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You don’t need to be a singer to have a career in classical music
In part one of our feature, classical music professionals talk about their jobs, backgrounds and vital tips on how to get ahead
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It’ll be alright on the night: how musicians cope with performance stress
Soloists at the Proms perform in front of a live audience of 6,000 people, and thousands more on radio, TV and online. How do musicians deal with nerves when playing to large audiences in public?
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Minimalist Composer La Monte Young on His Life and Immeasurable Influence
La Monte Young has a different relationship to time from the rest of us. His music goes on for a long time — that’s objectively true, and it feels even longer if, like many people, you find it boring.
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Why Music: The Secret Sauce of Success
“I feel like music training lead to the high-speed legacy of Google for me.”- Larry Page, CEO
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Navigating the Stage With a Disability
Itzhak Perlman and Other Musicians With Health Issues Make Their Voices Heard
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Controversial conductor’s wife stood by her man
ELISABETH FURTWANGLER, 1910-2013
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A range to make grown men weep
The phrase ”to suffer for one’s art” is a bit of a cliche nowadays, but go back 300 years and there would be many a young boy who could tell you in gruesome, graphic detail exactly what it meant.
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The Justin Bieber of Classical Piano
The YouTube channel of Ukrainian-born classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa has more than 55 million video views and 77,000 subscribers. She has played at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, made a sellout London debut last June at the Royal Albert Hall
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