November 7th: $20,000 prize for dramatic sopranos, child composer tops classical charts & Gergiev defends himself in new statement
Thursday 7th November '13
LimelightElizabeth Connell bequeaths $20,000 prize for dramatic sopranosThe late, great soprano, Elizabeth Connell, has bequeathed enough money in her Will to fund a $20,000 prize in her name especially for dramatic sopranos. The inaugural competition …
Read5th November: Ancient flute discovered, Peter Tatchell disrupts LSO concert and is 1D’s Niall Horan a failed classical musician?
Tuesday 5th November '13
United Press InternationalAncient bone flute suggests 9000 year old music tradition in ChinaThree flutes made from bird bones found in an tomb in central China are evidence remote ancestors played music long before they could …
Read22nd October: Stolen Stradivarius up for auction and Brooklyn Philharmonic in financial difficulty
Tuesday 22nd October '13
Guardian Stradivarius offered by thieves for £100 could fetch £2m at auctionA stolen Stradivarius that once belonged to Min-Jin Kym has been recovered and will be auctioned at Tarisio auction house in December. Thieves once tried to …
Read14th October: LGBT rights protesters at Carnegie Hall, soaring violin prices and Gramophone sold
Monday 14th October '13
New York TimesGay Rights Protests Follow Gergiev to Carnegie HallGay rights advocates protested against a performance of the Mariinsky Orchestra led by Valery Gergiev outside Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. There was heckling inside the …
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