10th September: Proms, profits and new productions
Monday 10th September '12
Classic FM Fungus makes violins sound 'like Stradivarius' The tone of a Stradivarius violin can be achieved on new violins by treating the wood with a particular fungus, a study has shown. Paul Mealor: composers can do "anything …
Read16th July: Elitism, Underground Orchestras and a Vivaldi Discovery
Monday 16th July '12
Newstatesman Classical Music should be about more than elite parties and Private Schools “Exclusion in the classical music world stretches far beyond race” Andrew Mellor explores the existing tensions in the world of classical music. Arts Journal- Slipped …
Read9th July: Cinematic Opera, Words for Gershwin, and Brynfest
Monday 9th July '12
The Telegraph What Cinematic Opera Means for the Real Thing There are drastically changing patterns of demand in the opera world: Opera audiences outside London are increasingly elderly, and no amount of proselytising in schools or groovy …
Read3rd July: Richard Rodney Bennett, the London Philharmonic and John Cage
Tuesday 3rd July '12
The Telegraph London Symphony Orchestra to play piece created by computer program Iamus Computer program Imaus has created works of music so successful that world-class performers such as the London Symphony Orchestra have agreed to perform them. The …
Read25th June: Bernard Haitink, Glyndebourne and Gus Christie
Monday 25th June '12
The Telegraph Interview with composer Heiner Goebbels Heiner Goebbels has transformed Henry Thoreau's ideas into music for the UK premier of Walden as part of the London 2012 festival. The Guardian Glyndebourne and Figaro: a perfect marriage The son of …
Read22nd June: David Greilsammer, El Sistema and Gustavo Dudamel
Friday 22nd June '12
The Telegraph Damon Albarn interview: the magic and mystery of Dr Dee Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris have let the subject of their opera Dr Dee - part of London 2012 Festival - become an obsession, says …
Read15th June: Jose Antonio Abreu, Anna Netrebko and Missy Mazzoli
Friday 15th June '12
The Guardian José Antonio Abreu on Venezuela's El Sistema miracle In a rare interview, José Antonio Abreu talks about his passion for Venezuela's extraordinary musical programme that gives children a route out of poverty. BBC Music Magazine Anna Netrebko and …
Read8th May: Mariss Jansons, the ‘War Requiem’ and Noah Stewart
Tuesday 8th May '12
The Telegraph Jazz is celebrated by the stars of music and film Jazz was celebrated across America yesterday by cultural icons as diverse as film stars Morgan Freedman and Robert de Niro, soul singer Stevie Wonder and …
Read20th April: BBC Proms 2012, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra & My Fair Lady
Friday 20th April '12
The Independent An inventive addition to the Proms: Wallace promises a grand day out Multi-talented Wallace is turning his hand to composing, with a new commission for this year's Proms. The Guardian Proms 2012 celebrates best of Britain - …
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