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...  by artificial intelligence Beethoven’s unfinished tenth symphony to be completed by artificial intelligence.  Picture: Getty By Maddy Shaw Roberts 16K Beethoven’s unfinished symphony is set to be completed by artificial intelligence, in the run-up to celebrations around the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. A computer is set to complete  Beethoven ’s unfinished tenth symphony, in the most ambitious project of its kind. Artificial intelligence has  recently been used  to complete  Schubert ’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony No. 8, as well as to attempt to  match the playing  of revered 20th-century pianist, Glenn Gould. Beethoven famously wrote nine symphonies (you can  read more here  about the Curse of the Ninth). But alongside his Symphony No. 9, which contains the ‘Ode to Joy’, there is evidence that he began writing a tenth. Unfortunately, when the German composer ...

QUICK FACTS NAME Gustav Mahler OCCUPATION Songwriter, Conductor, Pianist BIRTH DATE July 7, 1860 DEATH DATE May 18, 1911 EDUCATION Vienna Conservatory PLACE OF BIRTH Kališt, Czech Republic PLACE OF DEATH Vienna, Austria SYNOPSIS CITE THIS PAGE Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler became popular in the late 19th century for his emotionally charged and subtly orchestrated symphonies. Synopsis Born on July 7, 1860, Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler served as director for the Vienna Court Opera from 1897 to 1907. He later led the New York Metropolitan Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra. He wrote 10 symphonies during his career, which became popular for their 20th-century techniques and emotional character. He died in Vienna on May 18, 1911. Early Life Gustav Mahler was born into an Austrian Jewish family on July 7, 1860 in Kaliste, Czech Republic. Mahler and his 11 siblings grew up in Jihlava, where pronounced ethnic di...

2 December 2019, 16:55 André Rieu donates £360k to provide music lessons for children.  Picture: Getty By Maddy Shaw Roberts 0 The Dutch violinist made the generous donation to a youth foundation, which provides music lessons for children whose families can’t afford them André Rieu  has donated €425,000 (£360,000) to provide music lessons for 1,000 children living in his hometown in the Netherlands. The Dutch  violinist  and conductor donated the money to Jeugdfonds Cultuur Limburg, a culture and youth foundation in the province of Limburg. With music increasingly disappearing from schools, Rieu says, children today are learning to make music far less than before. “I would like to give these children the pleasure of making music,” said the maestro. “My orchestra members and I know how much fun it is to make music every day, and to make millions of people happy with music night after night.” Read more: André ...

By Maddy Shaw Roberts We met Sir Elton at his old alma mater to talk music education, his ‘mystical’ song-writing process and how the Royal Academy of Music has changed since 1958... “It was so intimidating then,”  Sir Elton  tells Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau, as they meet in a room behind reception at London’s  Royal Academy of Music . “It smelt of fear.” The great  pianist  and singer has just hosted a Q&A with students of the Academy, which he attended as a Junior Exhibitioner from the tender age of 11. But by 16, the young Reggie Dwight had decided to quit his classical roots to pursue a career in rock ‘n roll. And, rather hearteningly, he still puts his enormous success down to those early years spent playing scales in a practice room. “In those days, the Academy meant classical music and nothing else – certainly no rock ‘n roll. That was the devil’s music. But without my training, I never would’ve b...

... survey reveals Three quarters of young Brits have never heard of Mozart.  Picture: Getty By Sian Hamer One in five of those surveyed also believe Bach is still alive. Three quarters of young people in the UK have never heard of  Mozart , a new  survey  has found. Of the 18 to 34-year-olds surveyed, one in five said they also believe  Bach , who died in 1750, is still alive. Other classical names which continued to stump young Brits include Scottish violinist  Nicola Benedetti , whose name was recognised by less than one in five people. One in five 18 to 34 year olds in Britain believe Bach is still alive.  Picture: Getty Conductor  Sir Simon Rattle , Music Director of the  London Symphony Orchestra , was only known to a third of the people polled. The survey, conducted by the classical music streaming service Primephonic, also found that just 14 per cent of 20 to 34-year-olds knew that ‘ Land Of Hope And Glory ’...