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Louvre searches for hidden (musical) treasures
20/11/2010 - Culture in France

Louvre searches for hidden (musical) treasures

Famed for its paintings and sculptures, the Louvre museum also has a fine auditorium. For the last 20 years it has been scouring the world’s conservatoires in search of future soloists.

Pandit Chaurasia plays Buddha's favourite flute at Fez
03/09/2010 - World Tracks

Pandit Chaurasia plays Buddha's favourite flute at Fez

The 14th World Tracks season opens with a monument of Indian classical music, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

25/07/2010 - France

French nuns make record deal despite isolation vows

A closed order of French nuns has signed an album deal with Universal Music after a worldwide search to find the best female singers of Gregorian Chant.

Diva! Cecilia Bartoli in a summer special
25/07/2010 - The Club 9516 Sound Kitchen

Diva! Cecilia Bartoli in a summer special

On today’s special summer Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear from Cecilia Bartoli, the Queen of the Trills.

Ervin Laszlo - global consciousness to save the world
07/07/2010 - Voices

Ervin Laszlo - global consciousness to save the world

Hungarian Ervin Laszlo first achieved fame as a concert pianist.

Music festival, minister under fire and other top stories
26/06/2010 - Focus on France

Music festival, minister under fire and other top stories

This week France rocked in the streets at the Fête de la Musique, a minister was in trouble over and alleged tax evasion cover-up .. . plus the other top stories of the week.

23/06/2010 - France

Slideshow - Paris's Fête de la Musique

RFI's journalists were out on the streets of Paris with their cameras during the annual music festival on Monday. Marjorie Hache had her microphone, too. Here are their photos and ...

18/06/2010 - France

France gears up for Fête de la Musique

Monday is France’s 29th Fête de la Musique, and towns all over France – and the world – are getting ready for 24 hours of non-stop music in houses, ...

01/03/2010 - France

Paris celebrates Chopin's birthday

It’s a birthday party he would have been proud of: 10 free recitals and 15 hours of romantic musical performances between Paris and Châteauroux, the day before his 200th anniversary.

Rare opera performed in Paris
21/02/2010 - Culture in France

Rare opera performed in Paris

“They won’t ask me to put it on in Paris,” Berlioz wrote of Béatrice et Bénédict in 1863, and he wasn’t wrong.

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