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“He moved from instrument to instrument as quietly as possible and blew my mind with his vocal performance and the beauty of that piece”: Prince’s collaborators on how he embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career

“He’d moved past the pop simplicity of Purple Rain - this was Gershwin-esque," says drummer Bobby Z

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‘The joy shot out of his voice’: Ray Davies, Graham Nash and others on Brian Wilson’s songwriting genius

With the innocence of a child and the vision of a god, his craft was astonishing. From Jessica Pratt to Jim James and Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, top musicians explain why he was like no other

The Guardian - UK

International Pride Orchestra plays outside DC in rebuff to Trump snub at Kennedy Center

LGBTQ+ ensemble was to appear at performing arts center but moved to Maryland after president reorganized venue

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Africa Lyric's Opera: Aaron-Casey Gould on his operatic rise to fame

As one of the winners of the Africa Lyric's Opera prize, Aaron-Casey Gould has just wrapped up a string of concerts across France, performing a repertoire that embraced Verdi, Gershwin and contemporary African compositions. He joins us to talk about introducing a younger generation to the traditional repertoire, his latest,…

France 24

Joni Mitchell follows Neil Young in returning her music to Spotify

Mitchell originally acted in solidarity with Young’s protest over the spread of vaccine misinformation on the platform, which he has now ended

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: LSO/ Rattle; The Rake’s Progress; The Flying Dutchman; Elena Urioste and Tom Poster – review

Dread runs through John Adams’s pulsating new ‘short symphony’; Stravinsky’s Rake has plenty of company at ETO; Bryn Terfel returns as the mythical Dutchman; and two lockdown favourites bring the house down

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Classical home listening: Thibaudet & Feinstein: Gershwin Rhapsody; Duruflé Requiem

Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein make an irresistible Gershwin double act, while the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and organist Harrison Cole shine in Duruflé’s masterpiece

The Guardian - UK

‘Cats are like mini gurus’: the feline path to inner peace

By marrying Japanese philosophy with cat psychology, Australian author Carla Francis learned to pause, slow down and reflect

The Guardian - AU

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Joni Mitchell to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Just months after being celebrated at the Kennedy Center, Joni Mitchell will return to Washington for another lifetime achievement honor, the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

The Independent UK

Pick of the BBC Proms 2022: Presenters on the concerts they can’t wait to see

From the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, to a celebration of Aretha Franklin and the music of video games, BBC TV presenters on the Proms not to miss this summer

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