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Independent
Arts Impact Fund: a radical new way of getting extra funding for the arts
Peter Bazalgette, chairman of Arts Council England, explains how extra funding could come from universities, social services and the NHS
Telegraph
Douglas McPherson is just plain wrong about arts funding
If you can’t remember a good publicly-funded play then you can’t have been looking very hard, says the chief executive of Arts Council England
Guardian
The Bayreuth Wagner festival: more soap opera than classical opera
Allegations that joint director Eva Wagner-Pasquier is not allowed even near the festival theatre are the latest twists in a long saga of offstage feuds at Bayreuth
The Quartet putting their hearts into Beethoven
Via a robotic heart and interactive lighting, audience members can monitor the Sacconi Quartet’s heartbeats as they perform Beethoven. Gimmick, or a fascinating insight into the art of music-making?
The Times
Concert hall search builds to a climax
A new “world-class concert hall” demanded by Sir Simon Rattle is likely to be built on the site of the Museum of London, insiders have confirmed after alternative venues were ruled out.
pizzicato
Director of Romanian Radio Orchestras and Choirs Given One Year Probation
Oltea Serban-Părău, the artistic director of the Romanian Radio Orchestras and Choirs and Radio & Media Romanian Cultural Center, was sentenced to one year probation.
Spekulationen, Dementis, Lügen: Bayreuth wertet sich ab
Das Theatergedonner vor dem Festival ist unwürdig: die Bayreuther Festspiele sind in einen Zerfleischungsprozess geraten, der das Image schädigt.
MUSIK HEUTE
Berliner Philharmoniker sammeln für syrische Flüchtlingskinder
Anlässlich ihres traditionellen Waldbühnenkonzerts zum Saisonabschluss rufen die Berliner Philharmoniker zur Hilfe für syrische Flüchtlingskinder auf.
Classicalite
Who Will Replace Alan Gilbert at the New York Philharmonic?
As Classicalite and pretty much every other classical outlet in Christendom reported earlier this year, the New York Philharmonic’s intrepid MD, Alan Gilbert, will step down from both job and podium in 2017. However, with questions concerning the orchestra’s home, David Geffen’s Playhouse (i.e. Avery Fisher Hall), and its exorbitant costs of renovation, the question is not who will replace Gilbert.
NPR Music
Michael Giacchino On Coming Home To Write Music For ‘Jurassic World’
If you see any blockbuster films this summer, chances are you’ll hear Michael Giacchino’s music. He scored the futuristic Tomorrowland as well as Inside Out, an animated film about the emotions living inside a little girl. Soon, he’ll also help audiences return to the island of resurrected dinosaurs in Jurassic World, a project that’s especially significant for film and for Giacchino himself.
One of the Sacconi quartet’s robotic hearts. Photograph: Tom Service/Guardian