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14th January: UMG & SoundCloud sign deal, NYC opera resurrected & Golden Globe

Thursday 14th January 2016

In today’s news, M Magazine announces deal between Universal Music Group and SoundCloud, New York City Opera will be resurrected and Wigmore Hall to begin live streaming. Also, ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ wins Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy and Scorsese to produce a film about American pianist Byron Janis.

M Magazine

UMG and SoundCloud sign deal

Universal Music Group and SoundCloud have announced an agreement across the company’s roster of music and publishing

Arts Professional

Chancellor endorses art for art’s sake

Investment in the arts “puts money where it counts and where it says a lot about our country,” George Osborne tells the creative community

Gramophone

Wigmore Hall to begin free live streaming on January 28

London’s renowned chamber music venue begins its programme of live streaming with a concert featuring the Armida Quartet

The Strad

Cellist Lluís Claret to join New England Conservatory string faculty

The multi prize-winning musician is a celebrated soloist, chamber performer and teacher

Classical Music Magazine

London Youth Choir announces new appointments

Co-founders Suzi Digby and Rachel Staunton have been made founding president and director respectively; Eamonn Dougan has been appointed associate conductor, and Robbie Jacobs assistant conductor

Klavier.de

Abgewickeltes Museum versteigert Instrumente

Über 70 Tasteninstrumente aus der Sammlung von Richard Burnett werden nach der Schließung des Finchcocks Musical Museum in der britischen Grafschaft Kent versteigert werden

Die Welt

Hier hört man sogar mit den Haaren

Sex, Drogen und ganz viele Noten: Amazons durchgeknallte Soap “Mozart in the Jungle” nimmt sich den klassischen Musikbetrieb vor. Dafür gab es gleich zwei Auszeichnungen bei den Golden Globes

Klassik.com

Wiederbelebung der New York City Opera gerichtlich abgesegnet

Der Sanierungsplan für die Wiederbelebung der New York City Opera ist vom Konkursgericht abgesegnet worden

Classic FM

RIP David Bowie – we’re remembering his genius version of Peter and the Wolf

The music legend David Bowie has died from cancer at the age of 69. The world of pop music will never be the same – but he also made his mark on the classical world

France Musique

Martin Scorsese prépare un biopic sur le pianiste américain Byron Janis

D’après le site Variety, Martin Scorsese va réaliser un film sur l’histoire du pianiste américain Byron Janis, l’un des rares élèves de Vladimir Horowitz

Twitter

Classical Music @ClassicalMusic_ . invests $2.5m in ‘s O festival:

Heinrich R. Bruns ‏@hrbruns Heute vor 217 Jahren wurde Ritter von Köchel geboren. Sie wissen schon, der, der Mozart geordnet hat.

Classic FM World premiere of conducting Beethoven 7. Download the whole album free:

Byron Janis Byron Janis, pianiste virtuose et rare élève d'Horowitz ©CaptureYoutube/France Musique

Byron Janis, pianiste virtuose et rare élève d’Horowitz ©CaptureYoutube/France Musique