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1st March: André Previn obituary, Einaudi reveals biggest music project yet, 2019 Salisbury festival announced

Friday 1st March '19

Conductor and composer André Previn dies at 89 The conductor and composer André Previn has died at the age of 89. The German-born musician was an extraordinary and versatile talent who blurred the boundaries between jazz, pop, film …

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1st March: Olivier Awards nominations, Morricone wins Oscar & Kamnitzer dies

Tuesday 1st March '16

Classical news In today's news, Ennio Morricone wins first ever Oscar and LaSalle Quartet violist Peter Kamnitzer dies aged 93. Also, Antonio Pappano and ENO chorus and orchestra nominated for Olivier Awards and music could cut …

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2nd January: UK entertainment spending rises, Vivienne Westwood designs for Vienna State Ballet, and New Years Honours List is announced

Thursday 2nd January '14

The Guardian UK entertainment spending rises with surge in film and music streaming Value of film and TV downloads, streams and subscriptions rises to £621m, and number of tracks streamed doubles to 7.4bn The Telegraph Valencia sues opera house …

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16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines

Monday 16th December '13

Gramophone Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra The singer-songwriter makes a birthday gift The Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …

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Max Richter Awarded a Deutschen Filmkritik Prize

Monday 14th February '11

It has been revealed that Max Richter has won a Deutschen Filmkritik Prize in the category of 'Beste Filmmusik' (Best Film Musik) for the film 'Die Fremde' (February 2010). 'Die Fremde', which deals with honour killings …

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