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Berliners Give U.S. Audience Goosebumps

AP | By RONALD BLUM | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Video, Mahler, Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle, Mahler Second Symphony, Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic, Bruckner Ninth Symphony, Bruckner, Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonic Carnegie Hall, Culture News

NEW YORK -- When 12-year-old Simon Rattle heard Mahler's Second Symphony live for the first time, he concluded he wanted to be a conductor. Forty-fiv...

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What a Berlin Philharmonic Horn Player Learned From the YouTube Symphony Orchestra

Albert Imperato | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: YouTube Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Sydney Opera House, Australia, Sir Simon Rattle, Alan Gilbert, Arts News
Albert Imperato

Sarah Willis was clearly moved by what she had experienced in Sydney, where she mentored young musicians of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble of musicians who got their positions via video auditions on YouTube.

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Clap Between Movements: Plus Where The Dude's At For New Year's

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haydn, Berlin Philharmonic, Robert Levin, Gustavo, New Year's Even Concerts, Disney Hall, Mozart, Cherubini, Mcgegan, Arts News
Laurence Vittes

Dec. 16-19 LA Phil, Disney Hall Nicholas McGegan conducts Cherubini, Mozart and Haydn Robert Levin, piano • Cherubini: Anacreon Overture by th...

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Wynton Marsalis Awarded French Legion of Honor in NYC

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...

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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

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Doings at Disney Hall: A Tale of Two Orchestras

Donna Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disney Concert Hall, Dawn Upshaw, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Gil Shaham, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Rattle, Los Angeles News
Donna Perlmutter

There he was, Sir Simon Rattle, fronting the fabled Berlin Philharmonic. Disney Hall rocked. And swayed. And, yes, rolled. There's no orchestra like this one.

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The Third Golden Age Begins?: Welcome to the Berliner Philharmoniker

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Classical Music, Sir Simon Rattle, Digital Concert Hall, Berlin Philharmonic, The Arts, Live HD Broadcasts, The Future of the Arts, Entertainment News
Gerald Sindell

I hope that the Digital Concert Hall will be remembered ten years from now as the brilliant beginning of a great cultural revolution and not as a shining example of a Golden Age that never reached fulfillment.

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