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In today’s news, the results of Sound and Music’s Composer Commissioning Survey are revealed, Royal Scottish National Orchestra relocates to Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, ‘La Marseillaise’ is played around the World and Sebastian Schwartz is appointed general director at Glyndebourne. Also, the winners of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards are announced
Classical Music Magazine
Sound and Music survey highlights problems faced by composers
The results of Sound and Music’s Composer Commissioning Survey 2015 have been revealed. The survey was first conducted in 2014 in response to increasingly frequent remarks over the worsening environment for the creation of new music
The National
Royal Scottish National Orchestra moves to bespoke new home in Glasgow city centre
Scotland’s national orchestra has relocated to a new home in Glasgow city centre. The construction of a purpose-built rehearsal and recording facility for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) and a new 600-seat music auditorium was completed last month
The New York Times
After Paris Attacks, ‘La Marseillaise’ Echoes Around the World in Solidarity
It rang out at the Metropolitan Opera, with Plácido Domingo conducting, and before performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and others. Muslim leaders sang it in Paris at the scene of one of Friday’s deadly terror attacks
Classical Music Magazine
Paul Hamlyn Foundation award winners announced
Composers Brian Irvine, Adem Ilhan and Peter Wareham have been named winners of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists 2015. Each winner receives £50,000 over three years, with no obligations or conditions as to how the money is used
Classical Music Magazine
Glyndebourne appoints Sebastian Schwartz as general director
Glyndebourne has appointed Sebastian F. Schwartz as general director. He will take up the new role in May 2016, becoming the opera company’s seventh general director
NMZ
Liz Mohn Kultur- und Musikstiftung fördert 15 Musikprojekte
In den Projekten erhalten junge Menschen aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen die Chance, an kultureller Bildung teilzuhaben und das Miteinander und Verständnis füreinander zu lernen
Klassik.com
Medal of Freedom für Geiger Itzhak Perlman
Der Violinist und Dirigent Itzhak Perlman erhält die Presidential Medal of Freedom, die als höchste zivile Auszeichnung der USA gilt
Codex Flores
Kammerorchester Basel reist nach Australien
Das Kammerorchester Basel gastiert zum ersten Mal in seiner Geschichte in Australien. Eingeladen hat das Australian Chamber Orchestra. Als Solistin reist die Cellistin Sol Gabetta mit
El Pais
“Mi música es una mezcla de lógica y sentimiento”
El compositor Ludovico Einaudi, autor de la música del nuevo anuncio de la Lotería de Navidad, presenta su disco ‘Elements’
Scherzo
Antón Larrauri tiene ya su página web
El 21 de deciembre de este año se celebra el 15 aniversario del fallecimiento del compositor Antón Larrauri. Para tal ocasión un círculo de amigos del compositor ha colgado una biografía suya en Wikipedia junto a la creación de un blog llamado Circulolarrauri en el cual van introduciendo artículos referidos a su figura y obra
Arts Council: England @ace_national Celebrate LGBT arts and culture in Birmingham @shoutfestival #ShoutFestival15 http://bit.ly/1MMJfBM
WhatsOnStage Opera: @WOSOpera Sebastian F. Schwarz, deputy AD of Theater an der Wien in Vienna, appointed general director of @glyndebourne w.e.f. May 2016
Glasgow Philharmonia: @GlasgowPhil Nearly at 1000 followers! Who will be 1000?? Please follow us for exciting news coming up! #followers #follow #twitter #MUSIC #orchestra RT?
Paul Hamlyn Foundation award winners, L-R: Brian Irvine, Karen Mirza and Brad Butler, Emma Hart, Peter Wareham, Adem Ilhan, Tina Keane and Will Holder.
Photo: Emile Holba, Classical Music Magazine