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7th March: Opera composer Robert Ashley has died, community saves orchestra, and music sales in Germany rise

Friday 7th March '14

Twinsburg BulletinOrchestra may face uphill battle attracting youthParker Perry on the difficulties of attracting young people to classical music performancesSan Fransisco CBS LocalCommunity Rallies To Save Peninsula Symphony After EmbezzlementSan Mateo – The Peninsula Symphony is …

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14th February: Hidden sheet music discovered, NME sales fall below 20,000, and ‘First Flute’ Internet Instruction Series

Friday 14th February '14

Classic FM OnlineAlfie Boe and friends unite for Parkinson's concertComedy duo Armstrong & Miller are set to reform for charity concert in London's Royal Albert Hall in June, performing alongside a host of classical stars …

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6th December: Nelson Mandela, Sergei Filin attack, and composer wins $100,000 prize

Friday 6th December '13

Slipped DiscNelson Mandela’s classical pianistOne of Mandela's closest friends was pianist Harold Ruben who refused to play in front of segregated audiences in South Africa before moving to London to teach at the Royal College of …

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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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