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In today’s news, Janine Jansen discusses the Brahms Violin Concerto with her collaborator Antonio Pappano for Gramophone and Mitsuko Uchida joins forces with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Also, the BBC Symphony Chorus director is fired and a violinist accidentally leaves Stradivarius on a German train
The Strad
Violinist accidentally leaves $2.6m Stradivarius on German train
The 1727 ‘General Dupont’, ’Grumiaux’ Stradivarius, formerly played by Jennifer Koh, was returned to the woman by police
Gramophone
This month’s cover star, Janine Jansen, discusses the Brahms Violin Concerto with her collaborator Antonio Pappano
International Arts Manager
Uchida and Mahler Chamber Orchestra join forces
Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) has made a strong start to 2016 with the announcement that pianist Mitsuko Uchida has joined as an artistic partner. MCO and Uchida’s first project together is a series of Mozart piano concertos
CBC News
Pianist Philip Chiu sings praises of classical music
One of Canada’s top pianists is in Saskatoon to let his fingers do the talking in an upcoming concert, but Philip Chiu is also prone to singing the praises of classical music
The Times
Richard Morrison: Chorus director’s firing brings the BBC into disrepute
As all old journalists know, the difference between working for a right-wing newspaper and a “compassionate” liberal media organisation is that the latter always sack people just before Christmas
Musik-heute.de
Klassik-Jahrescharts: Jonas Kaufmann bildet Doppelspitze
Der Tenor Jonas Kaufmann hat die ersten beiden Plätze der deutschen Klassik-Jahrescharts erobert
Klassik heute
“Dialogues des Camélites”: Erben wollen Aufführungen rechtlich unterbinden
Im Vorfeld der Wiederaufnahme von Francis Poulencs Dialogues des Carmélites an der Bayerischen Staatsoper fordern die Erben von Komponist Francis Poulenc und Autor Georges Bernanos eine Abänderung oder die Unterbindung
Basler Zeitung
Klassiker der Woche: Die Eurovision-Hymne
Das Jahr 2016 hatte eben erst begonnen, als in Millionen von guten Stuben vor der Übertragung des Wiener Neujahrskonzerts das berühmteste aller Preludes ertönte
Musical America
Pierre Boulez: Tributes from Around the World
Esa-Pekka Salonen, on Twitter: “Mourning the death of Pierre Boulez. He was a huge influence and a great support in my life
Le Figaro
Elle retrouve son Stradivarius à 2,4 millions d’euros oublié dans un train
Une jeune violoniste allemande a pu remettre la main sur son précieux instrument fabriqué en 1727 et valant une petite fortune, perdu lors d’un voyage.
Music Yuppy @Music_Yuppy Hit online magazine is seeking artists to feature & promote http://bit.ly/22yRtEk
CityMusicFoundation @CityMusicF And also applications to be a CMF Artist… keep your eyes peeled for details at the end of this month
Music Mark @musicmarkuk Interesting US infographic on music careers for different personality types http://ow.ly/WN3Cz
BBC Music Magazine @MusicMagazine Drum roll, please! Today we’re revealing the nominations for the 2016 BBC Music Magazine Awards. #BBCMusicMagAwards
The Times