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The Minnesota Orchestra and its music director Osmo Vänskä has launched a new download initiative. To mark the launch of the orchestra’s own download store, two works are being made available free of charge: Stravinsky’s Petrushka...
1st Jul 2010
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Few – if any – conductors today are held in such esteem as the acclaimed maestro Claudio Abbado , so a chance to discuss what lies behind his music-making is a fascinating read.
30th Jun 2010
All life is here: John Cage's Indeterminacy
In 1959 Smithsonian Folkways – a record label more typically associated with folk artists like Peggy Seeger and Woody Guthrie – released Indeterminacy , described as “Ninety Stories by John Cage, with Music.” The set-up was...
29th Jun 2010
David Angus named Boston Lyric Opera music director
Boston Lyric Opera’s two-year search for a new music director has finally borne fruit with the appointment of David Angus. The British conductor is to take up the role from September 2010 following a successful stint...
28th Jun 2010
Obituary: Anthony Hicks, Handel scholar
The distinguished musicologist, author, editor and critic Anthony Hicks passed away peacefully last month after a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Gifted with an encyclopedic mind and broad range of musical interests, during the mid-1960s he...
23rd Jun 2010
Maureen Forrester, contralto, has died
“If you’re big, show that you’re big – don’t try to hide it!” Thus Maureen Forrester exhorted a voice student in Canada back in the 1970s. Forrester, who died in Toronto on June 16, a few...
22nd Jun 2010
Perfectly preserved Montagnana violin sells for record sum
A perfectly-preserved violin by the 18th century Venetian violin maker Domenico Montagnana has been bought for a world record price at auction by the violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo. The violin, which had been offered with...
18th Jun 2010
Laurence Cummings to take over Göttingen Handel Festival
The Göttingen Handel Festival has named Laurence Cummings as the successor to Nicholas McGegan as artistic director from 2012. Cummings, a conductor and harpsichordist, is currently musical director of the London Handel Festival, and will be...
17th Jun 2010
Sony signs Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi, part of the illustrious conducting family which also includes his father Neeme and brother Paavo, has signed a contract with Sony Classical . The deal begins with the release in September of "Cantique", which...
16th Jun 2010
Composer Benjamin Lees has died
One of the most distinguished composers to emerge in the USA in the period immediately after World War II, Lees’ reputation rests primarily on his five symphonies and various concertos - including examples with orchestra for...
16th Jun 2010
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