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Telegraph
Watch: the world’s fastest-playing pianist
Ukrainian Lubomyr Melnyk claims that he plays 19.5 piano notes on each hand every second
Classic FM
How I wrote… Pas de Deux – James Horner
The ‘Titanic’ takes us through his first foray into concert music for 30 years – and the first major double concerto for violin and cello since Brahms.
The Strad
42nd International Viola Congress to take place in Portugal this month
150 international violists will travel to Porto to perform on and discuss the instrument
Classical Music Magazine
The Orfeo cancellation: why ENO pulled the plug
For John Berry, ENO’s artistic director, it was a bitter pill to swallow when he realised he would have to abandon the L’Orfeo project.
Classical Source
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Gramophone
Royal Northern Sinfonia appoint Julian Rachlin as Principal Guest Conductor
The violinist and conductor will join Principal Conductor Lars Vogt at the Sinfonia
Musik Heute
Studien: 14 Millionen Deutsche musizieren in der Freizeit
Mindestens 14 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland musizieren in ihrer Freizeit oder singen im Chor.
Landesmusikakademie NRW veröffentlicht Jahresprogramm 2015
Die Landesmusikakademie NRW veranstaltet im kommenden Jahr 88 Kurse und Lehrgänge.
Klassik.com
Nicht-EU-Musiker ohne Festanstellung müssen Basel verlassen
Nachdem bekannt wurde, dass Arbeitsbewilligungen für Musiker aus Nicht-EU-Ländern durch einen Mitarbeiter des Amts für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (AWA) in der Vergangenheit entgegen der geltenden Gesetzgebung erteilt worden waren, treibt der Kanton Basel-Stadt nun die Ausweisung der Musiker voran.
The New York Times
Met Asks Stars to Share Fiscal Pain
The Metropolitan Opera, whose financial struggles led it to cut the pay of its orchestra, chorus, stagehands and other workers last summer after a labor battle, said Wednesday that it was also asking its solo singers voluntarily to lower their fees, including some of opera’s biggest stars.
Le Parisien
Musique en streaming: YouTube met la pression sur Spotify
La plateforme de vidéo en ligne YouTube a lancé mercredi un nouveau service payant de musique en ligne avec lequel il s’affirme comme un rival des plateformes de streaming comme Spotify, dont l’essor continue de susciter des tensions avec l’industrie musicale.
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James Horner. Photo: Classic FM