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31st March: Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled, Stuttgart opera restoration delayed, Radio France season

Tuesday 31st March '20

Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled due to coronavirusClassical music festival founded by Benjamin Britten will not go ahead for the first time in its 73-year history. The Aldeburgh festival is the latest cultural casualty of the …

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23rd April: Heather Harper obituary, Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike continues and Martin Böttcher has died aged 91

Tuesday 23rd April '19

Soprano Heather Harper has died aged 88 The soprano Heather Harper, who has died aged 88, was one of the best loved and most respected singers of her generation. She graced the concert and opera stages …

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15th December: MBE for paralysed violinist Rosemary Johnson, Cardiff to be named the UK’s first ‘music city’ and Death of tenor Bruce Rankin

Friday 15th December '17

In today's news: Alexander Liebreich named Chief Conductor of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and Alison Balsom appointed as artistic director of Cheltenham Music Festival. Also, the Berlin Philharmonic to form an amateur orchestra, tenor Bruce Rankin is …

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15th April: How Bizet’s Carmen became a male prostitute, censoring Valentina Lisitsa shames the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and can Classical Music Be Cool?

Wednesday 15th April '15

Classical Music News Guardian How Bizet's Carmen became a male prostitute What can Bizet’s great opera – and the globetrotting singers who perform it – tell us about our own disconnected lives? Playwright Simon Stephens on how the …

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Pianist, curator and commissioner Christina McMaster joins WildKat PR

Friday 30th January '15

The most recent addition to the WildKat PR client roster is none other than the highly innovative pianist, curator and commissioner Christina McMaster.Her continually growing reputation for bold and vivacious performances has allowed to her …

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26th May: Preview to NY Biennal, Arvo Pärt Project in D.C. & Richard Reed Parry’s first classical album

Monday 26th May '14

The GuardianNational Children's Orchestras faces fight over its musical soulPetition set up by parents and staff highlights discontent over actions of NCO board.The TelegraphHay Festival 2014: Schoenberg was a prophet in the wildernessJewish, Christian, German …

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1st August: Grimes at the Cinema, Floating Performers and Record Radio Audience Rise

Thursday 1st August '13

The New York Times Spotify Losses Grow, Despite Successful Expansion After five years, the streaming music service Spotify has established itself as a financial force in the music industry, with more than $500 million in revenue last …

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Raymond Yiu on Radio 4’s One to One

Wednesday 10th October '12

Yesterday, composer Raymond Yiu appeared on Radio 4’s One to One show with Kate Silverton to discuss his fear of failure, and how it has affected his work and adult life. Born and raised in …

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