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10th February: Brainwave created compositions, classical music at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony, and WildKat PR are hiring

Monday 10th February '14

WildKat PRJoin the WildKat PR team in London!WildKat PR are looking for a new Account Manager to join the lovely WildKat PR London team…BBC NewsHow to compose classical music with your brainwavesProfessor at Plymouth University …

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29th January: Another stolen Stradivarius, Man dressed as Mozart for Super Bowl media, and string quartet pecking order revealed

Wednesday 29th January '14

BBC NewsHidden hierarchy in string quartets revealedScientists have come up with a way to reveal the pecking order within a string quartetMilwaukee Journal Sentinel'Priceless' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in MilwaukeeA 300-year-old Stradivarius violin …

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27th January: Boy with no arms plays trumpet, Classical Grammy Award winners, and challenging ‘fat lady sings’ parody

Monday 27th January '14

BBC NewsOrchestras 'still hostile to women'Although there are hundreds of female musicians, very few orchestras have female directors and conductorsLimelight MagazineClassical Grammy Awards 2014Australian Chamber Orchestra and Dawn Upshaw head the impressive list of this …

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7th January: Rare Beethoven manuscript for Auction, Guardian to raise cover price, and ‘H2Orchestra’ performance

Tuesday 7th January '14

New York TimesA Page of Beethoven May Fetch More Than $200,000A rare Beethoven manuscript — actually, a leaf from a late-period sketchbook that the composer apparently tore out and carried in his pocket while composing …

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16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines

Monday 16th December '13

GramophoneTaylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony OrchestraThe singer-songwriter makes a birthday giftThe Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …

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10th December: Audience boos La Traviata, the question of sacred music, and flash mob

Tuesday 10th December '13

The Guardian Polish tenor hits back after a 'fanatical minority' boos La Scala production Piotr Beczala says he will not take another role in Italy after section of audience boos new production of La TraviataLimelight MagazineWhat's the …

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26th November: Sculpting a new Southbank, Cricket ‘choir’, and Chaos for Rome Opera

Tuesday 26th November '13

Classic FM OnlineCricket 'choir' sounds like human voicesA 'choir of crickets' that sounds like humans singing has divided the critics after a Soundcloud clip has surfaced onlineNational Youth Orchestra of Great Britain announces 2014 playersFollowing …

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22nd November: Eric Whitacre with Pentatonix, Tom Hodge on Collaboration, and the American Stradivarius

Friday 22nd November '13

Classic FM OnlineEric Whitacre to work with Pentatonix?The choral composer met the 'Daft Punk' singers in London, discussing the possibility of working togetherHuffington PostTom Hodge On The Nature Of CollaborationComposer and Pianist Tom Hodge examines …

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