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3rd December: André Rieu donation, Beethoven Year, French cultural industries

Tuesday 3rd December '19

André Rieu donates £360k to provide music lessons for 1,000 childrenAndré Rieu has donated €425,000 (£360,000) to provide music lessons for 1,000 children living in his hometown in the Netherlands. The Dutch violinist and conductor …

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#vlogtober 27th, Beethoven’s 9th flash mob

Tuesday 27th October '15

The film 'Following the Ninth', is a documentary exploring the worldwide cultural and political influence of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. 'Ode to Joy' has inspired flash mob performances by musicians in countries around the world. There …

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ACCENTUS Music completes trailer for new release

Monday 2nd April '12

Leading up to their next major release, ACCENTUS Music has published a trailer available to view on YouTube. The production, Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra performing Bruckner’s 5th Symphony, is the latest in …

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3rd February – The search for the a record-breaking bass plus Philip Glass’ 9th Symphony

Friday 3rd February '12

GramophoneSoprano Angela Meade Wins Beverly Sills Artist Award .Metropolitan Opera grant is worth $50,000.Stanford Concerto Orchestration To Be Premiered.Violin concerto no. 2 will be heard for the first time with orchestra at Durham Cathedral.The TelegraphAlan …

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ACCENTUS DVD nominated for BBC Music Magazine award – Voting opens today

Friday 13th January '12

BBC Music Magazine has nominated the ACCENTUS Music recording of Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra performing Mahler’s 9th Symphony for its prestigious award. The winner is decided online by the public – click …

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13th January – Brahms discovery, Anthony Hopkins and Mark-Anthony Turnage

Friday 13th January '12

The TimesMark-Anthony Turnage: A Constant Obsession.Geoff Brown finds 'these Turnage premiere recordings of recent works bouncing along in superb sound; superb artistry too, with pungent playing from Chamber Domaine, conducted by Thomas Kemp'.The IndependentAnthony Hopkins: …

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