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In today’s news, the Vale of Glamorgan Festival launches composer scheme, Paul Rissmann aims to demystify what is often seen as the most elitist of musical forms, and Philip Glass reflects on a life well composed. Also, the Strand Cruise goes classical on the Ayeyarwady River, and National Symphony Orchestra executive director is stepping down at the end of the year.
Classical Music Magazine
Vale of Glamorgan Festival launches composer scheme
The Vale of Glamorgan Festival is launching a new programme for aspiring composers in partnership with Cardiff University School of Music.
The Telegraph
The man who will make you love opera
Paul Rissmann aims to demystify what is often seen as the most elitist of musical forms: opera, using the example of Glyndebourne’s current production of Don Giovanni.
Chicago Tribune
Philip Glass, winner of 2016 Tribune Literary Award, reflects on a life well composed
Philip Glass finds it a nifty coincidence that both he and Bob Dylan won major literary prizes this year — remarkable, considering that neither American music icon considers himself a writer.
EugeneWeekly.com
A new season, new cellist and new album featuring new music: Eugene’s Delgani String Quartet just keeps refuting the outdated notion that classical music is all about old stuff.
Cruise News UK
Strand Cruise goes classical on the Ayeyarwady River
The Strand Cruise welcomes on board eight classical musicians in February 2017, including artists from the famous Opéra de Paris and Orchestre de Paris, for an intimate four-night musical cruise over St. Valentine’s Day.
The Washington Post
National Symphony Orchestra executive director to step down
Rita Shapiro, the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra for 15 years, is stepping down at the end of the calendar year, the orchestra has announced.
Aftenposten
Er fioliner mer kulturelle enn klarinetter?
Regjeringen ønsker å avvikle to av forsvarskorpsene. De utgjør eliten som er nødvendig for at bredden av norske musikkorps skal fungere.
Deutschlandradio Kultur
Das Comeback des Analogen im digitalen Kosmos
Mitten in der umfassenden Digitalisierung der Welt haben Vinyl-Platten, Kassetten und Polaroidkameras plötzlich wieder Konjunktur. Was steckt dahinter? Bloße Nostalgie?
klassik.com
Sanierung des Theaters Augsburg: Bürgerbegehren so gut wie gescheitert
In Augsburg wird es voraussichtlich keinen Bürgerentscheid über die Renovierung des maroden Theaters geben, das seit einigen Monaten aus Gründen des Brandschutzes komplett geschlossen ist.
Klassik heute
Erste Europatournee des Nationalen Sinfonieorchesters Tatarstan
Das Nationale Sinfonieorchester Tatarstan unternimmt im Dezember seine erste Europatournee. Unter der Leitung seines Chefdirigenten Alexander Sladkovsky wird das renommierte russische Orchester in Bratislava, Kufstein, Linz, Wien, Basel und Karlsruhe auftreten.
Top Classical News @topcmnews New electronic opera, Heresy, premieres in Dublin http://bit.ly/2eIzfQ1 #ClassicalMusic
klassik.com @klassikcom Nachwuchspreise der #Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vergeben #Musikpreis #Musikfestival http://klassik.com/?8rrfb
kulturradio vom rbb @Kulturradio_rbb Auswärtiges Amt rechtfertigt Absage von “Aghet” in Istanbul http://www.kulturradio.de/nachrichten/2016/10/Auswaertiges-Amt-rechtfertigt-Absage-von-Aghet-in-Istanbul.html … #Kulturnachrichten
Paul Rissmann. Photograper: Andrew Crowley.