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The latest news for classical music professionals.
Thursday 17 April 2014
9:06AM GMT (3 days, 10 hours ago)
LeoGroup purchases multi-million dollar Stradivarius violin with digital currency bitcoin
The violin was sold by New York firm Carpenter Fine Violins in the landmark deal...
8:53AM GMT (3 days, 10 hours ago)
Musicians Union Slams Lionsgate Over 'Draft Day' Offshoring
The AFM is pressing the case that U.S. films and television programs should be scored domestically, not overseas, especially when they receive U.S. production tax credits.
Wednesday 16 April 2014
9:18PM GMT (3 days, 22 hours ago)
Israeli violin stamp recalls 'tortured' Jewish violins and their owners
5:15PM GMT (4 days, 2 hours ago)
4:59PM GMT (4 days, 2 hours ago)
As a writer, the American musicologist Joseph Kerman, who has died aged 89, brought the highest standards of scholarly rigour and precision to his chosen musical specialisms.
3:49PM GMT (4 days, 3 hours ago)
Sergei Rachmaninov symphony manuscript to go under the hammer
Th...
3:34PM GMT (4 days, 4 hours ago)
11:39AM GMT (4 days, 7 hours ago)
Ministers refuse to apologise to US musician wrongly barred from Britain
1:00AM GMT (4 days, 18 hours ago)
The London Mozart Players: Threatened orchestra plays on, managed by its own players
Croydon Council’s withdrawal of core funding pushed the chamber orchestra to the brink of bankruptcy...
12:08AM GMT (4 days, 19 hours ago)
Composer John Luther Adams, longtime Alaskan, wins Pulitzer Prize
Tuesday 15 April 2014
10:29PM GMT (4 days, 21 hours ago)
Pilibhit flute makers wish to be heard over political din
The tradition of flute makers has survived highs and lows over two centuries but is inching towards its end due to political apathy and the administration's failure to organise the sector.
4:20PM GMT (5 days, 3 hours ago)
Costs threaten Bergen orchestra
Costs threaten Bergen orchestraViews and News from NorwayThe Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, BFO) revealed on Tuesday its pension costs are NOK 60 million (USD 10 million) higher than estimated, and it needs to dramatically reduce its activities.
Monday 14 April 2014
9:40AM GMT (6 days, 9 hours ago)
The show must go on...even without world renown conductor Valery Gergiev
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