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28th September: Schubertiade cancelled, Interview with Maurice Xiberras, Classic FM charity benefit from match-funding scheme

Monday 28th September '20

Schubertiade Schwarzenberg Hohenems abgesagtNach einigen Veranstaltungen Mitte Juli hat das Vorarlberger Musikfestival Schubertiade nun den für Anfang Oktober geplanten Konzert-Zyklus in Hohenems aufgrund von Reisewarnungen abgesagt. Zuvor hatte Deutschland wegen ansteigender Corona-Infektionen Vorarlberg zum Risikogebiet …

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8th August: This 10 year old Australian violin prodigy is so good you might cry. Steinway & Sons to be sold to Chinese investors?

Wednesday 8th August '18

In today's news: 10 year old Australian violin prodigy is so good you might cry. Stolen Violin Alert. The ‘Mozart effect’: Does listening to classical music make you smarter? Estonian young classical musician of the year …

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14th May: BBC Young Musician 2018, phones on in the orchestra, suffragette musical

Monday 14th May '18

In today's news: 16-year-old pianist wins BBC Young Musician 2018, BBC Philharmonic invites audiences to keep their phones on, forgotten suffragette is remembered in musical, Leonard Bernstein is remembered by Wachholtz Verlag in book, and Samuel …

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19th March: Beatles opera is coming to Melbourne, robots perform at SXSW and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Monday 19th March '18

In today's news: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Lars Vogt releases Beethoven's piano concertos, a Beatles opera is opening in Melbourne, Stuart Skelton replaces Anne Sofie Von Otter, robot band performs at SXSW, 90th anniversary …

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15th March: Opera North launches Orchestra Academy, Classical Music played in McDonalds, Compositions for dogs

Thursday 15th March '18

In today's news: Opera North launches Orchestra Academy, Classical Music is played in McDonalds to reduce crime, Opera is used to change perception of films, Ian Jackson composes for dogs, Fyfe and Iskra Strings release …

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14th March: Classic FM announces PlayStation Concert, Camden schools perform at RAM, African-American Double Bassist killed by bomb

Wednesday 14th March '18

In today's news: Classic FM announces PlayStation Concert, Camden Schools perform at RAM, Gramofy launches as free service, Sheku Kanneh-Mason releases album,Charles Hazlewood reflects on minimalism in music, African-American Double Bassist killed by package bomb …

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9th November: An interview with clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, rediscovery of lost Kurt Weill’s song, Menuhin Competition announces record-breaking applications

Thursday 9th November '17

In today's news: Creating a piano with electric paint, Hans Zimmer's fear of the stage, AudioCoin and its future in the music industry, Blockchain as the new P2P file sharing technology, The rise of mobile apps in …

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25th April: a 3D-printed arm for violist & free access to classical music for special card holders

Tuesday 25th April '17

In today’s news: Salomon Prize for Lennox Mackenzie, students at George Mason University in Virginia, US have created a 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old Isabella Nicola Cabrera to play the violin. The "Solistes Européens Luxembourg" …

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18th April: Classic FM’s Hall of Fame & the Return of Naïve Classique

Tuesday 18th April '17

In today's news: Candidates for the Philadelphia's Astral National Auditions are announced, the return of label Naïve Classique in the music world, and this year Classic FM Hall of Fame with popular composers. A 93 …

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24th March: ‘Copenhagen Phil’ fights for survival & Jonathan Dove named as VOCES8 associate composer

Friday 24th March '17

In today's news: Jonathan Dove announced as VOCES8 associate composer, Andrés Orozco-Estrada extends his contract, 'Copenhagen Phil' fights for survival, Neoclassicim music and anti-romanticism, new Rundfunk Symphony director Vladimir Jurowski wants more Mahler concerts, Concerto …

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