Interlude Newsletter
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In tune:
Music, politics and the
big picture: from
Hammarskjold to Gaza
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How a concert
reflects the hope of
“living in truth”
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In tune:
The cup of water
that took away
Tchaikovsky
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The composer
vanished in the time of
a cholera epidemic
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In tune:
No country
for
non-stars
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A big name,
guarantee of
box office success
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Bergen International Festival
Established in 1953 under the patronage of King Harald V of Norway, the festival aims at offering a vibrant showcase of all art forms. It is currently the largest cultural and musical event in the Nordic countries...
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Date: 25.5 - 08.6.2011
Country: Norway
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Interviews at
The Intimacy of Creativity
Check out our intimate dialogues with the composers and performers at the event...
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No country for non-stars
Lang Lang is everywhere these days and plays anything (and because of his star status, the story about his playing the Chinese song My Country in the White House led to totally redundant discussions involving thousands of people)… |
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The cup of water that took away Tchaikovsky
Given the way medical advancements have significantly prolonged life expectancies around the world, it is hard to imagine that old-age diseases such as cholera are still affecting people in our world today. The cholera epidemic that recently hit Haiti has reached a death toll of more than 900... |
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Music, politics and the big picture: from Hammarskjold to Gaza
The extraordinarily rousing power of music is a force that, as any other, can be used for good or evil. Daniel Barenboim’s recent concert in Gaza City has re-affirmed the positive impact that music can have in politics. Barenboim led an orchestra of two dozen musicians from Europe’s best orchestras playing in a cultural centre... |
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Move over, Sydney:
Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House
The world's most spectacular opera house has just opened in China – but it could have been built in Cardiff. Jonathan Glancey reports on Zaha Hadid's stunning new project...
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