BACKIn today’s news, Peter Gelb facing controversy, Radio 3 is not only a classical music station, young Brit named as conductor of Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León and singing Black Hole discovered.
The Guardian
Not only in New York – how the most powerful man in opera took the Met to the world
Peter Gelb, general manager of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, has faced controversy, even death threats. But he has also turned the Met into the world’s local opera house by bringing its productions to cinemas around the globe
The Telegraph
Radio 3 controller: we’re not a classical music station
Alan Davey says Radio 3 is a cultural channel offering more than just music as he unveils new drama slate and plans for regional accents on air
BBC
Benjamin Britten’s ‘lost’ Malaysian anthem
The great English composer Benjamin Britten once wrote Malaysia a national anthem – only for it to be rejected it in favour of a cabaret tune. Did the government make a horrible mistake, asks Alex Marshall, author of a new book on the history of anthems
BBC Music Magazine
Conductor Andrew Gourlay takes top Spanish post
Young Brit appointed music director at Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León
Scotsman
BBC Music film to introduce pupils to classical music
BBC Music will release a film, called Ten Pieces II, specially made for secondary schools to introduce a new generation to classical music which will feature Scots violinist Nicola Benedetti.
Classicalite
Sounds of Space: Chandra X-Ray Discovers Black Hole Singing in the Key of B-Flat
The principles of music are already applied to more aspects of life than perhaps they have a right to, but certainly none so vast and all-encompassing as the foundations of the universe itself
Die Zeit
Mit auratischen Klangwelten hat sich die Isländerin Anna Thorvaldsdottir international einen Namen gemacht. Inspiriert von Grönlands Natur, komponiert sie nun für die Opernbühne – in Trier ist Premiere
Die Welt
Der Deutsche, der einmal Opernkönig der Welt war
Giacomo Meyerbeer war einst der berühmteste Opernkomponist der Welt. Heute werden seine Riesenwerke um Mord, Totschlag und Wahnsinn kaum noch gespielt. Nun plant Berlins Deutsche Oper sein Revival
Berlin.de
Barenboim: Werde solange spielen wie die Zuhörer kommen
Der Dirigent und Pianist Daniel Barenboim (72) will auftreten, solange das Publikum es vom ihm wünscht, bittet aber seine Zuhörer um etwas mehr Geduld bei der modernen Musik
El Mundo
El Teatro Real presenta Aula Social, un nuevo proyecto que se desarrolla dentro de su programa dedicado a la infancia. El Teatro Real ha presentado un programa para la integración niños con capacidades diferentes que, gracias a la música, pueden aprender y expresarse a través de instrumentos o participando en un coro
Classical: NEXT @ClassicalNEXT Thank you so much for hundreds of proposals! #cnext16 will be a blast looking at all the programme possibilities
Cicero Online @cicero_online Henning Mankell ist im Alter von 67 Jahren gestorben. Ein Interview über Mankells große Leidenschaft http://goo.gl/B3n2BV
Classical Music @ClassicalMusic_ .@bloomsburyfest director Kate Anderson offers a look behind the scenes in her blog for CM: http://bit.ly/1Z2FBsz
Photo: Andrew Gourlay, Conductor/Classical-music.com