NEWS: Cardiff Philharmonic replaces the programme of its upcoming all-Tchaikovsky concert, citing it as 'inappropriate at this time’.
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The official musings of the BBC Music Magazine editorial team
- May we all recover from our mishaps with as much grace and sass as Bernstein.
00:00 - Depending on your degree of Monday exhaustion, this may tickle you.
- Importantly, we need to consider the subject of Composers Who Look Like Bond Villains. We will begin with Sibelius… #composerswholooklikebondvillains
- NEWS: The Japanese conductor and former Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Seiji Ozawa has died at his home in Tokyo.
- NEWS: Valery Gergiev dismissed as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic, following an ultimatum from the city's mayor.
- Amazon Prime’s epic prequel to The Lord of the Rings has returned for a second season, and the music is equally epic. Here’s a guide to the fantastic score…
- 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.
- NEWS: The brilliant virtuoso guitarist Julian Bream CBE has died, aged 87. Further information to come. classical-music.com/news/the-great…
- #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?
- The renowned pianist Alfred Brendel has died at the age of 94 on 17 June. Here, we revisit one of his final interviews, in which he recalls performing with the legendary baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
