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8th August: The truth about falsettos, Kobe Bryant unveils Beethoven-themed Nike trainers and Pianos in the Parks: A Playful Public Art Project in Seattle

Friday 8th August 2014

Classical News

The Telegraph

The truth about falsettos

As he heads to Glyndebourne for a battle of the countertenors, Anthony Roth Costanzo reveals the secrets of singing high.

Classic FM

Kobe Bryant unveils Beethoven-themed Nike trainers

Basketball star Kobe Bryant has revealed his line of new trainers for Nike, entitled ‘Kobe 9 Elite Low “Beethoven”‘.

Classicalite

Pianos in the Parks, a Playful Public Art Project in Seattle, Encourages You to Tickle the Ivories

Artistically decorated pianos are scattered throughout Seattle parks, encouraging passersby to play a quick melody or two.

The Guardian

Olivier Messiaen: beyond time and space

Composed while he was a prisoner of war, Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time seems to touch the far edges of human experience, writes pianist Steven Osborne.

Classical-Music.com

Listen to Glyndebourne’s La traviata podcast

Find out all you need to know about Verdi’s masterpiece.

Klassikakzente.de

Ein Monat der Musik – Das Musikfest Berlin

Vom 2. bis 22. September findet zum 10. Mal das von den Berliner Festspielen gemeinsam mit der Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker veranstaltete Orchesterfestival Musikfest Berlin statt.

Tagblatt

Verbier Festival mit guter Bilanz

Das am Sonntag zu Ende gegangene 21. Verbier Festival konnte 33’000 Eintritte verzeichnen. Das ist das viertbeste Resultat seit Bestehen des Klassikfests. Dazu kamen 12’000 Besucher der Gratis-Events plus 600’000 Klicks auf die Internet-Live-Streams von 27 Konzerten.

concerti.de

Die ewige Boygroup

Seit Jahrzehnten behaupten die King’s Singers den Spitzenplatz in der internationalen A-cappella-Liga

Twitter

BBC Proms Team: @bbcproms Tonight at the #bbcproms @Grosvenorpiano joins @BBCPhilharmonic for Prom 29, followed by an epic Late Night Battle of the Bands in Prom 30.

London Lyric Opera: ‏@LondonLyric Sad loss of a great Australian composer. Peter Sculthorpe (1929-2014) http://fb.me/34BMeiKJ2

Jennifer Johnston: ‏@jjohnstonmezzo  Piano geeks: a rare Schimmel glass grand piano is on display at Forsyth’s in Manchester

 

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Anthony Roth Costanzo performing in 2012

Photo: Hulton Archive