BACKIn today’s news: a Wagner production in the spotlight of RPS Awards, Johnny Depp’s likeness with an old Chinese legend and a Classical Music Award for a ‘raving’ orchestra. Nicolas Collon becomes first guest conductor of Cologne, and Nike Wagner won’t lead the Bayreuther Festspiele. Jonas Kaufmann sings Othello for the first time, and Jerry Goldsmith is being honoured with Hollywood Star.
The Guardian
Royal Philharmonic Society Awards: Wagner Production steals Show
Opera North wins for its acclaimed stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle on an encouraging night for companies based outside London
The Strad
Sphinx Organization awards over $180,000 in MPower Artist Grants
The Detroit-based body has awarded amounts ranging from $1,000 to over $38,000 to 15 alumni of Sphinx programmes.
The Violin Channel
PlayPart.co.uk Annual Subscription Winners announced!
And the winners are in! The following 10 lucky VC members will each be receiving a PartPlay.co.uk annual subscription
BBC News
The Orchestra that won a Top Classical Music Award – for raving
An orchestra that has tripled its audience by playing less Beethoven and Mozart and more New Order and 808 State has won a major classical music award.
Classical Music Magazine
Winners of RPS Music Awards 2017 revealed
The winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards 2017 were announced in a ceremony at London’s Brewery on 9 May.
Pizzicato
Nicholas Collon wird erster Gastdirigent in Köln
Ab der Saison 2017/18 ist der 1983 geborene Brite Nicholas Collon Erster Gastdirigent des von François-Xavier Roth geleiteten Gürzenich-Orchesters in Köln.
RBB24
Nike Wagner verzichtet auf Festspielleitung
In einem Interview mit der “Rheinischen Post” sagte sie, auch Träume kämen irgendwann an ein Ende. Außerdem empfinde sie es als “grottenlangweilig”, immer nur Wagner zu machen.
Klassik Heute
Jonas Kaufmann gibt sein Rollendebüt als “Otello”
Der internationale Opern-Superstar Jonas Kaufmann übernimmt die Hauptrolle in der brandneuen Otello-Produktion der Royal Opera.
NPR
Jerry Goldsmith, ‘The Composer’s Composer,’ honored with Hollywood Star
Composer Jerry Goldsmith, shown in 2000, wrote the scores for more than 200 films over a 50-year career.
South China Morning Post
What Johnny Depp, Chow Yun-fat and a Hong Kong pirate legend have in common
Cheung Po Tsai, who inspired Chow Yun-fat’s character in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, was captured by a pirate couple, was lover to both, and took over their fleet before joining the imperial navy, as a Hong Kong exhibition recalls.
The Washington Post
A pathbreaking conductor at U-Md. charts a new course
James Ross is taking over as music director of the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès in Spain.
HOLLAND FESTIVAL @hollandfestival
Premiere Crumb’s Metamorphosis I by @MLengtan won a sustained standing ovation last night! Review @washingtonpost http://wapo.st/2prj9M3
Stephen McHolm @StephenMcHolm
Congrats #vf2017 #VFAcademy Julien Van Mellaerts @julienvmnz 1stPrize @FerrierAwards @VerbierFestival http://bit.ly/2p3TKIM
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