BACKIn today’s news: ‘The UK’s negotiators will need to be flexible’: Lords issue warning over Brexit impact on artists. Emily Sun wins ABC Young Performer’s Award. Doctors supported to prescribe arts through new £4.5m scheme. George Szell in profile. New suspected cases at Musikhochschule München amid sexual abuse crisis. Composer Philip Glass receives Kennedy Center Honour.
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‘The UK’s negotiators will need to be flexible’: Lords issue warning over Brexit impact on artists
The music industry is still grappling with what Brexit will mean next year – but for the live sector the problems involving touring artists are obvious. Now an influential House Of Lords report has warned on the impact of the UK’s EU withdrawal – due in March 2019 – for the cultural sector but also proposed some solutions.
The Strad
Virgin Trains refuses boarding to BBC Symphony Orchestra double bassist
Margarida Castro was prevented from travelling home following a BBC Proms concert after being told by the train guard that her instrument exceeded the maximum luggage size.
The ABC Young Performers Award, in its 74th edition this year, has gone to violinist Emily Sun for her performance of the Beethoven concerto at the Sydney Opera House final.
Arts Professional
Doctors supported to prescribe arts through new £4.5m scheme
Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s initiative aims to reach tens of thousands of people across England.
New York Times
Celebrating a Union That Rewired Classical Music
A two-day concert series in Brooklyn paid tribute to the four founders of the Sonic Arts Union with works by them and by composers they influenced.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Man kann auch mit dem Kopf fühlen
George Szell herrschte als unangefochtener Diktator 62 Jahre lang in der Welt der Klassik. Jetzt erschien sein Lebenswerk auf 106 CDs.
Die Zeit
Bayreuther Festspiele, Hyperschwulst, irre Texte, fiebrige Geigen, bebende Sänger: Kann man Richard Wagners Opern wirklich mögen? Diesen Sommer will ich es schaffen.
NMZ
Sexuelle Belästigung: Neuer Verdachtsfall an der Musikhochschule München
An der Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HfMT) München wird einem weiteren Verdachtsfall sexueller Belästigung nachgegangen.
klassik.com
Wiener Domarchiv: Wasserschaden zerstört Notenblätter
Ein unbemerkter Wasserschaden hat im historischen Archiv der Wiener Dommusik des Curhauses zahlreiche Notenblätter beschädigt und teilweise zerstört.
Platea Magazine
Philip Glass recibe el Kennedy Center Honors junto a Cher, Shorter y el musical “Hamilton”
El compositor estadounidense Philip Glass, uno de los mayores exponentes del minimalismo y de la composición contemporánea, será galardonado con el Kennedy Center Honors junto a la cantante Cher, el saxofonista de jazz Wayne Shorter y el musical Hamilton.
#Today in 1882 FP of #Wagner‘s Parsifal with Hermann Levi conducting at Bayreuth. #MusicHistory #classicalmusic pic.twitter.com/ZHQCByw8f2
— Music History (@today_classical) July 26, 2018
Emily Sun (c) The Strad