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Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013 shortlist announced
Alison Balsom, Marc-André Hamelin and Sir John Eliot Gardiner are among those in the running to pick up the coveted award.
Stephen Fry workshops new opera at Royal College of Music
The Times
Conductor Mikel Toms: 10 things a maestro really needs to know
From conducting The Slutcracker to having a baton cut out of his hand, conductor Mikel Toms is turning years of musical mishaps into a comedy show.
Classic FM
Raymond Yiu in Tim Lihoreau’s Wednesday Web Chat
What’s your idea of a perfect 40th birthday party? Pianist and composer Raymond Yiu is planning a concert to celebrate his upcoming milestone.
Limelight Magazine
Pietari Inkinen to replace Richard Mills as conductor of The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013
Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen has been appointed new conductor of The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013.
Ida Haendel talks about Bach, Mozart and working with conductors
For the latest Gramophone Podcast, editor Martin Cullingford met the legendary violinist Ida Haendel, whose career in the public eye dates back to 1937.
Classic FM
Mozart better than Bach for premature babies
A new study in Israel has revealed that premature newborn babies are more conducive to development if they listen to the music of Mozart rather than Bach.
BBC Music Magazine
Oliver Condy reports from the final of the inaugural Longwoods International Organ Competition
A bootleg recording of Hungarian-born pianist and conductor András Schiff’s recital at Shanghai Concert Hall on June 14 sparked a media frenzy when it was shared online for free.
Classic FM