Daily News Roundup: 3 November 2016

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  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the ambassador of the 4th International Orchestra Conference, which will be held in Montreal from May 11 to 14, 2017, during Montreal’s 375th anniversary. Around 300 delegates from different musical groups of the classical world will meet to discuss about the issues affecting orchestras.

 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Credit Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Credit Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera

  • Roger Kaiser, the man who scatters his friend’s ashes in the orchestra pit at the MET last Saturday, issued an apology letter issued to Peter Gelb and the MET yesterday.
  • Jean-Michel Damian, radio presenter on France Musique, passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 69. He was one of the most important voices of the channel.
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Jean-Michel Damian Credit: Radio-France Christophe Abramowitz

  • Vladimir Shamidanov, Russia’s National Philharmonic Orchestra’s solo flute, was attacked by three men in a Moscow subway station this morning. According to local music media, he was robbed of his instruments and money.-

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