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11th March: Newcastle choir sings female composer’s music for the first time in centuries; Brits twice as likely to recognise male composers, and Michael Gielen obituary

Monday 11th March '19

Medieval music by a 14th-century female composer is being heard for the first time in 600 years Last weekend, the Newcastle-based choir Schola Cantorum sang a rare liturgy that hasn’t been heard in public for almost …

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25th July: Barbican autumn season announced. Netrebko and Gergiev to star at Bayreuther Festspiele 2019.

Wednesday 25th July '18

In today's news: Netrebko and Gergiev to star at Bayreuther Festspiele 2019. Profile of the Salzburger Festspiele. Barbican autumn season announced. Josie Lawrence joins bill of Ten Pieces Prom for classical music education. Bayreuth for Dummies: …

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9th July: Honorary scholarships awarded at Royal Academy. Sheku Kanneh-Mason holds Classic fm no.1 for seventh week. Cecilia Bartoli to perform La Cenerentola.

Monday 9th July '18

In today's news:  EU vote a "sad day" for music. Honorary scholarships awarded at Royal Academy of Music. Sheku Kanneh-Mason holds Classic FM no. 1 for seventh week in a row. Free version of Sibelius …

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27th June: Guadagnini violin sold for record price. New managing director for Southbank Sinfonia

Wednesday 27th June '18

In today's news: Guadagnini violin sold for record price. New managing director for London Southbank Sinfonia. Music creators urged to fight for their rights. Fund to help Coventry's arts organisations to prepare to become City …

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24th April: First Livestream from Sistine Chapel, Eu investigates Apple’s Shazam acquisition, Met Museum reopens music galleries

Tuesday 24th April '18

In today's news: Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia perform for the Pope, The Phantom of the Opera score big at West End Eurovision 2018,  EU to investigate Apple’s purchase of Shazam, Daniel Barenboim returned his Echo-Awards, …

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13th April: St John’s impending closure, RPO honour victims of Gallipoli, and updates on James Levine’s lawsuit

Friday 13th April '18

In today's news: St John's cash reserves are running out, RPO honour victims of Gallipoli, Director of the Berlin Volksbühne gives up his post, James Levine attempts to restore his reputation while lawsuit carries on, "Europäische Wochen" …

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18th October: conductor David Heusel dies of unknown causes, Streetwise Opera announces 15th anniversary opera

Wednesday 18th October '17

In today’s news: conductor David Heusel dies of unknown causes, aged 60; composer Karol Beffa is honoured with the Grand Prix SACEM for symphonic music. Streetwise Opera announces 15th anniversary opera, Komische Oper Berlin turns 70. The …

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#vlogtober 15th, Madrid Piano Project

Thursday 15th October '15

Yesterday in Madrid, eight pianos were placed in different spots about the city for everyone to play.The initiative was taken in connection with a concert by Ukrainian pianist Stanislav Khristenko at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, …

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14th November: The end for Luxury piano maker Pleyel, Stephen Waarts, and “Unsound” documentary

Thursday 14th November '13

Global PostFrench luxury piano maker Pleyel plays its final notesTop-end French piano maker Pleyel, whose instruments were used by the likes of Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt, announced Wednesday it will end production …

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27th September: Renée Fleming on Letterman, Gerard Mortier, and Inflatable Concert Hall

Friday 27th September '13

Classical Music MagazineProtest disrupts Met’s Eugene Onegin first nightThe Metropolitan Opera’s season-opening production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin on 23 September was disrupted briefly by a lone protester urging the house and its cast to take a public stand against …

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