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The one-handed pianist paying tribute to the soldiers of the Somme
Nicholas McCarthy, who plays the piano one-handed, will be at the forefront of a Cheltenham Music Festival concert recalling all those who suffered in the First World War.
BBC News
BBC plans primary school classical music campaign
The BBC is to launch a campaign to introduce primary school pupils across the UK to classical music.
Classic FM
Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2014 celebrates classical music
Pianist Andras Schiff leads the classical world in the 2014 Honours list, revealed in Friday 13th June.
The Times
Will Gregory: creating a ten-Moog orchestra
The Goldfrapp star on playing a classical concert using the space-age synth that changed the face of electronic music.
Classic FM
Rachel Portman: Outlook ‘great’ for female film composers
Oscar-winning film composer Rachel Portman says the future is looking brighter for women who want to write music for movies.
New York Times
A Long Day’s Bach Journey, by Train, Foot and Ferry, With Cello
‘A Suite Ride Through NYC,’ Featuring Paul Dwyer.
Concerti
Blind gehört: Der Dirigent Pablo Heras-Casado hört und kommentiert CDs von Kollegen, ohne dass er erfährt, wer spielt.
Der Tagesspiegel
Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude
Vorstellung der Klassik-Saison 2014/15 in Berlin.
BBC Music Magazine: @MusicMagazine We’re sad to see that Lorin Maazel is to leave Munich Philharmonic early due to ill health: http://www.classical-music.com/news/lorin-maazel-leaves-munich-early …
The Classical Source: @ClassicalSource News: Royal Albert Hall launches first ever Proms tour @BBCRadio3 @RoyalAlbertHall http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_news.php?id=2836 …
Nicholas McCarthy
Photograph: Richard Pohle/The Times