Canberra festival with a child's heart The Director of the Canberra International Music Festival fizzes with enthusiasm The Canberra Times · Apr 14, 2023
Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth It was also a record year for film music. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
The week in classical: London Symphony Orchestra/Noseda; Down the Rabbit Hole – review Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO go to the edge with Shostakovich. Plus, an operatic trip to Wonderland for deaf and hard-of-hearing children The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023
‘Anything is possible’: why Iceland has become a classical music powerhouse Outstanding new composers and genre-hopping experiments are not the sole reasons the Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s UK tour is so anticipated – the country itself is a seed bed for musical talent The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
Mitsuko Uchida review – bringing Mozartean finesse to Beethoven Uchida’s playing of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas avoided bombast but neither did she shirk from the climactic moments The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023
Apple Music Classical: release date, price, hi-res support, spatial audio and more Apple's new bespoke classical music app features Hi-Res Lossless audio, Dolby Atmos and a bulging catalogue of over five million works. What Hi-Fi? · Mar 27, 2023
Netflix in March: TV shows and movies leaving streaming service this week Watch them before they're taken down The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023
The week in classical: OAE, Bach’s Mass in B minor; Aurora Orchestra – review A heckler heightened the atmosphere before a precise performance of Bach’s testing mass; and care home residents enjoyed a thrilling rendition of Beethoven’s Fifth in a truly resonant setting The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023
‘Farting barrister’ wins £135,000 at tribunal A flatulent barrister who tried to sue the Crown Prosecution Service has won £135,000 after his request to work from home was denied. An employment tribunal was told that Tarique Mohammed’s farts were caused by medication and therefore asking him to stop breaking wind violated his dignity. The tribunal found… The Week · Mar 23, 2023
A Lock of Hair Reveals Beethoven’s Genome for the First Time Using locks of the composer's hair and genomic analysis, an international team of researchers has new insight into Beethoven's health and ancestry. Inverse · Mar 22, 2023
Netflix in March: TV shows and movies leaving streaming service this week Watch them before they're taken down The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Netflix is removing all these movies and series throughout March 2023 - here’s when Watch them before they're taken down The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Netflix is removing all these movies and series throughout March 2023 - here’s when Watch them before they're taken down The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023
Christopher Nupen obituary Maker of classical music documentaries who sought to capture the magic of live performance and the aspirations of the performers The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023 Netflix is removing all these movies and series this week in March 2023 Watch them before they're taken down
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The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023 ‘It takes a community to develop a musician’: the Royal Philharmonic Society’s John Gilhooly In an edited extract from his speech at the 2023 Royal Philharmonic awards, its chairman urges joined up thinking to ensure a healthy future for an art form that is central to the wellbeing and prosperity of our national life
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The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 How fast should Beethoven's Ninth Symphony be performed? Benjamin Zander is convinced Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony should sound far different than most people are accustomed to hearing it, and the soon-to-be 84-year-old conductor will race through in about an hour during performances in Boston and New York this week
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023 Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Joonas Ahonen review – freewheeling explosive expressionism The violinist’s extraordinary playing ensured a recital built around two Beethoven sonatas was anything but staid
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023 Dionne Warwick: Burt Bacharach’s death ‘like losing a family member’ Bacharach co-wrote a number of Warwick’s biggest hits, including Walk On By
ABC News · Feb 9, 2023 From Aretha Franklin to Austin Powers, here are the hits that made Burt Bacharach a legend From The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson to Sheryl Crow and Diane Warren, artists and composers are describing how the 94-year-old's work influenced their music.