BACKIn today’s news, Classic FM reports that David Bowie has died at the age of 69 and Gustavo Dudamel conducts Star Wars. Also, a video is released of passengers enjoying an impromptu classical music concert at a train station in Ternopil and Bachtrack announces classical music statistics for 2015
Classical Music Magazine
Making connections: A carefully programmed concert is greater than the sum of its parts
Today we have incredible access to a seemingly infinite amount of music: Spotify, YouTube, apple-music – not to mention an abundance of online score libraries
Classic FM
RIP David Bowie – we’re remembering his genius version of Peter and the Wolf
The music legend David Bowie has died from cancer at the age of 69. The world of pop music will never be the same – but he also made his mark on the classical world
Ukraine Today
Passengers enjoy impromptu classical music concert at train station in Ternopil
Musicians bring Christmas cheer to weary passengers
The Telegraph
There is awe in Gustavo Dudamel’s voice as he describes the moment he watched the words “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” crawl across the screen in front of him
Classical Music Magazine
Bachtrack announces classical music statistics for 2015
Listings database Backtrack has published an analysis of its data from 2015’s classical performances
Der Tagespiel
Erste Aufnahmen und die Pläne für den neuen Konzertsaal: Wie Simon Rattle und das London Symphony Orchestra sich für die Zukunft warmspielen
Pizzicato
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg eröffnet in einem Jahr
Genau in einem Jahr am 11. und 12. Januar 2017 wird das NDR Sinfonieorchester unter der Leitung von Thomas Hengelbrock das Eröffnungskonzert im Großen Saal geben
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Solisten beherrschen manches, was andere Musiker nicht können. Nur im Ensemble zu spielen, fällt vielen schwer. Über die Kunst der Kammermusik, an der die Größten scheitern – oder wachsen
New York Times
For One Night, China’s Great Hall of the People Reverberates With Music
There is sort of an invisible rule in China that rock musicians cannot perform in big concert halls or opera houses,” said Tan Dun
Washington Post
How a classical critic introduced her child to music (not very well)
Ever since my son was born in 2011, it seemed inevitable that I would produce an article on introducing children to music
Telegraph @Telegraph With his new album, David Bowie returned to his first love http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/david-bowie-blackstar-first-listen-extraordinary/ …
Music Mark @musicmarkuk #MemberVoice “Music can give a voice to those who have no voice” @paterson2_diane @ArtFormsLeeds
Philharmonia @philharmonia This week’s Spotify playlist honours Pierre Boulez, featuring some of his best work as both conductor & composer http://spoti.fi/1PZqPiU
David Bowie/ Classic FM