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15th August: 30-year ‘Mozart 250’ project to start in 2015, The Nash Ensemble celebrates 50 years and Fringe Orchestra challenge: Ten days to make beautiful music

Friday 15th August 2014

Classical News

Classic FM

Epic 30-year ‘Mozart 250’ project starts in 2015

All the major works by Mozart will be performed in order to mirror the life of the great composer over a period of 30 years for a new project titled ‘Mozart 250’, launching in 2015.

Classical-Music.com

The Nash Ensemble celebrates 50 years

Free composer talks will feature in a special concert series.

BBC News Magazine

Fringe Orchestra Challenge: Ten days to make beautiful music

Musician Shaun Buswell likes a challenge. In 2012, he set himself the task of building an orchestra entirely composed of people he met on the London Underground and leading them to perform at a top London venue. This year he took the story of his Tube Orchestra Challenge to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and set himself a similar task.

Billboard

Record Industry Considering a Standard Global Album Release Day

The music industry is on the verge of adopting a global street date that could see all countries issuing new releases on a Friday, probably beginning a year from now, in July 2015, according to industry sources.

icareifyoulisten.com

Interview with Leon Fleisher

5 Questions to Leon Fleisher (Pianist and Conductor)

SWR

Brand im Stuttgarter Opernhaus

Im Opernhaus in Stuttgart hat es am Donnerstagabend gebrannt. Nach ersten Erkenntnissen der Polizei war das Feuer durch eine Explosion im Pyrotechnik-Schrank ausgelöst worden.

SVZ

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern gewährt erneut Extrahilfen für Theater

Jede Preissteigerung und jede Tariferhöhung verschärft die Geldnot der Theater im Nordosten. Die Kommunen als Träger sind meist blank und das Land will seine Zuschüsse nicht steigern. Doch es macht Ausnahmen – sofern die Gegenleistung stimmt.

Kulturnews

“Tonali” – Doku auf 3sat

Jugendliche, die ihr Leben der klassischen Musik verschreiben, zeigt die Dokumentation “Ciao Cello – Grand Prix der Cellisten” von Hans Treiber.

Twitter

London Symphony Orch: ‏@londonsymphony We’re at @bbcproms tomorrow. Anyone remember this incident from 40 years ago? http://life.royalalberthall.com/2014/08/07/how-i-saved-a-prom-patrick-mccarthys-famous-proms-rescue-of-7-august-1974/ …

Classical Music: ‏@ClassicalMusic_ NMC secures new funding from @esmeefairbairn as new chair takes post: http://ow.ly/AlNyl  @nmcrecordings #artsfunding

Classical Today: @ClassicalToday Three singers pull out of BBC Proms http://bit.ly/1t5IuIv 

 

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