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Classical home listening: Beethoven, Brett Dean and John Frederick Lampe…

Vladimir Jurowski and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester excel in an ideal double bill. And top soloists and the Brook Street Band have fun with 18th-century Yorkshire-set farce

The Guardian - UK

Conrad Tao review – full-blooded piano playing with a dash of quirk

Tao’s programme exploited his talents to the full, including a ‘pandemic repertoire’ of Beethoven, Adams and Tao himself

The Guardian - UK

Ferdinand Ries: Piano Trio and Sextets review – Beethoven’s biographer steps into the spotlight

Ries has been overshadowed by his master, but the pianist/composer had plenty of talent – and ego – of his own, as these chamber works show

The Guardian - UK

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‘I accidentally invented trip-hop’ – how we made DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing

‘People said: “Nobody’s going to listen to instrumental trip-hop.” But I was thinking of huge soundscapes, like the ones by Pink Floyd or Beethoven’

The Guardian - UK

Jake Paul responds to Tyson Fury's X-rated "p****" chant after fans slate YouTube star

Paul has issued a comical response mocking Fury's "Beethoven Symphony" with fans after Fury led fans with a crude "p****" chant during a stop-off at his After Party tour

Daily Mirror

Lina Gonzalez-Granados returns to CSO podium with top-notch Beethoven program

For the second time this spring, Gonzalez-Granados took the CSO podium as a last-minute replacement for Riccardo Muti, the orchestra’s music director sidelined by a positive COVID-19 test.

Chicago Sun-Times

Siam Sinfonietta presents anti-war piece

As part of Siam Sinfonietta's regular "Mozart And More Mini-Festival", now in its 10th outing, Somtow Sucharitkul has chosen to conduct a rare and beautiful work, Joseph Haydn's Mass In Time Of War, at the Thailand Cultural Centre's Small Hall, Ratchadaphisek Road on Saturday and Sunday at 8pm.

Bangkok Post

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Classical home listening: Héloïse Werner, Danish String Quartet and BBCNOW at Aldeburgh

Premiere recordings abound on livewire soprano-composer Héloïse Werner’s new album of solos and duos; and the Danish String Quartet reach Prism IV

The Guardian - UK

Vile dog owner suspected of lobbing pet of car window being hunted by police

Beethoven, the cocker spaniel, was found limping in Hartlip, near Rainham, Kent, with X-rays showing he has spinal damage, two fractures to his tibia and many other injuries

Daily Mirror

Vets 'speechless' as X-ray reveals unwanted dog was thrown out of moving car

Veterinary staff at Newnham Court Veterinary Hospital in Kent have been left 'speechless' after a stray cocker spaniel was found with painful injuries consistent with being 'thrown out of a moving vehicle'

Daily Mirror

Every Good Boy Does Fine by Jeremy Denk review – a virtuosic memoir

The concert pianist’s account of striving for musical mastery sits alongside a stirring coming of age narrative

The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Beethoven’s cello and piano sonatas and more

From Kloetzel and Koenig to Weilerstein and Barnatan, a flurry of new Beethoven double acts each offer something new

The Guardian - UK

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness composer reveals ‘last second’ change made to key scene

‘That was really done at the very last second, kind of crazy close to the release’

The Independent UK

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Danny Elfman reveals ‘last second’ change made to key scene

‘That was really done at the very last second, kind of crazy close to the release’

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Pro-EU 'Monsieur Europe' Emmanuel Macron re-elected: Europe reacts

It was a French election, to elect a French president. But Emmanuel Macron took to the stage below the quintessentially French Eiffel Tower on April 24 for his victory speech to the sound of the European anthem, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". He told his supporters that their fellow electors had…

The Guardian - UK

Radu Lupu obituary

Pianist of exceptional talent whose lack of flamboyance, together with his technical command, emphasised the effortlessness of his playing

The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Elizabeth Maconchy and Vaughan Williams; Castalian Quartet

An illustrious student-teacher double act is full of rewards; the Castalians illuminate in works spanning Beethoven to Adès; and two operas on BBC TV

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beethoven’s Music Increases EV Range

Listening to a Beethoven symphony instead of dance music, or hip-hop while on the move could possibly increase the range of your electric car and improve its energy efficiency, according to tests recently carried out on behalf of one manufacturer. South Korean manufacturer Kia is backing this unusual claim with…

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Kia Says Music Has "Dramatic Influence" On Real-World EV Range

The automaker argues that you will get better range if you listen to Beethoven as opposed to more upbeat pop music.

The Independent UK

Emeli Sande hopes BBC music show allows people time out from ‘hectic chaos’

She is hosting a new show which sees her exploring music that inspires her.

The Guardian - UK

How Beethoven inspired 50 years of cultural exchange between the US and China

A new book tells how classical music, played to the Chinese by the Philadelphia Orchestra, ushered in decades of valuable interchanges now under threat

Motor1

Kia Says Music Has "Dramatic Influence" On Real-World EV Range

If you want to go further on a single charge, listen to Beethoven.

The Guardian - UK

Diabelli Variations review – Uchida’s unparalleled playing is made for this

The pianist’s clarity and dexterity brings humour and insights to Beethoven’s contradictory colossus of a work

Daily Mirror

Robbie Williams ventures into classical music with Beethoven inspired new track

Robbie Williams will show off a track inspired by classical German composer Ludwig van Beethoven at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later today and fans can't wait for the Angels mash-up

Chicago Sun-Times

CSO, Riccardo Muti deliver exhilarating — and milestone performance — of Philip Glass symphony

The CSO began its exploration of Glass’ symphonies with the No. 11, a sprawling, exhilarating three-movement work with a super-sized orchestration.

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