BACKGuardian
The Simón Bolívar Orchestra – why we should look beyond the music
Reviews of El Sistema’s flagship orchestra’s London concerts missed the bigger picture, writes Geoff Baker.
Classic FM
Exclusive: Gustavo Dudamel answers your questions
We spoke exclusively to hotshot Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel ahead of the release of his new Wagner recording with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, and he found time to answer some of your questions too.
The Stage
Performing arts contributes £5.4 billion a year to UK economy
The music, performing and visual arts sector, which includes theatre, is now worth £5.4 billion a year to the UK economy, new figures from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have revealed.
International Arts Manager
New fellowship to support emerging arts admin talent
Boutique classical and contemporary music marketing agency WildKat PR has announced the launch of The Noted Innovation Fellowship, a scheme that will introduce industry newcomers to leading arts mangers in order to progress their careers.
Classical Music Magazine
Warwick Thompson: Has the Dane brought something rotten to the state of Covent Garden?
After a slew of suboptimal stagings at the Royal Opera, it seems a good time to mull over the artistic direction of the house under Kasper Holten, who took up his post in 2011.
Zeit Online
Hört doch endlich auf zu jammern
Ja, die Klassikbranche hat nicht mehr so viel Geld wie früher. Dennoch kein Grund zur Resignation: Das Publikum verjüngt sich, und die Musiker sind vielseitiger denn je.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Die neue Pariser Philharmonie wurde beschlossen, als noch niemand an Haushalsdefizite dachte. Nun tobt in Paris ein Kultur- und Klassenkampf um das neue und das alte Konzerthaus: Kostenüberschreitung, weite Anfahrtswege, Programmdiktat.
Spiegel Online
Deutscher ESC-Vorentscheid: Mit Harfe und Dudelsack nach Wien
Von Mittelalterklängen bis Elektropop: Der NDR hat sieben Kandidaten für den ESC-Vorentschied bekannt gegeben.
Klassik.com
Oper Leipzig legt positive Bilanz vor
Die Oper Leipzig befindet sich laut eigenen Angaben hinsichtlicher der Zuschauernachfrage auf einem erfolgreichen Weg.
The New York Times
A Concert Hall in Paris Aims to Bridge Divides
PARIS — The new concert hall here, the Philharmonie de Paris, rises like a flight of doves, its sprawling waves of concrete and steel designed by the star architect Jean Nouvel to symbolize the end of the “eternal ostracism” of the struggling neighborhoods nearby.
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London Symphony Orch @londonsymphony: Good wishes to the new @philharmonie in Paris which opens tonight. Looks fabulous, can’t wait to play there in Feb.
Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at the Southbank Centre, January 2015. Photo: Nohely Oliveros/SBC