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Topic: MILESTONES 2008
Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer, 79, who made her career at Italy's famed La Scala opera house, died Friday [9 MAY 2008] of respiratory problems and heart failure at her home in Milan, a Turkish arts foundation announced.

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Topic: MUSIClassical CONCERT

[photo]REINECKE: Harp Concerto in e op18; Catherine Michel, harp; Orchestra Radio Luxemborg, Louis de Froment, cond. SHOP Carl Reinecke | Carl Reinecke WEB LINKS

MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante, k. 364; Vladimir Spivakov, cond.; Moscow Virtuosi
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Topic: MILESTONES 2008
Ruben Vartanyan, an orchestra conductor who defected from the Soviet Union in 1988 and spent the past 20 years in Northern Virginia, leading the Arlington Philharmonic and other ensembles, died May 7 of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Arlington County. He was 71. MORE

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Remembering pianist William Kapell
Topic: NEWS performers

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

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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

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Topic: MUSIClassical CONCERT

MOZART Concerto #3 in G, K216; Joshua Bell, violin; English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Maag, cond.; | Available Recordings

BRAHMS Sonata in e, op38; Mistislav Rostropovich, cello; Rudolf Serkin, piano | Available Recordings

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5 MAY
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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

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Topic: MILESTONES 2008
Frances Yeend, a soprano whose charisma and warmth made her a mainstay of the New York City Opera in the 1940s and ‘50s, has died at 95. OperaNews

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Topic: NEWS performers

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

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Pulitzer Prize composer, Henry Brant dies
Topic: MILESTONES 2008

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

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