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Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘I cried on stage. I’m not sure I will play again’
The cellist Julian Lloyd Webber talks for the first time about the injury that has ended his stellar career.
Business Standard
New app allows classical musicians to perform solo with virtual orchestra
A new computer system allows musicians to perform as solo with a full philharmonic orchestra from the comfort of their own living rooms.
Classic FM Online
Austria tops ‘classical Eurovision’ survey
As Europe gears up for a weekend of Eurovision, UK audiences have chosen their top five classical countries – with Britain coming a respectable fourth.
Eric Whitacre announces Virtual Youth Choir
The composer and conductor is calling on singers aged 18 and under to join him in his latest online choral project, which launches officially next week.
Arts Journal
Gergiev’s Trafalgar Square concert is marred by anti-Putin protests
The London Symphony Orchestra’s free concert in Trafalgar Square was marred yesterday by demonstrations against its outgoing conductor, Valery Gergiev, an outspoken supporter of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
The Violin Channel
Prized Russian Cellist Dmitry Volkov Has Died
Russian cello virtuoso Dmitry Volkov has passed away aged just 26. A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory and Peabody Institute, Dmitry was a former 1st prize winner at the Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition. The cause of death at this stage is not known.
New York Times
Factory Conversion Moves Forward
The effort to turn a century-old sawdust factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, into an acoustically sound concert hall, recording studio, nightclub and center for composers is moving ahead.
Klassik.com
Fédor Roudine gewinnt Violinwettbewerb Henri Marteau
Russischer Geiger erhält Preisgeld in Höhe von 10.000 Euro
Le Figaro
Philharmonie de Paris: « Un vrai signe de changement »
La nouvelle salle symphonique présente sa toute première saison le 15 mai. Laurent Bayle, son président nous en livre les grandes lignes en exclusivité.
Le Monde
Capuçon, Bowie, Boulez… : la Philharmonie de Paris dévoile son programme
Terre ! Terre ! Cette fois, la Philharmonie de Paris, dont l’ouverture était initialement prévue en 2013, puis en 2014, annonce enfin sa première saison, qui devrait débuter en janvier 2015.
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