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Graduate scheme | Southbank Sinfonia
With the hope of providing valuable playing experience for young musicians, Simon Over set up an orchestra specifically designed for musicians fresh out of...
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Composer celebrations
Twenty-thirteen looks set to be a year dominated by celebrations of Wagner, Verdi and Britten. But it is also the perfect time to discover...
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Birthday playlist
Toby Deller takes a look ahead at a year of significant date.
The coincidence of Wagner’s and Verdi’s anniversaries should make their 200th birthdays the...
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Looking ahead
Simon Tait looks back at the developments made by some of the UK’s arts organisations over the past 12 months and finds out how...
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Key inspirations | Janina Fialkowska
Janina Fialkowska’s story is extraordinary. In spite of a serious health setback ten years ago, at 61 she remains one of the most sought-after...
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Story time: Howard Goodall's The Story of Music
It’s not often that a book on music makes you rush to the fridge, not to grab a beer but to look at butter...
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Opportunity knocks
What’s next? That is the theme of the annual conference of the Association of British Orchestras, and rarely has it been such a vexed...
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Well on the way
Hosting the 2012 ABO annual conference is the Orchestra of Opera North, the only orchestra in Britain performing throughout the season in both concert...
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Festival of Britten: Britten 100 plans
Year in, year out, the operas of Benjamin Britten get some 200 performances a year in 30 different cities around the world.
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Beyond the horizon
We all know things are tough now, but orchestra managers need to lift their sights beyond immediate difficulties. Andrew Stewart got eight of the...
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Onwards and upwards: National Youth Orchestras of Scotland
Undeterred by funding cuts, the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland’s new chief executive talks to David Kettle about her ambitious forward plans
It was only...
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Next steps: supporting emerging profesional musicians
The path of a professional musician is all too often met with challenges and setbacks, but there are organisations that are there to help...
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Silver service: British Youth Opera
British Youth Opera is celebrating 25 years of giving young singers an opportunity to cut their operatic teeth in a safe environment.
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Life begins at 40: The RNCM
The RNCM celebrates its 40th birthday this academic year. Robert Beale talks to some of those who were there at its birth
The next stage: Co-Opera Company
Established in 2008, Co-Opera Co. provides a platform for young singers at the start of their professional careers. Susan Elkin attends the company’s latest...
Seaside supremo: Dougie Scarfe at the BSO
Dougie Scarfe has taken over as the new chief executive of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Fiona Clampin meets him to learn about his past...
Screening rooms: Opera in the cinema
Want to go to La Scala for less than the cost of a pasta dinner? Increasing numbers of people are visiting the world’s great...
Bright sparks: The Firebird Orchestra
With sell-out concerts and international tours all within its first season, the London Firebird Orchestra is providing exceptional opportunities for young professionals,
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Strings of success: London Music Masters
London Music Masters is a charity with an Olympic spirit dedicated to inspiring a generation of violinists, writes Sarah Lambie
Glowing as we are...
Beyond boundaries: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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