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  • Classicalite Recording News: Conductor Kent Nagano’s Daughter, Pianist Karin Kei Nagano, Debuts on Canada's Analekta

    The Montreal Gazette has reported on a notable new release from the Analekta label, one of the leading Canadian recording companies. The reason that it will be of especial interest to some casual observers is that the pianist showcased on it is one Karin Kei Nagano--the 15-year-old daughter of Kent, revered chief conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
  • Metropolitan Opera unveils 2014-'15 season: Verdi and 'Death of Klinghoffer' catch our eyes

    The Metropolitan Opera has released its schedule for the 2014-'15 season, and there's something for everyone (we would argue more so than with recent seasons). The two headliners for the next season, which opens September 22 with Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, have to be conductor James Levine and composer Giuseppe Verdi, both of whom will make six "appearances."
  • Gergiev, Nelsons, Gilbert or Alsop...Who is the World’s Busiest Conductor?

    Some interesting statistics, yes, from the U.K.-based music website Bachtrack. Every year, they compile the stats from the events they have listed, and the list for 2013 has Valery Gergiev as the world's busiest conductor. Andris Nelsons comes second.
  • Classicalite Recording News: Extreme Mozart Opera Recordings from Teodor Currentzis on Sony Classical

    No compromise operas, an exciting-sounding concept. They say that the creation of art is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration. Conductor Teodor Currentzis clearly believes this to be so, or at the very least that they must come together.
  • Wish You Had Perfect Pitch? Researchers Find Epilepsy Drug May Help Adults Develop Rare Skill

    According to a research report published last week, scientists have discovered that Valproate, a drug used to treat epilepsy, can help adults develop perfect pitch.
  • Stung by Yundi's Erratic "Flight of the Bumblebee?" Yuja Wang, Mnozil Brass Will Give You a Better Buzz!

    If it's high-speed pianism you want to hear, you could do worse than to watch some videos of another Chinese pianist: Yuja Wang. Her rock-solid technique lets her fingers fly at near-hummingbird frequencies, while staying completely in control.
  • James Levine to Conduct an Evening of Comic Opera Presented by Juilliard and the Met

    Performances of "A Concert of Comic Operas," conducted by James Levine, will take place at Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater on February 11 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. and February 16 at 2:00 p.m.
  • GIFT GUIDE: Top 6 Classical Music Recordings to Buy in 2014

    It's too late now to order a classical music CD or DVD for Christmas, but why not take the New Year as a cue to freshen up your musical tastes?
  • Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Announces 2014 Opera Season

    The 2014 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence will unfold in extraordinary settings and historical venues, many of them open-air, in and around the picturesque ancient Provençal city of Aix.
  • Circus Galop: Canadian Pianist Marc-André Hamelin on Performing, Composing and 'Synethesia'

    Pianist Hamelin breathes new life into "dead" composers Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin is an archaeologist-cum-miracle worker of the piano who has almost single-handedly brought "dead" 19th-century composers back to life with his powerful, nimble fingers and keen intellect.
  • Alma Deutscher, 'Ellen DeGeneres' and 'Today Show' Child Composer, is Not a “Little Miss Mozart”

    Alma Deutscher, age 8, is a music prodigy who recently released an album of her own compositions. 'The Music of Alma Deutscher,' featuring her works for violin, viola and piano, was the best-selling classical album last week, according...
  • Houston Symphony Welcomes Andrés Orozco-Estrada Amid Surge in Donations, Subscriptions

    The Houston Symphony has a lot to celebrate for their 100th anniversary. As they ready the arrival of music director designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada--he'll conduct four programs this season--the ensemble has announced some excellent
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