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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis August 2020: Preparing for a brave new world
Conservatoires around the world are preparing for seismic changes in their teaching provision when the autumn term starts in September – and the problem of one-to-one tuition is just the tip of the iceberg
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Birmingham Town Hall and Symphony Hall announce mass job cuts
Half of the staff are at risk of redundancy
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The former Juilliard violinist and conductor Gregory Cardi has died
Cardi, who served as Gerard Schwarz’s conducting assistant at the University of Miami, was 28 years old
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Academy of Ancient Music returns to concert stage for first post-lockdown performance
The performance is part of VOCES8’s Live from London festival
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Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández signs to Sony Classical
The 29-year-old’s first album will be released in January 2021
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Cremona Mondomusica trade fair confirmed for 2020
The event for stringed instrument players, makers and dealers will take place from 25 to 27 September
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UK Culture Secretary confirms VAT cut for theatre and concerts
As with other areas of the hospitality and tourism industry, the VAT rate for theatre and concerts will be cut from 20% to 5%
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Violist Gustav Clarkson has died
The former member of Warwick University’s Coull Quartet has died
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New funding announced for Scottish arts sector
The William Syson Foundation is making new funding available thanks to its £13m endowment
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Minnesota Orchestra replaces August concerts with chamber performances
All full orchestra concerts originally scheduled for August and early September 2020 have been cancelled due to Covid-19 safety regulations
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Japanese man arrested for attacking pedestrian with violin bow
The random incident took place on a street in Sapporo, Japan
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Bravo! Vail launches re-imagined summer festival following May cancellation
The annual event, held in Colorado, US, is to present an alternative programme of live outdoor music in response to Covid-19
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Leonid Kogan competition announces some of its winners
Winners were selected on the basis of YouTube recordings
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Cadogan Hall reopens for streamed concerts and recording sessions
Events include a charity performance in response to the Black Lives Matter Movement and a concert from the English Chamber Orchestra
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Royal Over-Seas League Announces Two New Scholarships for Young Musicians in Scotland
The scholarships will fund course fees for students studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and St Mary’s School in Edinburgh
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The film composer Ennio Morricone has died
Renowned for scoring Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns that made Clint Eastwood a star, the Italian composer has died in Rome at the age of 91
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Schoenfeld International String Competition postponed to December
The competition was originally scheduled to take place this July 2020
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Government announces £1.57 bn lifeline for arts and culture sector
UK music venues and theatres to benefit from new government support package following months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis
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Harrogate International Festivals to put on virtual arts weekender
The HIF Weekender runs from 23-26 July
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BBC Proms reveals full details of socially-distanced 2020 season
Alina Ibragimova, Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason are among the string players to be performing live at this year’s BBC Proms
