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‘Intermezzo’

Ayano HodouchiA musical education can teach more than just counterpoint and harmony

All’s well that ends well

07/07/2011 20:47

A popular winner helps to restore the Tchaikovsky competition’s reputation

A portrait of a potent lion

23/06/2011 21:21

Little seems to stand in the way of a unique musician like Maxim Vengerov

How musicians are not made

09/06/2011 21:16

Reality is sobering for young musical talents trying to get a foot in the door

Mahler marred by malpractice

26/05/2011 21:22

A celebrated composer’s centenary is conspicuously inconspicuous in Russia

Pianists: know your limits

12/05/2011 20:08

Chopin Competition’s surprise winner makes a triumphant return to Moscow

The world’s music only a click away

28/04/2011 20:45

If you can’t go to concerts, concerts can come to you – via the Internet

Lenten season at the Philharmonia

14/04/2011 21:45

It seems concert-goers will be out of luck next season

The Bohemian way of life

31/03/2011 20:45

Bright-eyed youths arrive in Moscow – and find a rude dose of reality

Notes from the underground

17/03/2011 18:10

An insider reveals how pianists are made in Moscow

Where Mozart meets James Bond

03/03/2011 19:05

Classical music isn't just about shutting up and listening in silence

Meet the blondes of the musical world

17/02/2011 19:11

Forget the viola player jokes. In the pit, it’s what you play that counts

Pass the baton, please

03/02/2011 19:29

How to tell the difference between good and bad conductors

A poke in the eye with a sharp stick

20/01/2011 19:08

It’s not as easy as it looks to be the orchestra’s only silent member

Getting a bite out of Moscow's waterways

22/07/2011 14:32

Baikal barrel boat is banned

22/07/2011 12:14

Chelyabinsk set to spend on cleaning its on-line image

22/07/2011 11:37

Volga disaster - investigations widened

22/07/2011 11:00

SportsTalk - Russia's returning basketball stars

22/07/2011 09:56

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