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In today’s news, Classical Music Magazine reports that four of Scotland’s arts and education institutions will collaborate to celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary, a double bass is battered on a flight from Atlanta and Vasily Petrenko extends his contract with the Oslo Philharmonic. Also, The Western Gazette discusses the results of Armenia’s Classical Music Festival
Classical Music Magazine
Scottish arts institutions celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary
Four of Scotland’s education and arts institutions will join forces for New Dreams, a programme of music, dance, drama and visual arts events in celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary
Western Gazette
The 8th “Return” Classical Music Festival has summed up the results
The 8th “Return” Classical Music Festival, held owing to the support of Armenia’s leading telecommunications operator VivaCell-MTS, has become a unique cultural event for the Armenian audience and the foreign guests of the capital
BBC Music Magazine
Vasily Petrenko extends Oslo Philharmonic stay
In a year of major maestro moves from one orchestra to another, conductor Vasily Petrenko has bucked the trend by extending his contract with the Oslo Philharmonic until at least 2020
Classic FM
Double bassist ‘heartbroken’ after his instrument was mercilessly battered during a flight
Double bassist Colin Corner was flying from Atlanta with Southwest Airlines to play a concert in Rochester. His instrument did not have a good flight
Crescendo
Gustav Kuhn ist “Künstler des Jahres” in China
Gustav Kuhn ist für seine musikalischen Dienste in China mit einem der renommiertesten Auszeichnungen der chinesischen Musikszene ausgezeichnet worden
Pizzicato
Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt erhält Beethoven-Ring 2015
Der Beethoven-Ring 2015 geht an den Cellisten Nicolas Altstaedt. Das teilte der Vorsitzende der ‘Bürger für Beethoven’, Stephan Eisel mit
Klassik.com
Maler und Komponist Ernst Fuchs gestorben
Der österreichische Künstler Ernst Fuchs war vor allem als Maler und Mitbegründer der “Wiener Schule des Phantastischen Realismus” bekannt. Gleichzeitig war er als Komponist, Bühnenbildner, Grafiker, Bildhauer, Architekt, Autor und Philosoph tätig, weshalb er auch als “Universalkünstler” bezeichnet wurde
El Pais
La picadura de Ludovico Einaudi
Una picadura llevó a otra y así nació Taranta Project, obra reciente del prolífico y versátil pianista y compositor Ludovico Einaudi
Scherzo
Forma Antiqva en el Teatro Real
Forma Antiqva vuelve al mundo de la ópera durante el mes de diciembre, nada menos que en el Teatro Real de Madrid. Los hermanos Zapico se unen a un ensemble de la JORCAM para interpretar, bajo la dirección de Aarón Zapico
BBC Radio 3: @BBCRadio3 If this is the image of Baroque grandeur, Bach’s overture would certainly be the soundtrack #EssentialClassics
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Royal College Music: @RCMLatest Thrilled to welcome back RCM alumna Alina Ibragimova, star of the 2015 @bbcproms, for a #violin masterclass today http://bit.ly/1WoI3s5
Vasily Petrenko
BBC Music Magazine