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2nd December: Esa-Pekka Salonen, latest Google doodle, and music for young ears

Monday 2nd December '13

BBC News Esa-Pekka Salonen: 10 tips to becoming a conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen's career took off when he stood in at the last minute for a sick conductor when he was just 25. Almost 25 years later, he was recently …

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12th September: Abbado cancels Japan concerts, Brokeback Mountain Opera and a new study on performance-impairing pain

Thursday 12th September '13

Arts Beat, New York Times Abbado, Blaming Health Problem, Cancels Plans for Japan Concerts Citing ill health, Italian conductor Claudio Abbado has canceled plans for a series of concerts in Japan with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra — including one …

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12th April: Concertgebouw, David Mitchell and Julia Lezhneva

Friday 12th April '13

The Guardian Happy 125th birthday, Concertgebouw Amsterdam's world-class orchestra and concert hall celebrate their 125th anniversary this week. Tom Service explains why the hall's famously perfect acoustics create unexpected challenges for its players.   The Guardian RPS awards: Stockhausen's helicopters …

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25th May: The International Wimbledon Music Festival, King Priam and Anne-Sophie Mutter

Friday 25th May '12

The Telegraph Online piano star Valentina Lisitsa gets Royal Albert Hall debut YouTube star and and virtuoso pianist Valentina Lisitsa signs record deal and will play a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Jessica Duchen A Music World Fair This …

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