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Ingrid Haebler obituary

Quintessentially Viennese pianist who brought delicacy and charm to her performances of Mozart and Schubert

The Guardian - UK

Muti ends 13 seasons with Chicago Symphony Orchestra with praise and honors — and Beethoven

Riccardo Muti has ended 13 seasons as Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director with praise and a series of honors

The Independent UK

Steve Harley: The soundtrack of my life

Singer and songwriter Steve Harley picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the song that reminds him of his first love, Glenda White from Wickford

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Riccardo Muti: ‘I leave the position of music director knowing that I have done my best’

The world-renowned conductor, who is stepping down from his post with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra later this month, plans to return to the podium at Symphony Center, but less frequently and without the demands of being the orchestra’s music director.

Chicago Sun-Times

French Open: Swiatek beats Haddad Maia to set up final with Muchova – as it happened

Karolina Muchova upset Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set classic and will meet Iga Swiatek in the final, the defending champion and world No 1, seeing off Beatriz Haddad Maia in another fine match

The Guardian - UK

Hallé orchestra/Stasevska review – Beethoven’s wit and Sibelius’s passion

A programme of Sibelius, Andrea Tarrodi and Beethoven – with soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park – saw the Hallé on magnificent form, conducted with flair and grace

The Guardian - UK

Ohlsson takes up Australian challege

The old classics die hard.

Newcastle Herald

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Piano man Garrick Ohlsson takes up Aussie challege

The old classics die hard.

Newcastle Herald

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

The Canberra Times

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

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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

What Hi-Fi?

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.

The Independent UK

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

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The Guardian - 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

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The Week

‘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…

Inverse

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.

The Independent UK

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

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The Independent UK

Netflix is removing all these movies and series throughout March 2023 - here’s when

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The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Christopher Nupen obituary

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

The Independent UK

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