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May we all recover from our mishaps with as much grace and sass as Bernstein.
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Depending on your degree of Monday exhaustion, this may tickle you.
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Importantly, we need to consider the subject of Composers Who Look Like Bond Villains. We will begin with Sibelius…
#composerswholooklikebondvillains
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NEWS: Valery Gergiev dismissed as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic, following an ultimatum from the city's mayor.
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Devastatingly, now that Zayn Malik has left One Direction, they're going to have to scrap their plans for a recording of Byrd's 5-part Mass.
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NEWS: The brilliant virtuoso guitarist Julian Bream CBE has died, aged 87. Further information to come.
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#OnThisDay
in 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. Happy Birthday, Beethoven! Which of his works will all our lovely Twitter followers be playing today to celebrate?
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You've all been voting, and we have our winner. CLARA SCHUMANN is your greatest composer of all time! Grab a copy of our latest issue to see which of today's living composers agreed with your choice.
#ComposerWorldCup
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NEWS: It has been announced that the Notre Dame organ was unharmed in the fire. Read up on the history of the instrument here...
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Happy National Viola Day. Let the jokes commence.
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Jonny Greenwood is perhaps best known as being the lead guitarist/keyboardist of the rock band Radiohead. For over 15 years, though, Greenwood has established himself as an inventive and award-winning film composer
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NEWS: Academy of Ancient Music announces its new music director.
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Here is our guide to the life and work of the superb Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich, widely regarded as one of the finest pianists of all time
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Very sad to hear of the death of André Previn. Such a major figure in the music world, on both sides of the Atlantic, and as a pianist, conductor and composer.
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We're very sad to hear of the death, at 100, of legendary piano teacher and founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition, Dame Fanny Waterman
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'The last few months have been devastating for our sector', said the conductor at a London Symphony Orchestra concert
@bbcsingers
@E_N_O
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Calling all musicians planning streaming sessions - please, please, please take photos either during or afterwards, so we can publicise them in the mag and online. And do get in touch with us for any of those plans. Screengrabs of performances are too low-res. Spread the word!!
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Bernard Haitink has died peacefully at his home, aged 92. What a legacy he has left us. So many memorable performances and great recordings...
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Congratulations to our April issue cover star
@HewittJSB
, who was awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal after her
@BBCRadio3
special broadcast recital.
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NEWS: 22-year-old Hackney-born pianist Deschanel Gordon has won this year's BBC Young Jazz Musician.
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NEWS: Edward Gardner has been announced as the new principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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NEWS: Violinist Nicola Benedetti to become first female director of the Edinburgh International Festival.
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NEWS: Manchester City footballer Nathan Aké to donate pianos to deprived schools, having taught himself the piano during lockdown.
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We are very sad to learn of the death of conductor Sir Andrew Davis. A phenomenal presence on the stage, and a lovely, vivacious and always enthusiastic character off it.
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NEWS: Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir becomes first female winner of Best Original Score at the Academy Awards since 1998.
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NEWS: New research has proved that playing an instrument or singing has drastically improved the brain health and memory of older people.
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This is incredible. Has anyone else crafted any other tiny Baroque instruments during lockdown?
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An introduction to pianist Igor Levit, whose 2017
@bbcproms
performance of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto appeared at this year's First Night of the Proms, and will be broadcast on BBC Four this evening.
@igorpianist
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Today is International Women's Day! Let's mark the occasion by taking a look at 10 women composers that everyone should know a lot better:
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NEWS:
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to return with a virtual festival and two weeks of live concerts in the
@RoyalAlbertHall
.
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From Pablo Casals to Jacqueline du Pré, we celebrate some of the greatest cellists of the past 300 years
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Today is the 114th anniversary of the brilliant Michael Tippett. What is your favourite work by the great composer?
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The winner of the BBC Music Magazine Premiere Award is violinist Fenella Humphreys, for Caprices, an album for solo violin that, taking Paganini as its starting point, features new works by a host of contemporary composers including Tom Coult, Oliver Leith and Freya Waley-Cohen.
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It's with enormous sadness that we learn of the death of Steuart Bedford who, amongst so many other achievements, conducted the world premiere of Britten's opera Death in Venice in 1973
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NEWS: The BBC Proms has announced it will be taking place this year at the Royal Albert Hall with audiences, in line with government guidance.
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#OnThisDay
Did you know that composer Lili Boulanger died on this day in 1918? She was just 24 years old. Here are six works of hers that we feel should be better known:
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NEWS: The BBC has announced an increase in resources for arts and music on BBC Two, with eight major boxset series to be created each year for BBC iPlayer.
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Well, happy birthday to JS Bach who, we have to say, is looking very well for 337 years old. We'll be treating ourselves to a selection of his masterpieces as the day progresses.
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We have just learnt that Sir Antonio Pappano is to be the next chief conductor of the LSO! Full details to follow shortly…
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The
@bbcproms
start tonight! We're looking back on our favourite First Nights of the Proms from over the years...
