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Best classical concerts of 2024 were from youth orchestras
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Best classical concerts of 2024 were from youth orchestras

LA Times  

Out of hundreds of symphony concerts I attended or listened to online this year, performances of three symphonies meant the most. In late July, Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s YOLA National Festival program hosted an appearance of the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela, the pride of the country’s vaunted public music education program known as El Sistema. Musicians …

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ASO: Evolution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ASO: Evolution

ABC  

Don't miss the opportunity to hear the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Principal Bassoonist, Mark Gaydon, in a rare performance of one of the great bassoon concertos, by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. As a boy he was Also in this concert, a delicious musical irony… Brahms' Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn is an earnest and heartfelt obeisance from Brahms to one …

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One in four workers missing out on being paid their superannuation for retirement
3 months, 3 weeks ago

One in four workers missing out on being paid their superannuation for retirement

ABC  

Australia's $3.9 trillion super system is failing to deliver financial security in retirement to millions of Australians. Over nine years, the analysis suggests that Australians have missed out on $41.6 billion in unpaid super, with women, people in insecure work, migrant workers and younger workers more likely to have been unpaid. The analysis shows men comprised 56 per cent of …

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He was in recovery and in college. Then he died of an overdose
4 months, 1 week ago

He was in recovery and in college. Then he died of an overdose

NPR  

He was in recovery and in college. Sponsor Message toggle caption Schubert Family “I always tell him, ‘Bobby, I'm so proud of you,’” Vera-Schubert said at the time. “My son passed away, there in the dorms on the university, and nobody wants to say anything.” toggle caption Mette Lampcov for NPR A few weeks later, as Vera-Schubert reconstructed a timeline …

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Marialena Fernandes offers Viennese delights at her piano recital
9 months ago

Marialena Fernandes offers Viennese delights at her piano recital

The Hindu  

Bangalore International Centre’s tribute to Women’s Day was a week of programmes celebrating women. ‘Connecting the Generations’, a piano recital by Marialena Fernandes, was a wonderful collection of piano miniatures from Vienna. Though they are short pieces, Marialena conveyed the essence of Beethoven’s musical language: their harmonic intricacies and melodic fretwork. Marialena treated the audience to Schubert’s rarely performed 3 …

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Return of Elmore's rebranded Bachelors and Spinsters ball met with celebrations but also safety concerns
9 months, 1 week ago

Return of Elmore's rebranded Bachelors and Spinsters ball met with celebrations but also safety concerns

ABC  

At a showground in a regional Australian town, a crowd of more than 1,200 people basks in a haze of heat and alcohol at a Summer Send Off ball. "Drinking, key banging and meeting new people," is how one person describes a B&S ball. The ball's founder Frank Harney describes it as a safe, controlled event where young people can …

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Boarding school costs weigh heavily on 13-year-old after scholarship rejection
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Boarding school costs weigh heavily on 13-year-old after scholarship rejection

ABC  

In short: About 4,000 kids from remote Australia rely on boarding schools to finish their education, but even at more affordable schools, fees are climbing. The 13-year-old has just finished his first year at boarding school, 900 kilometres away from his family's cattle property in South Australia's far north. Boarding school costs rising Data collected by the Isolated Children's Parents' …

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Supermarket competition underpins battle by Castlemaine IGA owner to block Woolworths opening in regional town
11 months ago

Supermarket competition underpins battle by Castlemaine IGA owner to block Woolworths opening in regional town

ABC  

It is rare for a growing regional town of 7,500 people to be without a Coles or a Woolworths supermarket, but Castlemaine in regional Victoria has always had just two IGA stores. "There are small mum and dad businesses that would be decimated if Woolworths came to town," Mr Blake said. The Mount Alexander Shire Council labelled Mr Blake's Facebook …

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A sonorous sound reverberates across borders
11 months, 1 week ago

A sonorous sound reverberates across borders

China Daily  

Matthias Goerne at the Des Knaben Wunderhorn concert at Shanghai Symphony Hall on Sunday. German baritone Matthias Goerne, who stands "among the all-time great interpreters of Schubert's Lieder" according to the esteemed global music label DG, is touring China, performing his most celebrated repertoire, starting with two recent concerts in Shanghai. On Sunday evening, he presented the song cycle Des …

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A sonorous sound reverberates across borders
11 months, 1 week ago

A sonorous sound reverberates across borders

China Daily  

Matthias Goerne at the Des Knaben Wunderhorn concert at Shanghai Symphony Hall on Sunday. German baritone Matthias Goerne, who stands "among the all-time great interpreters of Schubert's Lieder" according to the esteemed global music label DG, is touring China, performing his most celebrated repertoire, starting with two recent concerts in Shanghai. On Sunday evening, he presented the song cycle Des …

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In the Victorian town of Romsey, a familiar pub and pokies storm is brewing
1 year, 1 month ago

In the Victorian town of Romsey, a familiar pub and pokies storm is brewing

ABC  

For many towns and publicans, it's a question that elicits a range of emotions. In the sleepy country town of Romsey, 55 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, residents are gearing up to fight the Romsey Football Netball Club's bid to redevelop and reopen the shuttered Romsey Hotel, with 50 pokies machines. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline on …

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Afire review: Christian Petzold's masterful study of artistic drive burns deep
1 year, 1 month ago

Afire review: Christian Petzold's masterful study of artistic drive burns deep

Hindustan Times  

News about a forest fire threatens the summer retreat in the Baltic coastline where German director Christian Petzold's ravishing new film Afire is set. Yet, this piece of information means little to Leon, who is suffering from writer's block while trying to revise his second novel Club Sandwich. The premise Afire, which played at the 12th Dharamshala International Film Festival, …

