Policy, Research & Politics
Women, Gays, and Classical Music
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- Monday, 07 October 2013
Classical musicians generally shy away from making political statements. Leonard Bernstein and radical chic notwithstanding, they tend to cling to the illusion of an art that floats above politics, formally pure and spiritually aloof.
Zimbabwe: Reflections of a Banned Musician - Leonard Zhakata
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- Tuesday, 01 October 2013
Leonard Zhakata has been a household name in the Zimbabwean music scene for over 20 years.
Berlin Philharmonic leads mass orchestra strike
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- Tuesday, 01 October 2013
Orchestral musicians around Germany are replacing their instruments with picket signs in a nationwide walkout.
Freemuse joins presentation on artistic freedom at EU Parliament
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- Monday, 30 September 2013
The report will be presented by its author, Mme Farida Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights, who was assisted in her work by Freemuse Interim Director Ole Reitov.
Culture 21 at the World Summit of UCLG
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- Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Agenda 21, the voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development will be present at UCLG World Conference in Rabat.
Syrian pianist Malek Jandali: “We need freedom for true art”
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- Tuesday, 24 September 2013
When Syrians took to the streets in March 2011, they rebelled not only against the ruling Assad family, but also against the obscurantism that had been imposed on them for decades.
Kashmir and music diplomacy
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- Tuesday, 24 September 2013
What has Beethoven got to do with Kashmir, or Kashmir with Beethoven, for that matter?
Cuban band leader suspended
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- Monday, 16 September 2013
The government of Cuba organized an event to mark the 15th anniversary of the arrest in the United States of the Cuban Five at the Tribuna Anti-imperalista on the 12th of September.
Blurred Lines banned by Edinburgh University
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- Monday, 16 September 2013
Robin Thicke's hit song cannot be played at student events after it was ruled the track violates the university's policy against 'rape culture and lad banter'.
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