16th September: No end to Minnesota Orchestra dispute and classical music 11.6 billion miles away on Voyager spacecraft
Monday 16th September '13
The TelegraphWhy music is good for the heartDoctors have discovered what music-lovers always guessed – music touches places nothing else can reach. Serbian Professor Deljanin discovered a 19% improvement in a vital bit of heart tissue …
Read20th June: La Scala, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Gustavo Dudamel
Wednesday 20th June '12
The TelegraphLa Scala opera house stars take 10pc pay cut amid Italian austerityIt may not quiet make it The Beggar's Opera, but Italy's famed La Scala is to cut the salaries of its top directors, …
Read9th May: RPS Awards announced, Stephen Barlow and Riccardo Muti
Wednesday 9th May '12
TelegraphComposer threatens to withdraw tax after latest opera rejectedMichael Nyman, who has worked as a film composer for 30 years, complained he had proposed to stage a work in Covent Garden but had been rejected.Classical …
Read24th Feb: Metropolitan Opera next season, Kurt Masur and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Friday 24th February '12
NY Times What Happens in Vegas Will Also Happen at the Met Next SeasonLook for Vegas flash at the Metropolitan Opera next season.Kay Davis, Coloratura, Soared in Wordless Songs, Dies at 91“She was a classically trained coloratura,” …
Read13th Feb: Grammy Awards 2012, Gustavo Dudamel, the Mahler Project and Schubert’s 200-year-old musical puzzle
Monday 13th February '12
LA TimesGrammy Awards 2012: Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic winThe first Grammy win in Dudamel's careerL.A Philharmonic heads to Venezuela with hopes, fearsThe orchestra's outreach and Mahler performance trip to Gustavo Dudamel's native country has great …
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