BACKIn today’s news: The eight semi-finalists selected for the inaugural Charles Wadsworth Piano Competition (CWPC) have been announced and the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has appointed Rebecca Tong as its new junior fellow in conducting, a role commencing in September. Also, San Diego Symphony taps Rafael Payare as Music Director and the Austrian music magazine (ÖMZ) will cease publication.
International Piano
Inaugural Wadsworth Piano Competition semi-finalists announced
The eight semi-finalists selected for the inaugural Charles Wadsworth Piano Competition (CWPC) have been announced.
Music Teacher
RNCM appoints Rebecca Tong as junior conducting fellow
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has appointed Rebecca Tong as its new junior fellow in conducting, a role commencing in September.
Classic FM
Why do orchestras have so many violins?
We’re so used to seeing a symphony orchestra packed with violinists that we don’t even think to question it anymore. But have orchestras always had so many violins? And why do they need them?
Music Business Worldwide
What the Grammys must learn from the Brits: when you make a mistake, don’t dawdle – fix it
It’s been just over two weeks since the US music business’s biggest night, The Grammys, took place in New York City. The subsequent period has been soundtracked by aggrieved voices making their annoyance felt over the event’s myriad failures.
NPR Music
Classical Music’s Greatest Love Stories, On And Offstage
“The thing about fictional love stories in music is that, especially in opera, most of them end very badly, you know, with the lovers singing heartrending arias just before they die,” says Miles Hoffman, The American Chamber Players founder and violinist and professor at the Schwob School of Music. “But in real life, there have been tons of musical couples who’ve fallen in love and lived happily ever after — or at least happily for a long while.”
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San Diego Symphony taps Rafael Payare as Music Director
The San Diego Symphony today announced that Rafael Payare will become the orchestra’s next an 13th Music Director. Payare will begin a four-year contract immediately, serving as Music Director Designate for the first year, and begin the role of Music Director on July 1, 2019.
Klassik.com
Österreichische Musikzeitschrift wird eingestell
Die Österreichische Musikzeitschrift (ÖMZ) wird zum Ende des laufenden Monats eingestellt. Das Fachmagazin für Musik hatte sich über Jahrzehnte einen festen Platz in der Landschaft musikwissenschaftlicher und musikjournalistischer Periodika gesichert.
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Gewerkschaften: Theater und Orchester auf Dauer sichern
Zur Zukunftssicherung der Theater und Orchester in Schleswig-Holstein haben Arbeitnehmervertreter und Gewerkschaften eine stärkere politische und finanzielle Unterstützung angemahnt.
Musik Heute
Maifestspiele Wiesbaden mit “Traum voll Lust und Freude”
Die Internationalen Maifestspiele in Wiesbaden starten in diesem Jahr mit der Oper “Ein Maskenball” von Giuseppe Verdi ihr Programm. Das Festival läuft vom 30. April bis Ende Mai und steht unter dem Motto “Ein Traum voll Lust und Freude”, wie das Staatstheater am Dienstag mitteilte.
Platea Magazine
El Teatro Real de Madrid sube a escena “Street Scene” de Kurt Weill
Cinco primeras funciones, del 13 al 18 de febrero, darán lugar al estreno en el Teatro Real de Street Scene, ópera de Kurt Weill, para repetirse más tarde en otras cinco funciones desde el 26 de mayo al 1 de junio.
NCEM @yorkearlymusic: Young composers, only 3 days left to register for the 2018 NCEM Young Composers Award with @BBCRadio3 and @ecse1610 . Performance @TurnerSims Don’t miss it! Deadline Friday 16 February http://www.ncem.co.uk/composersaward2018 … …
Image: Rebecca Tong © Rhinegold Publishing