BACKIn today’s news: Arts Council appoints Dr Claire Mera-Nelson as new director of music, The Royal Opera House is inviting young musicians to enter its fanfare competition and study reveals that Botswana has the most unique music in the world while China’s sound is the most distinct from its neighbours. Also, France Gall is dead at 70, the revenues of the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie are better than expected and Alexandre Desplat wins Best Original Score at the Golden Globe Awards.
The Stage
Matt Hancock made culture secretary in cabinet reshuffle
He replaces Karen Bradley, who has become North Ireland secretary in PM May’s reshuffle.
Classical Music Magazine
Arts Council appoints Dr Claire Mera-Nelson as new director of music
Dr Mera-Nelson, who has over 18 years’ experience in higher education, will assume the position in March
Music Teacher
ROH launches fanfare competition
The Royal Opera House is inviting young musicians to enter its fanfare competition, which ill give budding musicians the chance to work with the ROH’s music director Sir Antonio Pappano and other highly-esteemed musicians.
M Magazine
Study discovers world’s most unique music
Botswana has the most unique music in the world while China’s sound is the most distinct from its neighbours.
The Strad
Luck holds out for violinist whose instrument went missing twice in 2 months
RSNO member Fiona West and violinist colleague reunited with stolen instruments.
Bedford Today
Relieve the glory days of the Haçienda at Wrest Park
Live music will be returning to the stunning grounds of Wrest Park in Silsoe this summer – with Haçienda Classical among the line-up.
The New York Times
France Gall, Adaptable French Singing Star, Is Dead at 70
France Gall, a pop singer who shot to fame across Europe while still a teenager after giving the winning performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965, leading to a long recording career, died on Sunday in Paris. She was 70.
Klassik.com
Hamburger Elbphilharmonie mit positiver Bilanz
Das Geschäftsjahr 2016/17 brachte der Elbphilharmonie höhere Einnahmen als erwartet.
BR Klassik
Golden Globe für Alexandre Desplat
Der Preis für die beste Filmmusik ging an den französischen Komponisten Alexandre Desplat für seinen Soundtrack zu Guillermo del Toros “Shape of Water – das Flüstern des Wassers”.
Berliner Zeitung
Monika Grütters zum Kulturerbejahr „Vielfalt ist Ausdruck von Humanität“
Europa hat nach Ansicht von Kulturstaatsministerin Monika Grütters (CDU) nur als Wertegemeinschaft eine Zukunft.
Platea Magazine
La soprano Cecilia Gasdia, nueva intendente de la Arena de Verona
Según recogen medios locales, y a la espera de la designación oficial por parte del ministro Dario Franceschini, la soprano veronesa Cecilia Gasdia (Verona, 1960) sería la próxima intendente de la Arena de Verona, el célebre escenario lírico italiano.
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