18th February: Borletti-Buitoni Trust awards, Netherlands Violin Competition & Flipside Opera
Thursday 18th February '16
Classical News In today’s news, Classical Music Magazine reports that Borletti-Buitoni Trust awards winners 2016 have been announced, Michael Foyle wins 2016 Netherlands Violin Competition & Black Violin breaking stereotypes about classical music. Also, Flipside Opera …
ReadMozart/ Salieri: Genius & Envy
Tuesday 16th February '16
Much has been made of the Mozart / Salieri rivalry, most famously in Milos Forman’s 1984 film Amadeus. Last Friday, The Prague Post revealed that a long-lost collaboration between the composers has been discovered by …
Read15th February: ENO artistic director, ICMA General Assembly & joint Mozart/ Salieri composition
Monday 15th February '16
In today's news, the new artistic director at ENO will face some hard decisions and the ICMA held its General Assembly at the Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. Also, Downton Abbey has been named …
Read31st January: The debate on classical continues, Mozart vs Salieri, and Dave Mustaine to perform with San Diego Symphony
Friday 31st January '14
Classic FM OnlineMegadeth's Dave Mustaine to be guest soloist with San Diego SymphonyThe guitarist with heavy metal band Megadeth, Dave Mustaine, will take centre stage in a concert with the San Diego Symphony OrchestraEric Whitacre …
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