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After a successful summer residency in Aix-en-Provence, the LSO will be back in town from September
G4’s Mike Christie on writing his first opera
He found fame as part of the pop-opera quartet and X Factor stars G4, but Mike Christie has now gone on to something something quite different – writing his own opera
Artist of the week – Valentina Lisitsa
Valentina Lisitsa is one of the most frequently viewed pianists on YouTube, who sold out her debut performance at the Royal Albert Hall after attracting an internet fan base of millions
Gramophone
Sir Kenneth Branagh named campaign patron for Hallé St Peter’s
The actor and director lends his support to the Hallé’s new rehearsal, recording and education venue as the second phase of development begins
Opus Arte to release album commemorating Susan Chilcott
The album, featuring a number of previously unheard recordings, marks 10 years since the soprano’s death in 2003
Britten’s canticles inspire Glyndebourne’s imaginative new chamber opera
‘Wakening Shadow’ to run alongside stunning revival of ‘Billy Budd’
The Telegraph
Ivan Hewett’s Classic 50 No 34: Berlioz – Au cimetière, from Les nuits d’été
The latest in Ivan Hewett’s 50-part series on short works by the world’s greatest composers
Classical Music Magazine
Chicago Symphony offers free Verdi stream
Chicago Symphony Orchestra is offering a global audience free tickets to its sold-out concert on 10 October
Kohlberg & Co drops Steinway bid after Paulson makes rival offer
Private equity group Kohlberg & Co has dropped out of the bidding process for Steinway Musical Instruments, after it emerged that hedge fund manager John Paulson had made a higher offer for the grand piano maker
Die Zeit
Ein ziemlich revolutionärer Vorgang
Einschafen, kotzen, heulen: Zwei Tage bei den Festspielen in Bayreuth zwischen Hummerwürsten, Rattenkindern und ewiger Todessehnsucht.
Classical Music Magazine