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2nd December: Esa-Pekka Salonen, latest Google doodle, and music for young ears

Monday 2nd December '13

BBC NewsEsa-Pekka Salonen: 10 tips to becoming a conductorEsa-Pekka Salonen's career took off when he stood in at the last minute for a sick conductor when he was just 25. Almost 25 years later, he was recently …

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12th September: Abbado cancels Japan concerts, Brokeback Mountain Opera and a new study on performance-impairing pain

Thursday 12th September '13

Arts Beat, New York TimesAbbado, Blaming Health Problem, Cancels Plans for Japan ConcertsCiting ill health, Italian conductor Claudio Abbado has canceled plans for a series of concerts in Japan with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra — including one …

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12th April: Concertgebouw, David Mitchell and Julia Lezhneva

Friday 12th April '13

The GuardianHappy 125th birthday, ConcertgebouwAmsterdam's world-class orchestra and concert hall celebrate their 125th anniversary this week. Tom Service explains why the hall's famously perfect acoustics create unexpected challenges for its players. The GuardianRPS awards: Stockhausen's helicopters …

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25th May: The International Wimbledon Music Festival, King Priam and Anne-Sophie Mutter

Friday 25th May '12

The TelegraphOnline piano star Valentina Lisitsa gets Royal Albert Hall debutYouTube star and and virtuoso pianist Valentina Lisitsa signs record deal and will play a concert at the Royal Albert Hall.Jessica DuchenA Music World FairThis …

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