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NEWS: Simon Rattle has signed a five-year contract to become principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, working alongside chief conductor and music director Semyon Bychkov and fellow principal guest conductor Jakub Hrůša.
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Meet the acclaimed Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons... and some of his best recordings to date
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NEWS: Opera North launches intensive new ten-week training scheme for female conductors.
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And this year's BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Year is… drum roll… Johann Sebastian Bach, recorded by pianist Vikingur Olafsson! Well played, Vikingur!
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As of today,
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Very sad to hear that Estonian composer Veljo Tormis has died at 86. A great choral writer, amongst much else.
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Jacqueline du Pré was a brilliant but complex genius whose shyness and vulnerability, particularly in the light of her illness, often left her misunderstood, says Helen Wallace.
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For many, conductor Otto Klemperer will be remembered as the steady and reliable champion of classic repertoire, but in his youth the German was a dashing advocate of the new, writes Andrew Green
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Here is our guide to the life and work of the superb Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich, widely regarded as one of the finest pianists of all time
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Did you hear about the drummer who gave all of his daughters the same name?
Anna 1
Anna 2
Anna 3
Anna 4
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We searched long and hard for a classical work to celebrate
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. Retweet when you spot it.
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Rostropovich was the most influential cellist of any era, a force of nature who inspired many of the 20th century’s greatest works.
His former pupil Elizabeth Wilson recalls his extraordinary talent, eventful life and magnetic personality
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It's composer and organist Francis Jackson's 103rd birthday today! Here are a couple of wonderful portrait photos we took of him in his 100th birthday year (photo credit: Rob Whitrow)
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Go on, make a musician nervous in two words or less.
Make a thespian nervous in two words or less. Good luck.
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And the 2024 BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year award goes to organist and conductor Anna Lapwood, who has done so much to bring classical music to an audience of (literally) millions via her broadcasts on social media.
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The first ever remotely-produced BBC Music Magazine has gone to press. Phew! Hats off to all our brilliant colleagues. Now... beer!!!
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So very sad to hear of Stephen Cleobury’s death. A fine organist and conductor, he was the director of the choir of King’s College, Cambridge for 37 years until his retirement last year. A wonderful, kind and brilliant man who’ll be much missed.
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NEWS: From this weekend, outdoor concert venues and theatres in the UK will be allowed to reopen.
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When Benjamin Britten was at his lowest ebb, the encouragement to start composing again came from no lesser person than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as John Bridcut reveals
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This morning at the
@bbcproms
... it's an organ feast! Learn more about the Royal Albert Hall's organ here in our fact file of fun.
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If a conductor has a tainted personal history, should we still listen to their music? When that conductor is arguably the greatest of all, the dilemma becomes even more problematic…
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Congratulations to Kiri Te Kanawa who was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services of music today.
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We've stuck our necks out here, and ranked all nine Mahler symphonies. Do you agree with our choices?
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A very happy birthday to Dame Fanny Waterman, founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition and inspirational teacher - 97 today!
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How to watch concerts from home: the concerts and operas available to stream online during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Composer, philosopher, writer and visual artist John Cage was one of the 20th century's most influential figures.
We take a look at his life, works and influences
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Our deputy editor has just finished reading a murder mystery novel in which the victim was strangled to death with the strings of a Middle Eastern instrument. It was an oud dunnit.
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We are, of course, marking National Fish and Chips Day today by listening to Brahms's 'How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Plaice', Leighton's 'Cod's Grandeur' and (slightly out of season) 'I Saw Three Chips'.
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NEWS: There has been a significant growth in classical music streams and sales in the past year. The 10% increase outperforms the overall rise in UK music consumption as a whole.
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NEWS:
@cadoganhall
opens its doors again for a series of live-streamed performances and recording sessions.
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We're very sad to hear of the death of Sir Neville Marriner, who was such a wonderful and inspirational musician.
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🦁👑BREAKING NEWS: A London children's choir will sing hits from 'The Lion King' during the Westminster Abbey Coronation service
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An organist’s nightmare: losing a pencil down the pedalboard...
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We asked 100 of today's leading concert pianists to name the best piano players of the recorded era - do you agree with their choices?
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Introducing our July Recording of the Month!
Debussy & Rameau by
@VikingurMusic
on
@DGclassics
. 'A new disc packed full of delights.'
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NEWS: Film composer Ennio Morricone has died, aged 91. In his long and fruitful career, Morricone composed the scores to The Hateful Eight, Cinema Paradiso, The Mission and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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Inspired by
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If you do one thing tonight... have a listen to the new work from
@EricWhitacre
's Virtual Choir!
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We profile the great British conductor Simon Rattle, and choose some of his finest recordings on disc
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More than 2 million listeners are tuning into
@BBCRadio3
every week, up 17 per cent since this time last year, according to data released today...
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We name the addresses of classical musicians and composers' houses in New York. Plan your walking tour now!
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What are the best recordings of Shostakovich's mighty Fifth?
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Composers used to write routinely for amateur groups, but much music today is too technically challenging and best left to the professionals, says Tom Service.
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