BACKIn today’s news: Philip Glass completes his David Bowie trilogy with Lodger symphony, The finalists for the 2018 International Opera Awards have been announced and The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has backed flexible travel for those working in the creative industries after Brexit in a new report. The Royal Albert Hall has announced a three-year partnership with Devialet, Grammys Prez Regrets Telling Women in Music Industry to “Step Up” and Daniel Harding has announced that he will not sign another contract with the Orchestre de Paris, whose ninth Music director he is since 2016. Also, Cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch speaks to the German Bundestag and composer John Morris passed away.
Guardian
Philip Glass completes his David Bowie trilogy with Lodger symphony
The long-discussed adaptation of the late singer’s 1979 album Lodger will premiere at the Southbank Centre in May 2019.
Opera Now
Finalists for 2018 International Opera Awards revealed
The finalists for the 2018 International Opera Awards have been announced.
Music Teacher
Rock magazines join forces to celebrate women
Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog magazines – and their online platform TeamRock.com – are joining forces to celebrate women in rock, metal and progressive music.
Royal Albert Hall announces technology partnership
The Royal Albert Hall has announced a three-year partnership with Devialet.
Classical Music
DCMS Committee supports flexible travel for creative industries post-Brexit
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has backed flexible travel for those working in the creative industries after Brexit in a new report.
Pitchfork
Grammys Prez Regrets Telling Women in Music Industry to “Step Up”
“Regrettably, I used two words, ‘step up,’ that, when taken out of context, do not convey my beliefs and the point I was trying to make”.
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Daniel Harding will not renew his contract in Paris
Daniel Harding has announced that he will not sign another contract with the Orchestre de Paris, whose ninth Music director he is since 2016.
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Deutsche Grammophon und IDAGIO beginnen Partnerschaft
Die Deutsche Grammophon, das älteste Klassiklabel der Welt, und IDAGIO, ein führender und in mehr als 70 Ländern verfügbarer Streaming-Service für klassische Musik, haben heute die Vereinbarung einer umfangreichen Partnerschaft bekanntgegeben.
Klassik.com
Niedrige Zinsen: Götz-Friedrich-Preis in finanziellen Nöten
Zukünftig wird aufgrund der anhaltenden Niedrigzins-Phase nicht mehr die Stiftung des Regisseurs Götz Friedrich den Preis vergeben; stattdessen wird der Preis in die Hände der Deutschsprachigen Opernkonferenz gelegt.
BR Klassik
Die Cellistin Anita Lasker-Wallfisch redet im Bundestag
Als die 17-jährige Anita Lasker im Dezember 1943 ins Vernichtungslager Auschwitz kam, rettete das Cello ihr Leben: Das Mädchenorchester brauchte noch eine Cellistin, und deshalb entging Anita der Todeskammer.
Repubblica
È morto John Morris, addio al musicista preferito da Mel Brooks nominato per l’Oscar
Il compositore statunitense firmò anche le musiche di ‘The Elephant Man’ e ‘La signora in rosso’
Deutsche Grammophon @DGclassics: Franz Schubert became one of the world’s most frequently performed composers. Being not quite five feet tall earned him the Austrian nickname “Schwammerl”. Today, we celebrate “The little mushroom’s” day of birth listening to his song cycles: https://DG.lnk.to/nJZ0p
Image: David Bowie & Philip Glass © The Guardian