BACKIn today’s news: Barbican and Classic FM have announced Shine, an event showcasing music and music education from around the world. A view inside of the fortepiano of the Berlin Philharmonic, and Lisa Batiashvili talks about Europe and integration. Learn about electronic-visionaire Wolfgang Voigt’s new album, and meet the artist who sings with nightingales. Twitter goes wild with classical music jokes at #ClickBaitASymphony.
The Guardian
Karl Marx comedy to kick off first season at new London theatre
Rory Kinnear to star as ‘broke, horny’ philosopher at 900-seat Bridge theatre run by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr
The Telegraph
Meet the man who sings with nightingales
No bird has a more potent mystique than the nightingale. Its mysterious habit of singing at night and its gorgeously liquid song have inspired awestruck speculation down the centuries.
Rhinegold
ABRSM announces free event to celebrate music education
ABRSM, Barbican and Classic FM have announced Shine, an event showcasing music and music education from around the world
Petrenko and RLPO win top prize at BBC Music Magazine Awards
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) have won the BBC Music Magazine recording of the year award for their recording of Tchaikovsky’s first, second and fifth symphonies on Onyx Classics. Accentus Music won Best DVD for Berg’s Wozzeck.
The Strad
Violist Masumi Per Rostad joins Eastman School of Music string faculty
The Japanese-Norwegian musician has performed as a member of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet since 2001
The Violin Channel
Kerr-Pool Karaoke with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Join Dallas Symphony Orchestra members, with Concertmaster Alex Kerr at the wheel, for their own very special Kerr-pool karaoke.
Der Tagesspiegel
Ein Blick ins Innere des Hammerflügels
Nirgendwo kann man den Berliner Philharmonikern so nahe kommen wie bei den Osterfestspielen in Baden-Baden. Eine Bilanz zum fünfjährigen Jubiläum.
Berliner Morgenpost
Regisseur Rolando Villazón erteilt Sängern keine Ratschläge
Startenor Rolando Villazón (45) will bei seiner Arbeit als Opernregisseur den Sängern keine Ratschläge geben. “Ich arbeite mit Kollegen, die wissen zu singen”, sagte Villazón am Mittwoch in Düsseldorf.
Spiegel Online
Ist das schon Klassik? Nach 17 Jahren Stille überwältigt Elektronik-Visionär Wolfgang Voigt mit einem neuen GAS-Album. Außerdem: Tom Schillings Gesangs-Debüt, Maximo Parks Comeback und Techno-Kunst von Actress.
Merkur
Batiashvili: „Ich habe Sorge um Europa“
Die Geigerin Lisa Batiashvili spricht im Interview über Integration, die Arbeit mit Putin-Freund Gergiev und die politische Wirkung von Musik.
The Washington Post
Russian pianist quarrels, attacks and fox trots in spectacular debut at the Phillips
Lukas Geniusas placed second at the Chopin International Competition in 2010, and again at the Tchaikovsky in 2015.
WXQR
Classical Comedy: Here are our 10 Fave #ClickBaitASymphony Tweets!
It’s just what it sounds like — denizens of Twitter turning your favorite classical tunes into headlines for delicious interweb content.
South China Morning Post
29-year-old first came to attention on a matchmaking variety show in China, and soon afterwards a book full of revealing photos of her was published and she appeared in an online series that resembled Sex and the City
BBC Music Magazine @MusicMagazine And the DVD Award goes to Berg’s Wozzeck from Zurich Opera, conducted by Fabio Luisi (Accentus label). #BBCMusicMagAwards
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klassik.com @klassikcom #Dirigent Jeffrey #Tate zum Ritter geschlagen #Orchester #Klassik http://klassik.com/?7D8AK
Rhinegold: Mark McNulty