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Leila Josefowicz puts her violin up for sale
The 1750 instrument by Michele Angelo Bergonzi will be auctioned through Ingles and Hayday
Classic FM Online
Jack Topping to enter race for Christmas No. 1
Jack’s hoping he’ll be ‘Topping’ the charts come Christmas Day, fending off competition from this year’s X factor winner
The Globe and Mail
Once banned, classical music finds an unlikely future in China
Having been banned during the time of Mao, classical music has had a boom since it was allowed back into China. Shi Shuai is the face of classical music’s most promising new frontier
New York Times
Columbia to House a Trove of Prokofiev’s Items
A foundation dedicated to Sergei Prokofiev will give a priceless trove of musical manuscripts, letters and other items belonging to the composer — including a suitcase — to the Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia in an effort to make them more accessible to scholars
Muscle and Speed Win a Crowd’s Adulation
Mariinsky Orchestra Closes Carnegie Run With Rachmaninoff
Arts Professional
Why do we need festivals? Do we simply enjoy coming together to celebrate culture − or is it more than that? Debate today at 5pm for discussing this topic
FONO FORUM
„Ehrliche Virtuosität macht Spaß“
Seit Jahren gehört Hélène Grimaud zu den erfolgreichsten und beliebtesten Pianistinnen der Klassik-Szene. Anders als viele ihrer französischen Klavierkollegen hat sie auch ein besonderes Faible für die Werke von Johannes Brahms. Nun hat sie beide Klavierkonzerte eingespielt
Classic FM Online