10th September: Proms, profits and new productions
Monday 10th September '12
Classic FMFungus makes violins sound 'like Stradivarius'The tone of a Stradivarius violin can be achieved on new violins by treating the wood with a particular fungus, a study has shown.Paul Mealor: composers can do "anything …
Read16th July: Elitism, Underground Orchestras and a Vivaldi Discovery
Monday 16th July '12
Newstatesman Classical Music should be about more than elite parties and Private Schools “Exclusion in the classical music world stretches far beyond race” Andrew Mellor explores the existing tensions in the world of classical music.Arts Journal- Slipped …
Read9th July: Cinematic Opera, Words for Gershwin, and Brynfest
Monday 9th July '12
The TelegraphWhat Cinematic Opera Means for the Real ThingThere are drastically changing patterns of demand in the opera world: Opera audiences outside London are increasingly elderly, and no amount of proselytising in schools or groovy …
Read3rd July: Richard Rodney Bennett, the London Philharmonic and John Cage
Tuesday 3rd July '12
The TelegraphLondon Symphony Orchestra to play piece created by computer program IamusComputer program Imaus has created works of music so successful that world-class performers such as the London Symphony Orchestra have agreed to perform them.The …
Read25th June: Bernard Haitink, Glyndebourne and Gus Christie
Monday 25th June '12
The TelegraphInterview with composer Heiner GoebbelsHeiner Goebbels has transformed Henry Thoreau's ideas into music for the UK premier of Walden as part of the London 2012 festival.The GuardianGlyndebourne and Figaro: a perfect marriageThe son of …
Read22nd June: David Greilsammer, El Sistema and Gustavo Dudamel
Friday 22nd June '12
The TelegraphDamon Albarn interview: the magic and mystery of Dr DeeDamon Albarn and Rufus Norris have let the subject of their opera Dr Dee - part of London 2012 Festival - become an obsession, says …
Read15th June: Jose Antonio Abreu, Anna Netrebko and Missy Mazzoli
Friday 15th June '12
The GuardianJosé Antonio Abreu on Venezuela's El Sistema miracleIn a rare interview, José Antonio Abreu talks about his passion for Venezuela's extraordinary musical programme that gives children a route out of poverty.BBC Music MagazineAnna Netrebko and …
Read8th May: Mariss Jansons, the ‘War Requiem’ and Noah Stewart
Tuesday 8th May '12
The TelegraphJazz is celebrated by the stars of music and filmJazz was celebrated across America yesterday by cultural icons as diverse as film stars Morgan Freedman and Robert de Niro, soul singer Stevie Wonder and …
Read20th April: BBC Proms 2012, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra & My Fair Lady
Friday 20th April '12
The IndependentAn inventive addition to the Proms: Wallace promises a grand day outMulti-talented Wallace is turning his hand to composing, with a new commission for this year's Proms.The GuardianProms 2012 celebrates best of Britain - …
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