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18th September – 24th September: Choral Music Sales Rise 700%, Vogler and Oberlinger Receive Order of Merit, The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Orchestra Receives $2.1M for EDI Efforts

Friday 24th September '21

Presto Music Reports 700% Year on Year Rise in Choral Music SalesPresto Music has reported a 700% year-on-year rise in choral music sales for July 2021, suggesting the imminent return of choirs post-lockdown. Choral music sales …

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Concert film starring actor Bill Murray and cellist Jan Vogler gets selected for the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival

Thursday 10th June '21

The feature-length concert film which was formed from an enchanting musical friendship between Murray and Vogler, ‘NEW WORLDS: THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION’ has been selected for the 74th iteration of the annual Cannes Film Festival, …

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1st November: programme for London Contemporary Music Festival 2017 announced, Michael Tilson Thomas set to leave San Francisco Symphony and a new concert hall for Munich

Wednesday 1st November '17

In today's Classical news, the programme for the London Contemporary Music Festival 2017 is announced, a virtual museum about some of the UK’s most important musical instruments is now live, Michael Tilson Thomas will leave San Francisco …

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5th July: Moritzburg Festival starts today & Unesco chair for musicology Weimar/Jena inaugurated

Wednesday 5th July '17

In today's news: Euphonium player mixes it with a sax mouthpiece, and Spotify and Apple Music jumped by more than 69% subscribers in the US during first half of the year. Moritzburg Festival close to …

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22nd October: The Death of Klinghoffer protests, 10 changes to make classical concerts more modern, Joanna Lumley sets Christmas poems to classical music, New York philharmonic gives Frank Huang weeklong concertmaster trial

Wednesday 22nd October '14

The GuardianWe took four New Yorkers to The Death of Klinghoffer: what was their verdict?On Monday night, hundreds of people protested outside the Met opera that Klinghoffer was antisemitic. So what was our panel’s take?The …

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