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China’s sax king dies at 64

China’s sax king dies at 64

Known as the man who ‘gave saxophone a voice in China’, Liu Yuan died of cancer yesterday aged 64. Among other achievements, he founded China’s first rock band and mentored dozens of young talents. The […]

Pope canonizes Poulenc’s Carmelites

Pope canonizes Poulenc’s Carmelites

The tragic nuns of the gay composer’s opera Dialogues des Carmelites are on their way to becoming saints. From the Rome bulletin Il messagero: The sixteen Carmelite nuns of Compiègne, who during the Reign of […]

Brazil picks Brit baton

Brazil picks Brit baton

The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (Osesp) has chosen British conductor Thomas Blunt as Principal Conductor of its choir, starting in the new year. The music director is Thierry Fischer. The post Brazil picks Brit baton […]

Sheldon signs another violinist

Sheldon signs another violinist

Ex-CAMI partner Dough Sheldon has inked another violinist contract. Days after promising to bring Nigel Kennedy back to America, Sheldon has signed 23 year-old American Kevin Zhu, a former student of Itzhak Perlman and Li […]