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Don't have (at least) $55-or the means to travel to Las Vegas-to see Elton John's "Million Dollar Piano" performance residency at Caesar's Palaces? No worries. Soon you'll be able to see the Rocket Man performing "live" for much less. A film of the show, also titled The Million Dollar Piano, will play at 1,700 theaters around the world. -
LINKS: Cleveland Plays for Donald Trump, Met's Budget and Attendance Down, Ecstatic Music Fest, City Ballet Selfies, Ghettoblaster Project
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The Column: All (or Most) Change in United Kingdom's Classical Music Scene?
But I wouldn't bet against Kirill Karabits being snapped up. Bournemouth has historically been a springboard for higher-profile appointments--and being from that town, myself, I yield to no one in my borderline fanatical admiration for its orchestra. -
Lady Gaga, Vampire Weekend, Elton John among those nominated for GLAAD Media Awards
Elton John, Lady Gaga and Vampire Weekend are among the music nominees for the GLAAD awards. The 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards celebrates fair and accurate representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the media. Other nominees in the music category include Goldfrapp and Tegan and Sara. -
Ennio Morricone, Composer to 'Django Unchained' and 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' Discusses Scores at BAMcinematek in March
Be it here or at the Barclays in Brooklyn, don't miss the event! Brooklyn Academy of Music members receive a $5 discount on all purchases so sign up at BAM.com today. -
Monkey Business: 'King Kong' Advances on Empire State Building Again...This Time as a Musical!
The show is by Craig Lucas and Marius De Vries. Some notable names are attached, especially additional lyrics by Richard Thomas, the supremely talented guy behind Jerry Springer - The Opera. And also watch out for the excellent director Daniel Kramer--his Hair -
Red Hot Chili Peppers realize the media can't take a joke, will not be performing 'Dazed and Confused' at Super Bowl
Lesson learned. Think twice before aggregating news from sources whose sources are likely being sarcastic. As previously reported, Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith had spoke with KROQ about the bands upcoming Super Bowl halftime gig with Bruno Mars and said the band had planned on covering Led Zeppelin's live version of "Dazed and Confused." -
'Alone Yet Not Alone' removed from Best Original Song Oscar consideration after sketchy promotions by composer Bruce Broughton
A rare occurrence came to pass on Wednesday when an Oscar nominee for Best Original Song was disqualified from consideration. "Alone Yet Not Alone," a hymn-like song from the movie of the same title, was removed from eligibility after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided that promotional methods used by composer Bruce Broughton violated rules for nominees. -
"Ex-Lipiński" Stradivarius Violin Worth $6 Million Stolen from Concertmaster Frank Almond of Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Frank Almond, concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, reported the theft of his "ex-Lipinski" Stradivarius violin on January 27, as he was walking back to his car after a concert. The violin, worth an estimated $6 million, was on loan to him from an anonymous benefactor. -
REVIEW: One World Symphony Premiere Sung Jin Hong's 'Breaking Bad--Ozymandias' at Church of the Holy Apostles
The duality of men and women serves as a profound topic in not only literature and metaphysics, but in the sense of the gender binary as well. In this case, in the sense of an orchestral composition, music, too, becomes capable of capturing the elements that divide our... -
Madonna to introduce Pussy Riot onstage at Amnesty International's Bringing Human Rights Home concert
As previously reported, recently freed Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will be joining the Flaming Lips, Lauryn Hill, Cake, Imagine Dragons, Cold War Kids and more at Amnesty International's Bringing Human Rights Home concert February 5 at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Now it's been announced that Madonna will be introducing the two women at the show. According to Billboard, the singer broke the news on social media and said in a statement that she admires Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova. -
American Idol season 13 recap: 5 best performances from Salt Lake City's soulful center
As the show is apt to do this season, the two-hour SLC episode started and ended with some of the strongest auditions, but there was plenty of meaty material in between. Let's move away from the pretense of things and just did right into the top five performances from the Salt Lake City auditions.
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