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11th November: Chopin Competition to be streamed in Virtual Reality, An Imperfect Birthday for Leopold Mozart, Three Frenchmen in the semi-finals of the Long Thibaud Crespin Competition

Monday 11th November '19

Chopin Competition to be streamed in Virtual RealityThe International Fryderyk Chopin Competition has announced a series of technological advances for the broadcasting of its 18th edition in October 2020In an event hosted by the Chopin …

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21st August: ‘Funding crisis’ poses serious threat to A-level music and languages. First opera short film in Virtual Reality 

Tuesday 21st August '18

In today's news: ‘Funding crisis’ poses serious threat to A-level music and languages. 'He is a true pioneer and visionary': Sony/ATV and Stellar Songs sign Octavian. An antique machine plays THREE violins at once and …

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Welcome Korean Cultural Centre!

Friday 20th April '18

– “Artistic work is only a pretext for becoming free, and it may be that it is not completely possible in this world to have freedom. In art and in fiction, I can do what …

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19th December: Wexford Festival Opera confirms 2018 programme, Maria João Pires announces her retirement from performing and VR defines the future of music

Tuesday 19th December '17

In today's news: Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is one of the brightest young stars in classical music; Leeds International Piano announces 68 pianists for the first round of the competition, Virtual Reality and the future of music. Also, musicians, music therapists …

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6th November: classical music, pets and fireworks, Chopin’s death riddle and the German Film Music Award

Monday 6th November '17

In today’s classical news: classical music calms pets scared of fireworks, scientists solve the riddle of Chopin's early death, Brit Trust reaches £20m milestone. VR demonstrates what music feels like to a deaf person. Das Berliner …

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6th September: The Royal Opera House to reintroduce Proms concerts

Wednesday 6th September '17

In today's news: The Royal Opera House to reintroduce Proms concerts, the Philharmonia Orchestra to release its second piece of Virtual Reality content, and Facebook offers ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ to labels and publishers …

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23rd December: Apple Music’s new feature, Facebook to make its own original music & WMG partners with MelodyVR

Friday 23rd December '16

Classical News In our last classical news round-up of the year, Apple Music introduced a new feature to sort classical music by composer, allowing music in a user's library to be more organised. BBC Music Magazine …

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9th August: Silent orchestra at Times Square, virtual reality & money for diversity in the arts sector

Tuesday 9th August '16

Classical News In our news today, a silent orchestra will perform at Times Square in New York City, orchestras embrace virtual reality & the Arts Council England is awarding a total of £5.3m to 40 organisations …

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