In today’s news: Leonidas Kavakos secures 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius, and Microsoft created music teacher app. Teatro La Fenice honours Monteverdi with special evening, and new Masters degree ‘wind orchestra conducting’ at the music school Mannheim. Bavarian Staatsoper broadcasts Münchner Opernfestspiele 2017, and James Bond composer John Barry is being awarded.

Classical Music Magazine

Leonidas Kavakos secures 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius

Leonidas Kavakos has secured the 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius through Florian Leonhard Fine Violins

Classical Music Magazine

Elim Chan appointed as RSNO principal guest conductor

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has appointed Elim Chan as its next principal guest conductor. She will succeed Thomas Søndergård from 2018, appearing in two or more weeks of each season.

Classic FM

You can now learn to play piano from a hologram piano techer

Microsoft has created an app, Teomirn, in line with its HoloLens technology which projects a hologram of a music teacher. You can play alongside your virtual teacher, watch them play over their shoulder and learn countless pieces of music.

Classical Source

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor Jonathan Bloxham to continue in the position for 2017-18 Season

Jonathan Bloxham was selected as CBSO Assistant Conductor in June 2016, by a panel led by CBSO’s Osborn Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. Bloxham made his mark on Birmingham early in the 2016-17 season, conducting the full CBSO orchestra in a surprise pop-up at New Street Station on a busy Saturday afternoon, as part of the Birmingham Weekender 2016.

Süddeutsche

Venedig hören und sterben

Zum 450. Geburtstag des Meisters: Alle drei Monteverdi-Opern auf einmal – im Teatro La Fenice klingen sie echter als irgendwo sonst.

NMZ

Blasorchesterleitung an der Musikhochschule Mannheim

Seit letztem Jahr beherbergt die Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim das “Landeszentrum für Dirigieren”. Mit der “Blasorchesterleitung”  hat sie nun eine ganz besondere Diziplin: Als einzige deutsche Musikhochschule bietet Mannheim hier einen Bachelor- und Masterstudiengang an.

Pizzicato

Bayerische Staatsoper überträgt live im Internet

Die Bayerische Staatsoper ist anlässlich der Münchner Opernfestspiele 2017 live im Internet zu erleben, mit Vorstellungen, aber auch beim Geschehen hinter und rund um die Bühne.

NY Times

Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73

There was something unsettling about the 13-year-old violinist as he made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1956.

BBC.com

York plaque honour for John Barry, James Bond composer

A memorial plaque has been unveiled for composer John Barry, famous for his work on the James Bond films, Born Free and Out of Africa.

Twitter

HeidelbergerFrühling‏ @hdfruehling Whoop whoop! @bbcmusics’ TV documentary about @tquax & #daslied17 will be broadcasted on July 7th @BBCFOUR! http://bbc.in/2sP6rfz  @SealeTV

DeutschlandfunkMusik‏ @DLFMusik Wie gewinnt man Kinder, miteinander zu muszieren? Die Education-Profis des RSB wissen wie’s geht! Details auf @DLF

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