15th October: Spontaneous hymn, Charlotte Church, and Yamaha unveils new instruments
Tuesday 15th October '13
The TelegraphGroup perfoms Icelandic hymn in German train stationYouTube video shows Icelandic indie-folk group spontaneously burst into song in Wuppertal station, west Germany Charlotte Church: female pop stars told 'take clothes off, show you're an adult' Charlotte …
ReadOctober 10th: Traditional media and young people, Breaking Bad as opera, and women in classical music
Thursday 10th October '13
The Guardian BuzzFeed president: 'We feel strongly that traditional media have given up on young people' Jon Steinberg tells MIPCOM audience that his site is 'bringing more hard news on a relative basis than a lot of …
ReadOctober 7th: Pavarotti Takeover, final applause for Osmo Vanska, and Mediaeval Baebes
Monday 7th October '13
Classic FM OnlineClassic FM's Pavarotti Takeover Weekend, 5-6 October 2013This weekend gone by, it was Pavarotti all the way as Classic FM paid the tenor a special tributeInquirer EntertainmentA personal journey with classical musicThe Philippine …
Read4 October: Andris Nelsons leaves CBSO and opinion on the Classic BRITs
Friday 4th October '13
Classical Music MagazineBoston-bound Andris Nelsons to leave CBSO in 2015 ‘with heavy heart’Andris Nelsons is to leave the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in summer 2015 ‘with an extremely heavy heart’, having decided that his …
Read27th 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 …
Read11th October: Beethoven Fun Run, Wine on Classical Radio, and Verdi on Film
Thursday 11th October '12
Classic FMExclusive featurette from Dustin Hoffman's new movie 'Quartet'To celebrate Giuseppe Verdi's birthday, Classic FM brings you the first look at a featurette from the new film directed by Dustin Hoffman and starring Dame Maggie Smith, …
Read2nd October: Modern Music, Maxwell Davies, and No Minnesota Orchestra.
Tuesday 2nd October '12
GramophoneAlexandre Bloch wins 2012 Donatella Flick-LSO Conducting CompetitionYoung French conductor receives £15,000 and a one-year assistant conductor position with the LSOClassic FMBryn Terfel to perform with Melbourne Symphony OrchestraWelsh singer Bryn Terfel will perform with …
Read18th September: Mid-air Musicians, Children Composers, and Performing Puppets.
Tuesday 18th September '12
The TelegraphStockhausen’s Mittwoch Aus Licht:Opera with real altitudeIt has musicians in helicopters and in mid-air, seagull noises and a camel. Neil McCormick looks forward to Stockhausen's Mittwoch Aus Licht in Birmingham.Classic FMHallé Orchestra teams up …
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