The Guardian view on the 'yellowface' casting row: classical music has a diversity problem
The fact that common sense clearly did not kick in points to a problem with diversity in classical…
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Posted: 15 Oct 2017
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Posted: 14 Oct 2017
Symphony's Cascade Quartet walks away from head-on crashThe Great Falls Symphony has a lot to be grateful for this weekend as four of its principal members…greatfallstribune.com -
Posted: 13 Oct 2017
Missing for hundreds of years, $1.7 million red violin comes to Bates Music HallOn Oct. 15, classical violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will be performing with the 1720 Red Mendelssohn…dailytexanonline.com
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Posted: 13 Oct 2017
Opera singer breathes with another woman's lungs- This fall, renowned soprano Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick will inhale deeply, filling her new…informnny.com
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Posted: 13 Oct 2017
Macon Symphony Orchestra bids farewell after 41 yearsA 41-year-run for one of Macon's cultural institutions is coming to an end this weekend.macon.com -
Posted: 13 Oct 2017
Where Mozart drank in Prague?Cafés and historic pubs remain fascinating experiences for the curious. Rich in tradition and…praguepost.com -
Posted: 13 Oct 2017
Daniel Hope awarded Germany's Federal Cross of MeritThe now Berlin-based violinist was presented with the Verdienstkreuz am Bande on the evening of the…thestrad.com -
Posted: 12 Oct 2017
Hackney Empire pulls out of Chinese takeaway opera over all-white castThe London premiere of an opera set in a Chinese takeaway has been cancelled after a backlash over…theguardian.com
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Posted: 12 Oct 2017
Youth orchestra suspends after dispute with cityThe San Diego Union-TribuneA teen-run orchestra in San Marcos seems to be calling it quits after a…sandiegouniontribune.com -
Posted: 11 Oct 2017
Kansas City Symphony Reaches $55 Million EndowmentAfter a five-year fundraising campaign , the Kansas City Symphony announced Wednesday that it had…kcur.org -
Posted: 11 Oct 2017
Evansville Philharmonic announces new chorus conductorOn Wednesday, the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra announced the appointment of Dr. Kerry Glann as…tristatehomepage.com -
Posted: 11 Oct 2017
EU youth orchestra to quit UK for Italy over BrexitThe orchestra has about 120 players every year, aged between 17 and 24, and this year has 13 from…theguardian.com
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Posted: 10 Oct 2017
Happy to Be an Opera Engineer -The earliest-known bootleg recording (1888) was of an opera. The earliest-known sound movie (c…sportsvideo.org
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Posted: 10 Oct 2017
Korean composer Unsuk Chin receives prestigious int'l prizeSouth Korean composer Unsuk Chin has been awarded the 20th Wihuri Sibelius Prize, one of the…koreaherald.com
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Posted: 09 Oct 2017
Cleveland Orchestra's gala raises $1.23 millionThe Cleveland Orchestra announced that its gala held on Saturday, Oct. 7, raised $1.23 million…crainscleveland.com -
Posted: 09 Oct 2017
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra Appoint New Assistant ConductorThe San Antonio Symphony has today announced the appointment of Israeli-born conductor Noam Aviel…theviolinchannel.com -
Posted: 09 Oct 2017
Is David Geffen’s Gift to Lincoln Center Enough to Inspire Half a Billion More?Lincoln Center has scaled back the plans for renovating David Geffen Hall.newyorker.com -
Posted: 09 Oct 2017
How to improve the school results: not extra maths but music, loads of itA Bradford primary school wants the world to know its newfound Sats success is down to giving all…theguardian.com