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Turbocharge philanthropy, conga to Beethoven, ditch the ukuleles: 10 ways to save classical music

After cuts by Arts Council England and the BBC, Simon Rattle says UK opera houses and orchestras have never faced greater peril. How can they fight back? Top musicians outline their battle plans

The Guardian - UK

Train stations will play classical music to scare yobs away after successful trial

Northern Rail says it has been playing composers such as Bach and Beethoven in railway stations and has already seen a dramatic fall in anti-social behaviour

Daily Mirror

Canberra festival with a child's heart

The Director of the Canberra International Music Festival fizzes with enthusiasm

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Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth

It was also a record year for film music.

The Independent UK

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

‘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

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

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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.

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Netflix in March: TV shows and movies leaving streaming service this week

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The Independent UK

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

‘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

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.

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Netflix in March: TV shows and movies leaving streaming service this week

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Christopher Nupen obituary

Maker of classical music documentaries who sought to capture the magic of live performance and the aspirations of the performers

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Netflix is removing all these movies and series this week in March 2023

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‘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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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

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

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