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Monday, 5 June 2006
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Five longtime members of the Cleveland Orchestra, including three who were appointed by legendary music director George Szell, will retire this year, the orchestra announced....LINK
Thursday, 1 June 2006
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Pianist Alfred Brendel has responded to critical attacks on Simon Rattle's performance as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, defending the conductor in a letter to the London Guardian.
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Friday, 26 May 2006
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Musicians planning to embellish their resumes should take note of the case of Massimiliano Muzzi, an Italian musician denounced as a fraud for claiming to be the pope's organist....LINK
Monday, 15 May 2006
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An American fan of Glenn Gould has been charged with stealing artifacts that once belonged to the famed Canadian pianist. ...LINK to complete story
Sunday, 7 May 2006
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Wynton Marsalis has an inflammation of the lip that has forced him to take a break from playing trumpet. ...LINK to complete story
Friday, 21 April 2006
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Singapore-born violinist Vanessa-Mae Nicholson is the wealthiest young entertainer in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2006. ...LINK to complete story
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Want to know how to make a pianist disappear? Simple. Just put them in a duo. Musician Susan Tomes on an injustice that began with Paganini
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Sunday, 9 April 2006
Rice on Piano Now Playing: USA Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Topic: INSTRUMENTALIST
Ms. Rice is an accomplished pianist. At 15 she performed Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, her prize for winning a student competition. Until college she intended to pursue music professionally. Now 51, she plays as often as every other week with private chamber group. Until now it was a realm of her very public life that she kept private. ...LINK to complete story
Saturday, 8 April 2006
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Pianist Richard Goode is the first winner of the Northwestern University School of Music's Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance ...LINK to complete story
Saturday, 25 March 2006
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THE violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti has hit back at critics who claim that beauty rather than ability is responsible for her success. ...LINK to complete story
Saturday, 18 March 2006
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Pianist Ingrid Fliter, the 2006 Gilmore Artist Award winner, has replaced an ailing Martha Argerich with the Los Angeles Philharmonic ...LINK to complete story
Saturday, 25 February 2006
Topic: INSTRUMENTALIST Mitsuko Uchida was a reluctant concert pianist but felt a kinship with Schubert's music. Her performance of Mozart's sonatas established her reputation. Now she is increasingly drawn to Bach. ...LINK to complete story
Friday, 24 February 2006
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is one of seven winners of the 2006 Dan David Prize, the Dan David Foundation announced in Paris ...LINK to complete story
Tuesday, 21 February 2006
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With more than 30 million albums sold to date, flutist Sir James Galway is the most televised and recorded classical music artist today. A native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sir James studied at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, as well as the Paris Conservatory. ...LINK to complete story