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27th June: Rolando Villazón becomes new director of Salzburger Mozartwoche & Deportation of students from Newark’s violin-making school

Tuesday 27th June 2017

In today’s news: Charles Dutoit becomes honorary conductor at the RPO, and Piratstro unveils new violin string. Rolando Villazón becomes new director of the Salzburger Mozartwoche, and 80th birthday of musical educationalist Eberhard Feltz. Four students at Newark’s world-renowned violin-making school face deportation from the UK, and musicologist Philip Gossett died at 75.

The Times

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra hits sour note with Octava phone app for concertgoers

Classical music fans, loath to be disturbed at concerts, are dismayed by a new innovation: an app that encourages people to look at their phones during performances

Rhinegold

Vaughan Williams’ working copy of St Matthew Passion score restored

The Leith Hill Musical Festival has arranged for the restoration of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ working copy of Bach’s St Matthew Passion score.

The Violin Channel

Pirastro Unveil New Evah Pirazzi Platinum Violin E-String

Pirastro has this week announced the launch of the new Evah Pirazzi Platinum Violin E-String – designed to specifically aid top register projection, comfortable fingering and color and overtone radiance.

Pizzicato

Charles Dutoit appointed Honorary Conductor for Life of the Royal Philharmonic

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced that with the effect from October 2019 Charles Dutoit, 80, currently the RPO’s Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, will assume the position of Honorary Conductor for Life.

Berliner Morgenpost

Opernsänger Villazón neuer Chef der Salzburger Mozartwoche

Star-Tenor Rolando Villazón wird neuer Intendant der Mozartwoche in Salzburg.

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Wenn die eigene Nase sich selbständig macht

Die Schostakowitsch-Tage im sächsischen Gohrisch bringen unbekanntes Material von Schostakowitsch und Weinberg zur Uraufführung.

Der Tagesspiegel

Musikalischer Mentor und Menschenfreund

Eberhard Feltz ist eine Legende unter den Musikpädagogen. Seit 50 Jahren unterrichtet er Violine und Kammermusik. Heute feiert er seinen 80 Geburtstag. Eine Begegnung.

Newark Advertiser

Students face deportation

Four students at Newark’s world-renowned violin-making school face deportation from the UK.

Le Monde

Le musicologue Philip Gossett est mort

Décédé à l’âge de 75 ans, le musicologue américain n’a cessé de travailler à exhumer des opéras oubliés et établir une édition critique de chefs-d’œuvres lyriques.

Twitter

Yeaaah! Lasst die Korken knallen, knorke Auszeichnung für die und als Kapitän durfte ich das Ding entgegennehmen!

Ich verschenke 2 Tickets für mein Konzert am 18.8 in Potsdam

Rolando Villazón © Harald Hoffmann/DG

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