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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis July 2020: The new normal
As Covid-19 lockdowns are gradually lifted, orchestras and concert venues in Europe and Asia are contemplating the task of reopening in a socially distanced world
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NewsThe World Harmony Orchestra, which has been organising socially-distanced, small-scale live performances throughout the lockdown, writes an open letter
For the most vulnerable, having access to musical performances may be a lifeline, writes the World Harmony Orchestra in an open letter
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NewsSimon Rattle and London Symphony Orchestra invite children to play Mozart from lockdown
Where’s Simon? will introduce children to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
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NewsChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announces postponement of its scheduled autumn 2020 season
The programme originally scheduled for autumn 2020 has been postponed to autumn 2021
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NewsFour-day livestreamed Bach marathon in Leipzig starts tomorrow
A four-day livestreamed Bach marathon in Leipzig will include a singalong B minor mass
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NewsSix composers of colour to write new pieces to be performed by 24 orchestras
For New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices programme, six composers of colour have been co-commissioned to write new orchestral works
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NewsGil Shaham given long-term use of 1719 Stradivarius
Violinist Gil Shaham has been granted the long-term use of a 1719 Stradivarius violin from the Rare Violins In Consortium
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NewsNashville Symphony furloughs 131 members of its team
The ensemble has furloughed administration, artistic affairs and production staff, and musicians
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NewsSchleswig-Holstein Festival announces 100-concert programme
The two-month event in the North German region will take place in a slimmed-down form
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NewsLondon Mozart Players to resume live performances
’LMP Live!’ – a series of three socially distanced concerts in summer 2020 – will be streamed online for free
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NewsNew music institute launched in Madrid
‘Musical Arts Madrid’ puts chamber music at the core of its teaching programme
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NewsLeading composers support COVID-impacted UK musicians in new collaboration
Composers including Steve Reich and Mark-Anthony Turnage have volunteered to write music to be performed by lockdown-impacted UK musicians
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NewsPrizes awarded at USA’s Klein International String Competition - held online
19-year-old violinist Gabrielle Despres has been awarded 1st prize at the 2020 Klein International String Competition
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News18-year-old cellist shot dead in Philadelphia
Mouhamed Cisse was shot dead near his home on the same night as the Philadelphia #BlackLivesMatter protests
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NewsA Celebration of Aldeburgh Festivals runs from 12 June
Britten Pears Arts presents a 16-day celebration of the festival’s history
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NewsHandel House in Halle to livestream ‘Handel Day’
As an alternative to the cancelled Handel festival, Halle’s Handel House is to livestream a celebration of the German composer
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NewsFrank Almond steps down as concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony
After a life filled with adventures, including the theft and recovery of his ‘Lipinski’ Stradivarius, the violinist is stepping down as the ensemble’s concertmaster, having been forced by the coronavirus lockdown to leave his final season incomplete
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NewsBeethoven Pastoral Project announces live-streamed event
The programme will take place on Friday 5 June, broadcast from Beethoven’s birthplace in Bonn
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NewsWigmore Hall Live Lunchtime Concerts broadcast across Europe
The London concert venue is broadcasting performances every weekday in June on BBC Radio 3 and on radio stations across Europe
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NewsTurkish viola player Ruşen Güneş has died
The 80-year-old, who lived in London, was a keen promoter of music from his homeland
