia
El mayor evento interartístico de América Latina impulsa el cruce creación-conocimiento. En el discurso de inauguración, el director del Cervantino, Jorge Volpi, hincó el dedo en los problemas sociales y de violencia que arrastra México
The Strad @TheStradMag : ‘In spiccato the player is active and the bow is passive: in sautillé the player is passive and the bow is active’ http://bit.ly/1Pf54uJ
BBC Radio 3 @BBCRadio3 : Music seems to be universal and affects almost everyone deeply. @philipcball asks why: http://bbc.in/1P0B1rh
Sinfini Music @SinfiniMusic : Stop press! Video evidence of page turner indisputably saving the day. Time to update this?http://bit.ly/1dCcQiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TprYVxTDro …
Wrestling with political and national associations … Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Staatsoper Berlin. Photograph: Bernd Uhlig/The Guardian