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20th March: Cheese tastes better with Mozart, Blackheath Conservatoire presents outreach programme and Heidelberger Frühling theme announced

Wednesday 20th March '19

Scientists are playing classical music to cheese to make it taste better Playing music to cheese gives it a stronger flavour, a team of scientists and cheese experts has found. Cheese is mostly about the perfect marriage …

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24th July: Kingdom Choir signs Sony record deal. 43,290 Latvians sing and dance for their country.

Tuesday 24th July '18

In today's news: The Kingdom Choir: Royal Wedding choir sign Sony record deal. 43,290 Latvians sing and dance for their country. The Royal Albert Hall is inviting young people to produce their own show. British …

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24th February: Play a concert hall piano, 10 things to know about Simon Rattle’s new concert hall, Noah Stewart’s favourite music, Frank Peter Zimmermann to return his Stradivarius

Tuesday 24th February '15

Classical News The Guardian Facing the music: Noah Stewart Nat King Cole, Nina Simone and New York City – tenor Noah Stewart on his musical passions on and off the stage The pitfalls and perks of playing a concert …

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25th November: Britten commemoration spreads worldwide, tweet seats & opera from nine perspectives

Monday 25th November '13

Guardian Singing for Britten: commemoration of composer Benjamin spreads worldwide A commemoration of the British composer Benjamin Britten, which was initially confined to his home county of Suffolk, spread to 13 countries across the world. About 100,000 singers from …

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19th September: Classical Awards, Classical Apps, and Classical Chocolate

Wednesday 19th September '12

Classic FM Eric Whitacre and Danielle de Niese to host Gramophone Awards 2012 The votes are in, the classical artists and record companies are ready to go - and two of the world's most in-demand performers are …

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23rd May: Frederick Delius, the Met and Ton Koopman

Wednesday 23rd May '12

The Independent Delius: How a great British musical myth was born A BBC film will shed light on the enigma of Frederick Delius. The Guardian Beethoven's 10th? Now there's a thought... The composer had plans to create 'a new gravitional …

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8th February – Dial 9 for symphony, 7 for Dickens and 2012 for Thelma

Wednesday 8th February '12

LA Times Meryl Streep Explains How Opera Training Helps Her Vocal Control. Among the many pleasures of Meryl Streep's "Fresh Air" interview that aired Monday on NPR is the actress' discussion of her operatic training during her …

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