Gustavo Dudamel will be headlining at Walt Disney Concert Hall for at least seven more years, through the 2021-22 season. The charismatic maestro with the wild locks and exuberant baton extended his contract with the L.A. Philharmonic…
This is particularly interesting because a headline like this is usually reserved for athletes or maybe even a famous actor. However a conductor being celebrated with a great deal only helps the world of classical music!
via LA Times
Opera singers Oleg Bryjak and Maria Radner are among those who died in the Germanwings Flight 9525 plane crash in the French Alps on Tuesday.
via ClassicFM
Scientists may have discovered a link between music and autism. They found Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 “Pathetique” to calm children on the autism spectrum.
The results showed listening to classical music enhanced activity of genes involved in dopamine secretion (the feel good hormone), and “transport synaptic function, learning and memory.” … While classical music worked to regulate some genes, it “down-regulated” others associated with neurodegeneration — the process of neurons losing their structure or function — “suggesting the importance of familiarity and experience in mediating music-induced effects.”
via MedicalDaily
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