‘I went from singing arias to being a hospital porter’ – musicians working on the NHS frontline
With concert venues closed and performances cancelled in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, a handful of courageous…
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020
World Federation of International Music Competitions appoints new Secretary GeneralThe Geneva-based federation has appointed Florian Riem as its new Secretary General, with immediate effectthestrad.com
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020
QPO musicians to perform from their balconies tonightAnd Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra is inviting people not just to listen if they hear its musicians performing nearby, but to join…thepeninsulaqatar.com
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020
Peter Whelan - Aria from Cantata 149.#zwischenfach #portfoliodiversification #Zippelfagottistfacebook.com
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020
Opera North - Mimì Lauren Fagan and conductor Renato Balsadonna performed in isolation from each of their homes!#OperaNorthAtHomefacebook.com
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020
Simon Woods Appointed President and CEOof the League of American Orchestrashe League of American Orchestras announced today that Simon Woods, a highly experienced and forward-looking leader in the…americanorchestras.org
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Posted: 02 Apr 2020
L.A. Orchestra Musicians’ Lost Wages Could Add Up to $4 Million for MarchBut creative thinking is putting some studio musicians back to work.variety.com
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Posted: 02 Apr 2020
Seattle Symphony orchestra musicians play on, even in a pandemicClassical artists are diving right into new technologies.kuow.org
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Posted: 02 Apr 2020
Kennedy Center musicians speak out as orchestra furloughed after $25 million bailout went to venueThe National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center's in-house orchestra, sent a letter claiming their employer cannot withhold…dailymail.co.uk
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Posted: 02 Apr 2020
Emmy-winning musician Adam Schlesinger dies from coronavirusSchlesinger was nominated for 10 Emmys for writing comical songs across several television shows, winning three.fox11online.com
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Posted: 02 Apr 2020
The "Stay at Home" Symphony Orchestra - W.A. Mozart, overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"Members of orchestras throughout the U.S. perform together virtually to bring music to our audience during the Covid-19 Pandemic…youtube.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Exhausted from Teaching OnlineThat has been a common observation from teaching colleagues around the world, as they adjust to a new way of doing things over…violinist.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Violin and bow makers collaborate to raise money for musicians' fundLuthier Jacob Brillhart is live-streaming the building of a $10k violin for ’Musician Aid’thestrad.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Fundraising campaign launched for freelance musicians in GermanyThe German Orchestra Union has so far raised more than €640,000 for the emergency fundthestrad.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Edinburgh's August festivals cancelled due to coronavirusFringe joins international, book and art festivals and military tattoo in pulling plugtheguardian.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Would Mozart Have Performed for You on Zoom? -As general manager of the Met, I celebrate the proliferation of streamed shows during a pandemic. But nothing compares to the…nytimes.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
After 94 Years, the Song Ends for the Turtle Bay Music SchoolWell-connected parents — lately Uma Thurman and Donald Trump Jr., among others — sent their children to its shabby-chic…nytimes.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Czech Philharmonic Benefit Concert online – profound musicianship in sombre masked fundraiserThree violinists, two cellists, four pianists and a harpist play superbly to an empty halltheartsdesk.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Playing classical music for South Korea hospital patientsStaff at the arts and healing centre at South Korea's Myongji hospital asked him if he'd perform for their Covid-19 patients.bbc.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Arresting MozartThe last of the evening sun with surprise guests!facebook.com
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Posted: 01 Apr 2020
Le Boléro de Ravel par l'Orchestre national de France en #confinement #ensembleàlamaisonEn espérant que ces quelques notes de Ravel, universelles, vous apporteront un peu de chaleur et de réconfort.youtube.com -
Posted: 31 Mar 2020
WTAMU professor creates virtual orchestra to honor graduating class of 2020“We were casting around for just the right piece, and I heard from so many of our seniors about how devastated they were about…newschannel10.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
To avert ‘enormous’ deficit, Philadelphia Orchestra musicians take 20% pay cut as special fund-raising beginsPlayers voted last week to approve an across-the-board 20% reduction in compensation starting April 1 and lasting through the…inquirer.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Peabody Conservatory Welcomes June Han to Harp FacultyJune Han, harp, joins the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University beginning in the 2020-21 academic…peabodyinstitute.wordpress.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
The Brighouse and Rastrick Band proudly present "A Concert in the Living Room”.We are so excited to finally reveal what we have been working on since all of our "real life" banding was cancelled.facebook.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Princess Astrid International Music Competition - COVID updateSpecial announcement due to the COVID-19 outbreakfacebook.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Tbilisi Youth Orchestra has recorded "Ode to Joy" remotely.Tbilisi Youth Orchestra / თბილისის ახალგაზრდული ორკესტრი is at…facebook.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
soprano Beate Mordal and cellist Eivind Rossbach Heier perform Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras.Both musicians have recorded their parts separately in this time of social distancing.thestrad.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
RTÉ Concert Orchestra - trumpets Eoin Daly and Eamonn Nolan, French horn Declan McCarthy, trombone Michael Marshall and tuba Christopher Nery.Don Baker’s Spring Cleaning Ragfacebook.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Horn Hangouts, We're staying home! Join Sarah and StefanHorn Hangouts in the Time of Coronafacebook.com
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Posted: 31 Mar 2020
A Manchester-based orchestra, Kaleidescope, is still managing to perform together despite being isolated away from one another,with brilliantly uplifting results.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020
John Miles and the Antwerp Philharmonic 'Quarantine' OrchestraNight of the Promssbs.com.au
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020
Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled due to coronavirusClassical music festival founded by Benjamin Britten will not go ahead for the first time in its 73-year historytheguardian.com
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020
When you’re a cellist stuck at home with a load of puppetsSelf-isolating musicians, take heed.classicfm.com
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Principal Clarinet, Alessandro CarbonareWhat does a musician do at home? Alessandro Carbonare, First Clarinet of the Orchestra, tries to keep in training and exercises…facebook.com
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020
BBC Philharmonic - Gordon Jacob: Scherzetto performed by Fraser LangtonBBCPhilatHomefacebook.com
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Posted: 29 Mar 2020
Great Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki has died, aged 86One of the most important composers and conductors of the past six decades has passed away.classicfm.com
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Posted: 29 Mar 2020
Self-isolating performance of Sosban Fach (klezmer style) by Lenny Sayers, Principal Bass Clarinet at BBC NOW.Well worth a watch!facebook.com
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Posted: 29 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Penzance couple dance and play through isolationSally Gilmour, 86, and her husband Ken have been self-isolating in Penzance, Cornwall.bbc.co.uk
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Posted: 28 Mar 2020
Happy #WorldPianoDay — from Martin Pickard and Annette Saunders, Opera North at HomeThink you can't play piano duets in self isolation? Think againfacebook.com