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10:52AM GMT (2 hours, 22 minutes ago)

An Italian Conductor Looks to U.S. Models

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3:03PM GMT (22 hours, 11 minutes ago)

First BBC Young Musician jazz award won by saxophonist

Teenage saxophonist Alexander Bone has won the first jazz prize to be awarded as part of the BBC's Young Musician of the Year competition. The 17-year-old from Darlington beat two other saxophone players, a trumpeter and a double bassist in the final ...

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12:37PM GMT (1 day ago)

Avant-garde opera director Gerard Mortier dies aged 70

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12:09PM GMT (1 day, 1 hour ago)

Watching live opera in the cinema: a bit like a DVD until something goes wrong…(blog)

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7:04PM GMT (2 days, 18 hours ago)

Marion Thorpe obituary

Marion Thorpe, who has died aged 87, might well have preferred a discreetly musical existence, notably as a prime mover in establishing the Leeds International Piano Competition.

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12:06PM GMT (3 days, 1 hour ago)

'Deaf' composer says he's sorry for deceiving - The Japan Times

However, the 50-year-old from Hiroshima Prefecture flatly denied composer Takashi Niigaki's claim that he is not deaf, saying he is preparing to sue Niigaki for defamation and will meet a lawyer next week.

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9:57AM GMT (3 days, 3 hours ago)

Orchestra may face uphill battle attracting youth

Finding someone to go with me to the Cleveland Orchestra, winner of eight Grammy Awards in its historic 96-year existence, was tougher than I imagined it would be.

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3:03AM GMT (3 days, 10 hours ago)

Robert Ashley, Opera Composer Who Painted Outside the Lines, Dies at 83

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2:12AM GMT (3 days, 11 hours ago)

Community Rallies To Save Peninsula Symphony After Embezzlement

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5:33PM GMT (3 days, 19 hours ago)

Why Ravel is almost a great composer

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4:13PM GMT (3 days, 21 hours ago)

Soprano and accordion virtuoso to perform at Sochi 2014 Paralympic Opening

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9:57PM GMT (4 days, 15 hours ago)

RIP Renato Cioni: we've lost one of the finest Italian tenors of the 20th century - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

In 1962, a young unknown tenor appeared in the now famous filmed Act 2 of Zeffirelli's production of Tosca at Covent Garden, starring Maria Callas as Tosca and Tito Gobbi as Scarpia. That tenor was Renato Cioni, who has sadly died in his home town ...

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6:38AM GMT (5 days, 6 hours ago)

Orlando Philharmonic narrows music-director search to 5

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5:01AM GMT (5 days, 8 hours ago)

Pittsburgh Symphony sacks 17 staffers to aid budget

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2:30PM GMT (5 days, 22 hours ago)

World-class orchestras judged by sight not sound

World-class orchestras can be accurately identified by silent video footage of performances, but not through sound recordings, a UCL study has found.

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1:37PM GMT (5 days, 23 hours ago)

Haitink nooit meer bij Concertgebouworkest

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9:39AM GMT (6 days, 3 hours ago)

World's 15 most beautiful concert halls

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9:38AM GMT (6 days, 3 hours ago)

National Youth Orchestra of the USA - 2014 roster

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5:14AM GMT (6 days, 8 hours ago)

Cellist makes triumphant return after injury

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