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Composer Nicholas Maw dies in US
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
One of Britain's leading composers, Nicholas Maw, best known for his symphonic work "Odyssey" and his opera based on "Sophie's Choice," has died at his US home aged 73, the BBC reported.
Cantona scores at Cannes
Monday, 18 May 2009
Former Manchester United soccer star Eric Cantona shares a spliff and some self-help advice with a middle-aged postman down on his luck in Ken Loach's new comedy "Looking for Eric."
NZ farmers invite Johnny Rotten to visit cows
Monday, 18 May 2009
New Zealand's dairy farmers say they want former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) to come here and visit their cows.
Arianna in Creta, Academy of Ancient Music, Barbican (Rated 5/ 5 )
Monday, 18 May 2009
While Mendelssohn’s apologists struggle to hoist their man into the limelight, Handel’s chariot sails serenely through the heavens, with three ace period-instrument performances in as many days.
15 million hits later, YouTube Symphony makes live debut
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Even before they played their first note together, the YouTube Symphony Orchestra were listed as one of the world's most inspiring orchestras.
Mackerras wins BBC Music Magazine award
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Veteran conductor Sir Charles Mackerras picked up two awards at the prestigious BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009 for classical recording excellence today.
The madness of George Frideric Handel
Thursday, 2 April 2009
The composer was notorious for his love of food. But new research suggests his greed was the consequence of a pathological condition
Hallé Orchestra Podcast: Gotterdammerung
Monday, 9 March 2009
Edward Seckerson talks to the Hallé Orchestra's Music Director Sir Mark Elder and Professor John Deathridge about the origins of Wagner's Ring and its thrilling culmination "The Twilight of the Gods".
YouTube unveils first symphony orchestra
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
California surgeon Calvin Lee has barely picked up his violin for 15 years but on Monday he was named a member of the first YouTube Symphony Orchestra and next month he plays at Carnegie Hall with the group.
New opera to tell glamour model's story
Thursday, 12 February 2009
The Royal Opera House today confirmed plans for an opera based on the life of the American glamour model Anna Nicole Smith, who married an elderly oil billionaire and died of an accidental drug overdose.
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