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24th May: Embryos receive private concert, National Sawdust celebrates women and gender equality, JAM on the Marsh

Thursday 24th May '18

In today's news: Sharon Corr performs for only embryos, Bavarian State Opera hosts 'From the House of the Dead,' National Sawdust celebrates Hildegard Month, Daniel Hyde becomes new Music Director of Kings College Cambridge, Pianist Siegfried …

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10th February: RSNO journeys to US, teachers battle low tuition fees, and new technologies emerge

Friday 10th February '17

In today's news, the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland announces their 2017 season based on the americas, and music teachers worry that tuition fees can't keep up with cost of living. At the last minute …

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23th May: Toronto Symphony Orchestra faces jeopardy, Calidore String Quartet wins chamber music prize & Valery Gergiev honoured

Monday 23rd May '16

Classical News In our news today, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra faces triple jeopardy, discord revealed as Theodore Kuchar leaves the Fresno Philharmonic, and new transgender choruses are springing up in North Carolina. Also, the Calidore String …

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3rd of August: bassoon part as the “endangered species” instruments, work of the artistic director Tom Morris, Johannes Zeinler winner of the St. Albans International Organ Competition and Roy Haynes “greatest living jazz drummer”

Monday 3rd August '15

Classical News In today's news the Guardian reports on how the bassoon is being considered as an "engandered species". The Occupy the Pianos Festival opens at St John’s Smith Square and artistic director Tom Morris explains …

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19th March: ‘There is no such thing as classical music anymore’ says Julian Lloyd Webber, Sergei Diaghilev was born today, RSNO announces 125th anniversary season

Thursday 19th March '15

Classical News The TimesThere’s no such thing as classical music any more — Lloyd WebberThe term “classical music” should be dropped according to Julian Lloyd Webber, the cellist, who said it was an “almost irrelevant” way …

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2nd October: Trouble at the Rome Opera, possible downgrade of Metropolitan credit rating, CBSO centre reopens & interview with André Rieu

Thursday 2nd October '14

Classical News TelegraphPeter Oundjian: from injury to triumphThe Royal Scottish National Orchestra chief tells John Allison how, out of his failing skills as a violinist, he became one of the world's top conductorsA shock resignation shows …

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21st March: An Edinburgh Symphony, Carnegie Hall Renovation and Music Playing Mice

Thursday 21st March '13

The Guardian Tod Machover: how to crowdsource a symphony Can music repair damaged tissue? Is it possible to hear it through another person's ears? If anyone knows, it's Tod Machover. As he prepares to create an innovative …

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Classical Music News- 2nd November

Wednesday 2nd November '11

Every day the WildKat team scan the newspapers and blogs online to bring you a digested list of the day’s classical music.Jessica Duchen’s BlogArtists against racism.EUAndras Schiff tells me that following my interview with him about …

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