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The Independent
Showman Gerry Cottle was dragged to see the latest production of ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ and had an epiphany.
Classic FM
Viola tennis racket is ‘the ultimate viola joke’
Viola tennis anyone? A new video has emerged offering a different way to conceive the string instrument during the summer months.
The Guardian
Maxwell Davies: ‘The best way to get people to the festival was to involve their children’
The St Magnus festival celebrated Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ 80th at a special concert involving the local community and Max’s compositions for children.
The Guardian
Symphony guide: Knussen’s Third
Knussen’s third symphony is only 15 minutes in length but it covers a massive musical and emotional spectrum.
Classic FM
Child drummer plays stunning solo with orchestra: video
The video, posted by a Facebook user called Fabio Ibrahim El Khoury (though the origin of the video is unknown), has been shared over 150,000 times.
Klassik.com
Mitbegründer des Festivals Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad gestorben
Der künstlerische Leiter und Mitbegründer des Festivals Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Thierry Scherz, ist laut einer Mitteilung des Veranstalters verstorben. Informationen der Berner Zeitung zufolge nahm sich Scherz am 1. Juli in Wien das Leben. Er hinterlässt Frau und zwei Kinder.
Klassik.com
Rundfunkchor Berlin streikt für Tarifvertrag
Der Berliner Rundfunkchor ist erstmals in seiner Geschichte in einem zeitlich unbefristeten Streik getreten. Die Sänger protestieren damit gegen die Ablehnung eines ausgearbeiteten Tarifvertrags durch das Kuratorium der Rundfunkorchester und -chöre GmbH (ROC).
La Nazione
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Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutti at the English National Opera
Photograph: Mike Hoban