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22nd January: BOZAR damaged by large fire, Choral and orchestral music for the first time in summer, Ebene Quartet to lead chamber music group in Munich

Friday 22nd January '21

BOZAR damaged by large fireThe Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels (BOZAR) has been damaged after a large fire.The fire started on the centre’s roof on Monday afternoon. Around 100 firefighters worked to contain the …

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22nd July: Scientists to assess spread of COVID-19 at live concert, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra perform with video Conductor, Destruction of Nantes Cathedral Organ

Wednesday 22nd July '20

Scientists invite 4,000 music fans to a live concert to assess spread of coronavirusScientists are giving volunteers tracking devices and bottles of fluorescent disinfectant to monitor how COVID-19 may spread – and could be prevented …

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12th February: Angela Hewitt’s unique piano destroyed, Fire in record production plant, Netrebko wins Polar Music Prize

Wednesday 12th February '20

Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by moversA unique piano which was treasured by the Canadian virtuoso Angela Hewitt as her “best friend” was broken beyond repair when it was dropped by specialist instrument movers.The …

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17th May: PRS for Music’s new CEO, BBC NOW announces 2019/20 season and an appeal is launched for Notre-Dame donations

Friday 17th May '19

PRS for Music announces new CEO Andrea C. Martin has been appointed chief executive of PRS for Music and will take up the position on 17 June.Martin has worked for a diverse range of data-focused and subscription-based organisations …

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26th April: Notre Dame organ unharmed in fire, Isata Kanneh-Mason signs with Decca and Lorenzo Viotti takes up conducting position at Netherlands Philharmonic and Dutch National Opera

Friday 26th April '19

Notre Dame organ 'unharmed' in fire After last week’s fire that ripped through the roof of the Notre Dame, many musicians were nervously awaiting news regarding the state of the 8,000-pipe organ.The cathedral's many famous organists include …

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16th April: Parisians sing ‘Ave Maria’ outside Notre-Dame Cathedral, further line-up announced for Sound Unbound and Munich celebrates 100 years of Weinberg

Tuesday 16th April '19

Crowd sings ‘Ave Maria’ outside burning Notre-Dame Cathedral to honour its legacy Last night (Monday 15 April), a fire broke out at the Notre-Dame de Paris, devastating the 12th-century structure.Firefighters rushed to try to contain the blaze, which …

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6th November: Lifelong benefits of music lessons, Instrument Museum Destroyed, and Video Game music concerts

Wednesday 6th November '13

MashablePitchfork to Launch Magazine-Style App 'Pitchfork Weekly'Online music publication Pitchfork will launch its first mobile app in November, the company revealed exclusively to Mashable. Dubbed Pitchfork Weekly, the magazine-style app will be available on iOS at launch before …

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