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23rd April: Heather Harper obituary, Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike continues and Martin Böttcher has died aged 91

Tuesday 23rd April '19

Soprano Heather Harper has died aged 88 The soprano Heather Harper, who has died aged 88, was one of the best loved and most respected singers of her generation. She graced the concert and opera stages …

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25th March: Einaudi’s new album tops charts, Britten-Pears Foundation and Snape Maltings merge, and Pablo Anson wins Vienna Film Music Prize

Monday 25th March '19

Ludovico Einaudi releases fastest-streamed classical album of all time Ludovico Einaudi today hits the top spot of the UK classical chart with his new album Seven Days Walking: Day One which has become the fastest-streamed classical …

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2nd February: Wigmore Hall season launch, NYCGB Chief Executive Search, and Queer Talk

Thursday 2nd February '17

In today’s Classical News, Wigmore Hall announces their 2017/18 season, and NYCGB search for their first Chief Executive. In Suffolk a new exhibition, 'Queer Talk: Homosexuality In Britten’s Britain', is inaugurated today.   In Nantes, toddlers are …

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27th July: National Youth Choir to embark on first China tour, Pavarotti’s widow tells Trump to stop using Nessun Dorma & new concert hall for Gstaad Menuhin Festival

Wednesday 27th July '16

Classical News In our news today, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain will embark on its first tour to China in August, Pavarotti’s widow tells Trump to stop using Nessun Dorma at rallies, and Sir …

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15th May: Arts Against Alzheimer’s, Beyond Barbican and a Tartan Takeover

Wednesday 15th May '13

The Guardian Staging of Stockhausen's helicopter string quartet scores key prize Royal Philharmonic Society praises rare performance of Mittwoch aus Licht by Birmingham Opera Company The Telegraph Singing in English: It's harder than you thinkRupert Christiansen visits The Association …

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