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25th April: British Airways mark centenary with new composition, Royal Academy of Music partners with Czech Philharmonic and Berlin reaches new heights as a cultural centre

Thursday 25th April '19

British Airways engineer re-imagines famous theme from Lakmé to mark airline’s centenary To mark its centenary, British Airways has released a new composition based on the famous piece of music, Flower Duet, which featured in Delibes’ …

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Menuhin Competition 2016- the UK’s girls

Friday 8th January '16

Whilst most luthiers seem to be men, the shortlist for Menuhin Competition 2016, is dominated by females. In the Strad’s March 2013 issue, violin maker Ute Zahn asked why there are so few female violin …

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5th August: Opera star breaks her leg- but completes the performance, Six hundred voices to mark the centenary of the First World War and John Hurt and Rory Kinnear to be part of BBC Proms

Tuesday 5th August '14

Classical News The Telegraph Opera star breaks her leg – but completes the performance Soprano Christiane Karg dislocated her knee during Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera. Classical-Music.com Six hundred voices to mark the centenary of the First World War Young singers from …

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15th January: Everyone knows classical music, 2016 Menuhin Competition, and Katy Perry’s Orchestral version of Roar

Wednesday 15th January '14

Buffalo News Gerard Catalano: everybody knows some classical music Why do we say we do not know classical music when it is everywhere in movies, television shows and commercials? Global News Katy Perry applauds Chinese orchestra’s version of ‘Roar’ Pop superstar Katy …

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Faster Than Sound: Nocturnal

Thursday 14th November '13

As Aldeburgh Music reaches the climax of its year marking the centenary of its founder, the composer Benjamin Britten, it hosts the latest in its Faster Than Sound series of innovative, cross-genre and cross-artform events. …

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19th August: Verdi arias streamed for free on iTunes, new artistic director for Dartington, and slow Britten ticket sales

Monday 19th August '13

  The Guardian How the Proms had their tone - and temperature - lowered The man who bankrolled the first ever proms had three very sensible suggestions. Only one of them is no longer part of the concert …

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20th January – Debussy and Gustav Leonhardt celebrated plus the Titanic centenary marked by music

Friday 20th January '12

The Telegraph Jonathan Harvey: Spirits Soar In The Hands Of A Master. For truly spiritual music, you need to turn to Jonathan Harvey, says Ivan Hewett. Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog Debussy's Bustin' Out All Over Jessica Duchen celebrates 150 …

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