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All Things Considered, May 10, 2008 - In the 1940s, William Kapell was classical music's next great pianist. He won his first competition at age 10. By the time Kapell was in his early 20s, he was famous. NPR | WEB LINKS | IMAGES | SHOP William Kapell
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has named maestro Riccardo Muti as the next music director of the CSO. He's the tenth conductor to hold that post. NEWS LINKS WEB LINKS | IMAGES | SHOP Riccardo Muti
1708 Birth of German composer Johann Adolf SCHEIBE in Leipzig. d-Copenhagen, Denmark, 22 APR 1776.
1908 Birth of German bass-baritone Kurt BöHME in Dresden. d-Munich, 20 DEC 1989. MET Opera Début 11 NOV 1954
Pianist Horacio Gutierrez has an extra reason to be glad he's performing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra this weekend. He loves the music he'll be playing, enjoys working with guest conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier and has a long history with the orchestra. But he has battled cancer over the past year and feels transformed by the experience. MORE | WEB LINKS | SHOP Horacio Gutierrez
Henry Brant, best known as a pioneer in the use of spatial effects, died Saturday [26 APR 2008] at his home in Santa Barbara. He was 94. Among the hundreds of works Mr. Brant composed over a long career was "Ice Field," a work for organ and orchestra commissioned by the Other Minds Festival for the San Francisco Symphony. Michael Tilson Thomas led the world premiere in Davies Symphony Hall in December 2001, and the piece was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Music. MORE | WEB LINKS | IMAGES | SHOP Henry Brant
1908 Birth of Czech soprano Ludmila CERVINKOVA in Prague. d-14 SEP 1980.
Sir Simon Rattle has been re-elected as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, despite fears that he would be ousted by a hardcore of naysayers. The vote from the Philharmonic's players gives him a further decade at the helm of the orchestra, with effect from this autumn. MORE
Rumors of conflict arose after Rattle, 53, announced the philharmonic's program for the 2008 season, the Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. EARLIER STORY
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