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In the beautifully restored main hall of the Gorton Monastery in Manchester, a man in a wheelchair starts singing ‘Danny Boy’. The man has dementia and is part of a weekly group that gives people living with the debilitating illness support through musical workshops. The man’s voice is beautiful. Timid at first, the supportive atmosphere brings him out of his shell until his deep tones echo across the monastery. The workshop is part of Music in Mind, a programme that’s been run by the Manchester Camerata in Gorton for 12 years, and is about to be rolled out for every borough in the Greater Man...
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Several stories tackling race, slavery and the US Civil War, both real and invented, were among the winners this year for the Pulitzer Prizes, the US-based awards that honour the best in journalism and the arts. Here is a breakdown of the laureates, in eight categories covering the arts – which focus on books, theatre and music. Fiction - “Night Watch” by Jayne Anne PhillipsSet in West Virginia’s Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in the aftermath of the Civil War, the author’s third instalment in a trilogy about different wars, follows a 12-year-old girl and her mother, who was abused by a Confed...
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Justin Sun is a Chinese-born Grenadian cryptocurrency executive, best known for launching TRON, a blockchain ecosystem alongside its own cryptocurrency, TRX token, in 2017. TRON and the TRX token’s success put Sun in a position to both acquire the company BitTorrent (now known as Rainberry) and spend a period as a representative for Grenada at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Sun’s latest project sees him return to TRON, this time to launch a theme tune for the blockchain ecosystem. Not willing to put together a half-assed version of the anthem, Sun enlisted the help of German composer Hans...
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When Gianandrea Noseda conducts an orchestra, he wants the instruments to "imitate vocal voices … even if they are absent”. He calls this an "Italian style" of playing and in his seasons at the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra, Noseda has been working to infuse the American orchestra with his Italian influence. To achieve this, Noseda has loaned the orchestra with nine stringed instruments that he personally acquired from renowned Italian master luthiers dating from 1686 to 1835. These instruments, including seven violins, one viola, and one cello, are typically far too costly for most orchest...
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The winner of Classic Piano International 2024 has been crowned as Russian pianist Andrey Gugnin. Gugnin, who lives in The Netherlands, triumphed after a gruelling four rounds at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, scooping €100,000 in cash and a life-changing ten-date concert tour with an honorarium of €50,000. Gugnin, 36, played his way to the title with a stirring rendition of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, wowing judges at the hotel’s Zabeel Theatre. Over the past three weeks, 70 virtuosos from around the world descended on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah for the third edition of the Classic Piano ...
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When it comes to classical music, Dubai doesn’t traditionally hit the high notes. This month, however, some of the industry’s biggest names have been drawn to the desert city as the world’s most promising pianists have been gathering for the chance of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of towering skyscrapers and shimmering sands, 35 virtuosos from around the world have been battling with passion and to seek perfection during the third edition of the Classic Piano Competition. The finalists have each triumphed at earlier stages held in France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Spain and Poland, as well a...
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