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Guardian
Pulling the strings: why Britain’s orchestras say new tax measures don’t play fair
Orchestras can only apply for new tax relief if they fit the government’s bizarre idea of what an orchestra should be – and that cuts out string ensembles, choirs and brass bands
Telegraph
‘Stop banging your head against a brick wall – politicians just don’t care about culture’
The Warwick commission report is another futile attempt to persuade government that the arts matters, says Rupert Christiansen
Independent
The age-old art of musical page turning is under threat from the accursed iPad
Simon Usborne plays a game of man versus machine with leading British concert pianist Sam Haywood
The Times
Our Dickensian attitude to arts education
British artists may win awards but will never win the hearts and minds of the Gradgrinds who still control our schools
Chancellor in tune with Rattle’s concert hall wish
The conductor Sir Simon Rattle’s campaign for a grand new concert hall in London became a realistic prospect yesterday after an endorsement from George Osborne.
Sinfini
A new report has called on British orchestras and conservatoires to address deep-seated inequalities at the heart of the classical music industry.
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Der Streit um den Verkauf der West-LB-Kunstwerke geht weiter.
Der Tagesspiegel
Zitterpartie um Stradivari-Geige
Der Geiger Frank Peter Zimmermann liebt seine Stradivari. Doch der Leihvertrag über das millionenschwere Instrument mit der Portigon AG läuft Ende der Woche aus.
Berliner Zeitung
Warum wir manche Songs nicht mehr aus dem Kopf kriegen
Wer entscheidet darüber, ob ein Song ein Hit wird oder nicht? Der Bonner Musikwissenschaftler Volkmar Kramarz meint, dass man das genau vorhersagen kann.
Spiegel Online
Jazz bei den Oscars: Im Ohrenkino
Hollywood-Streicher oder melodiebetonte Improvisationen: Wie verschieden man jazzige Filmmusik umsetzen kann, zeigen zwei neue Alben.
The New York Times
Ronald Perelman, a Mogul With Muscle, Takes Over Carnegie Hall
RONALD O. PERELMAN, billionaire business titan and a self-described “frustrated musician,” owns five drum sets and has played with the likes of Bon Jovi and the Beach Boys.
El Mundo
Contra el ‘ivazo’ cultural, día sin música el 20 de mayo
Ocho asociaciones del sector de la música en directo han presentado este jueves un manifiesto en el que han reafirmado el valor de la música en vivo y su disposición a trabajar para que ésta no muera en España.
BBC Front Row @BBCFrontRow: “The way the music took her over changed our lives” @StevenIsserlis on Du Pre’s Elgar Concerto http://bbc.in/1DBYMyZ
Gramophone @GramophoneMag: Happy birthday to #RiccardoChailly – one of the world’s great conductors. Any favourite #Chailly recordings? http://bit.ly/1w4p5ND
Ed Vaizey @edvaizey: .@George_Osborne & @MayorofLondon set out plans for open to all, world class LDN concert hall http://goo.gl/FWl4sH #LongTermEconomicPlan
Simon Usborne plays a game of man versus machine with leading British concert pianist Sam Haywood. Photo: Independent