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Jonas Kaufmann battles back from infection in Claus Guth's 'Doppleganger'
1 year, 2 months ago

Jonas Kaufmann battles back from infection in Claus Guth's 'Doppleganger'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Finally recovered from a string …

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Professional home organiser believes there's a link between COVID, declining mental health and hoarding
1 year, 4 months ago

Professional home organiser believes there's a link between COVID, declining mental health and hoarding

ABC  

"When's the last time you made ice cream?" "This is probably mid-range hoarding, we've got up to my rib cage of stuff," Ms Carney says, outside the front door. Due to mental health struggles, Lee's craft room was unusable before professional home organisers helped. Clutter worse after COVID Ms Carney says just as more people have faced mental health struggles …

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Lake Eppalock spills for second time in two years as residents fear flood
1 year, 5 months ago

Lake Eppalock spills for second time in two years as residents fear flood

ABC  

Lake Eppalock has started spilling for the second time in two years as flood-affected residents' anxiety grows. Key points: Lake Eppalock in Central Victoria has started spilling Residents are on edge after last year's spill happened just before devastating flooding Its expected to spill for 7-10 days Residents have been calling for authorities to release more water from Lake Eppalock …

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Flood-wary residents left 'fighting' for their towns as government awaits review on lakes
1 year, 5 months ago

Flood-wary residents left 'fighting' for their towns as government awaits review on lakes

ABC  

Residents have gathered at Lake Eppalock in central Victoria, calling for the state government to release more water fearing more flooding if there is significant rain. Key points: Residents gathered for a protest at Lake Eppalock, with buckets to take water out of the lake Lake Eppalock is one of many full Victorian dams Authorities are predicting drier and warmer …

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How Balgo tackled youth crime with unique holiday program designed to engage its young people
1 year, 5 months ago

How Balgo tackled youth crime with unique holiday program designed to engage its young people

ABC  

As summer temperatures spill over 40 degrees Celsius in the Western Desert community of Wirrimanu/Balgo, community tensions between language groups, living areas, and old grievances spark brawls on the street. "Kids … run amok and cause trouble," Balgo resident Felix Williams said. "We often look at it as kids are breaking into steal just their basic rights," Sergeant Grogan said. …

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Interest rate pause no help for regional Victorian home owners selling properties as repayments increase
1 year, 5 months ago

Interest rate pause no help for regional Victorian home owners selling properties as repayments increase

ABC  

Bronte Harrop has decided she cannot afford to be a home owner, despite having a stable full-time job where the 27-year-old earns above-average income. Key points: Interest rates being held this month provides little relief for struggling home owners and renters One couple has lost tens of thousands of dollars on the sale of their home Regional house prices have …

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Diabetes patients in remote Balgo will soon be able to receive dialysis on country
1 year, 5 months ago

Diabetes patients in remote Balgo will soon be able to receive dialysis on country

ABC  

Eric Moora holds a rifle with his elbow sticking out of the passenger seat window. Remote Indigenous communities have some of the highest rates of kidney disease in the world, but Balgo locals must leave their country for life-saving dialysis treatment. Eric Moora says cultural knowledge is lost when people leave community for dialysis care. Reece says he'll keep dialysis …

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Pilates injuries are on the rise, body says, amid calls for regulation
1 year, 6 months ago

Pilates injuries are on the rise, body says, amid calls for regulation

ABC  

Jae* injured her shoulder when she did an unfamiliar move in a reformer Pilates class in Central Victoria. "There is a risk of injury in Pilates," president Robyn Rix said. "Over the last year I've heard so many reports of injuries in Pilates studios," Ms Rix said. "We are even seeing osteopaths and chiropractors teaching Pilates with minimal training." "I …

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Echuca resident Lee Kavanagh calls for flood damage compensation
2 years, 1 month ago

Echuca resident Lee Kavanagh calls for flood damage compensation

ABC  

An Echuca resident has called for financial compensation after his house flooded for a fourth time. Key points: Lee Kavanagh has criticised how local authorities have managed the floods Two Echuca houses were inundated again at the weekend Mr Kavanagh says the pumps used by the council are old and ineffective Lee Kavanagh woke to 300 millimetres of "floating, brown …

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Golf roundup: Brooke Henderson captures second major title at Evian Championship
2 years, 5 months ago

Golf roundup: Brooke Henderson captures second major title at Evian Championship

LA Times  

Brooke Henderson celebrates after winning the Evian Championship in France on Sunday. The Canadian capped off a wild final round at the Evian Championship by rolling in an eight-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to win by one stroke Sunday. She finished at 17-under 267, one clear of LPGA Tour rookie Sophia Schubert, one of many to make a …

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US progressives push back against right-wing narrative on crime
2 years, 6 months ago

US progressives push back against right-wing narrative on crime

Al Jazeera  

Recent votes are galvanising debate within the Democratic Party about how to address crime, but challenges abound. “But we know criminalising poverty and addiction and filling the jails won’t make San Francisco any safer.” Recall campaigns Progressive prosecutors have faced fierce opposition from conservative actors such as law enforcement unions, which have attacked reformers across the country and sought to …

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California attorney general will face Republican in November
2 years, 6 months ago

California attorney general will face Republican in November

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Democratic attorney general advanced to the November general election Tuesday and was on pace to face the Republican Party’s endorsed candidate in a state that overwhelmingly favors Democrats. And for all of those bigger policy questions, I think the November electorate will strongly prefer Bonta.” California Republicans haven’t won a statewide election since 2006, and the …

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