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24th October: Cerys Matthews on setting Dylan Thomas’s poems, Meryl Streep to play worst opera singer ever and donations asked to be made to Youth Music in memory of Alice Gross.

Friday 24th October 2014

Classical News

Guardian

Cerys Matthews on setting Dylan Thomas’s poems to music

It was a Christmas in South Carolina that reawakened the musician and Radio 6 DJ’s love for Thomas and inspired her to mark his centenary with her most ambitious project yet

ClassicFM

Meryl Streep to play worst opera singer ever, Florence Foster Jenkins

Fresh from her role as opera legend Maria Callas, the Oscar-winning actress is set to play a singer so bad that audiences flocked to hear her and laugh.

Classical Source

Family of murdered teenager Alice Gross ask for donations to be made to national charity Youth Music in her memory

Youth Music is honoured and grateful that the family of murdered teenager Alice Gross have chosen the charity as the beneficiary of their online tribute in memory of Alice. The tribute says that Alice had a “passion for music”.

The Strad

Memphis Symphony musicians agree on 38 per cent pay cut

It is hoped the one-year emergency measure will help the orchestra balance its books

crescendo

ECHO Klassik 2014 – das große Spezial

Am 26. Oktober werden in München zum 21. Mal ­Künstler mit dem ECHO Klassik geehrt. Wir haben uns die Auszeichnung einmal genauer angesehen und auch Preisträger herausgesucht, die (noch) nicht ganz so im Rampenlicht stehen.

pizzicato

Intendant der Brüsseler ‘Monnaie befürchtet ‘kulturelles Blackout’

Angesichts der Sparmassnahmen, die die neue belgische Regierung den Kulturinstituten auferlegen will, befürchtet der Intendant des renommierten Opernhauses ‘La Monnaie’ ein ‘kulturelles Blackout.

Lang Lang Considers Himself Having Only 10% Talent

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, pianist Lang Lang has explained what he is, …an ability.

Klassik.com

Komponieren mit Legosteinen

Ein Team von Pädagogen, Komponisten und Wissenschaftlern hat eine neue Form der Musikpädagogik entwickelt: Komponieren mit Legosteinen.

Codex Flores

Früher Tod des Pianisten Christopher Falzone

Am ersten August dieses Jahres war er mit einem Rezital noch im Programm des Verbier Festivals.

Twitter

Glyndebourne ‏@glyndebourne: Find out more about @SussexUni’s Opera and the Media of the Future event which has just got under way at Glyndebourne http://ow.ly/DgBes

Carnegie Hall @carnegiehall: Mezzo-soprano @JoyceDiDonato talks about bel canto and discovering new repertoire: http://bit.ly/1rhmOGB 

Royal Opera House @RoyalOperaHouse: ‘The arts are not about the curriculum or fixing society’ Why we need a rethink: http://bit.ly/1vXzrMs Thoughts?^C

meryl-streep-covering-ears-1414070772-article-0Meryl Streep is set to play opera singer Florence Foster Jenkins. Photo: Classic FM