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Mezzo Jamie Barton named 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton has been named the winner of the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. The US singer triumphed over four fellow finalists at St David’s Hall to take the trophy and £15,000 cash prize with her performances of Cilea, Humperdinck, Sibelius and Berlioz. read more... Riccardo Chailly extends contract with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Riccardo Chailly has extended his contract as chief conductor of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig for a further five years until 2020. read more... Happy 80th birthday Claudio Abbado! In celebration of Claudio Abbado’s 80th birthday last week, you can watch him conduct an entire performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 5, recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic, for free on theGramophone Player. read more... British Library acquires complete George Lloyd music manuscripts The British Library has acquired the complete collection of George Lloyd’s original music manuscripts, including over 130 scores, many of which were personal copies. read more... George Lloyd at 100 An overview of the British composer's 12 symphonies in his centenary year. read more... The state of music Performing as the LSO’s principal flautist to enthusiastic crowds in St Petersburg and London reveals a 21st-century thirst for classical music, writes Gareth Davies. read more... Verbier Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary Set in the spectacular Swiss Alps, the Verbier Festival - this year celebrating its 20th anniversary - runs from July 19 to August 4. See pictures in Gramophone’s new gallery. read more... Advertisement Feature: Zurich International Orchestra Season 2013-14 at Cadogan Hall Tickets have just gone on sale for Cadogan Hall’s biggest and best Zurich International Orchestra Series to date. The Chelsea concert hall welcomes 10 international orchestras for a total of 14 concerts with some of the finest orchestras, conductors and soloists from across the world. The series includes two huge Russian orchestras from Moscow – the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio and Moscow Philharmonic – the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic.  Orchestras making their Cadogan Hall debut include the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra will perform with Leif Ove Andsnes and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington, will be joined by Jonathan Biss performing a Mozart programme. Tickets are available from Cadogan Hall Box Office on 020 7730 4500 or cadoganhall.com/zios       Advertisement Feature: Três Coros Festival Gloucester 2013 July 27 - 04 de agosto de 2013 A partir do 'black Mahler "(Coleridge-Taylor) de Handel, não perca a chance de ouvir excelente música coral no 300-year-old festival clássico coral anual. Dez concertos na catedral com o Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra e artistas de renome internacional, apoiados por mais de 60 performances diurnas de recitais, música de câmara, palestras e teatro de jazz e masterclasses, vai transformar a cidade de Gloucester em uma meca musical e cultural ! Não perca: Rachmaninov The Bells , Elgar Sonho de Gerontius , VerdiQuatro peças sacras , Coleridge-Taylor A canção de Hiawatha ,Pärt Berliner Massa , Beethoven Choral Symphony , WaltonFesta de Belsazar , Handel Messiah maestros convidados: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Edward Gardner , Stephen Layton, John Bundasartistas hóspedes incluem: Helena Juntunen, Sarah Connolly, Philip Higham, Rosemary Joshua, Toby Spence, Polyphony  mais antigo e maior festival de coral do mundo! 3choirs.org 0845 6521823