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Shostakovich: New Discovery
In 2004, a substantial cache of Shostakovich autographs, sketches, and rejected drafts was discovered in a Moscow archive by the scholar Olga Digonskaya. Read Full Article

Acallam na Senórach, a major new choral work by Tarik O’Regan, receives its world premiere in Dublin on November 25 in a performance by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland under its Artistic Director Paul Hillier. Read Full Article

A major tour of Rolf Wallin’s percussion concerto, Das war schön!,
will take place over the next six months. As Martin Grubinger tours
with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Andrew Litton. Read Full Article

On Saturday 30 October Cheryl Cole’s protégé Cher Lloyd wowed the judges and audience of X Factor 2010 with an amazing performance of the song Stay co-written by Marcella Detroit and originally performed by Shakespears Sister. Read Full Article

Michael Winterbottom’s brilliant new series The Trip stars Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as they take a trip around the north of England to review restaurants. Michael Nyman’s music features throughout the six-part series which begins on BBC2 on Monday 1^st November at 22.00. Read Full Article

Music Sales is delighted to announce that our outstanding composer Gabriel Yared has been awarded the prestigious European Achievement in World Cinema Award at the European Film Academy’s 2010 Awards Read Full Article

 Music Sales composer Anna Rice has scored the new three-part documentary series on BBC2: Ian Hislop’s Age of the Do-Gooders which starts on 29 November 2010. Read Full Article

Brian Elias has won the orchestral award for his piece Doubles at this year’s British Composer Awards. The results were announced at a ceremony held at Stationers’ Hall, London, on November 30. Read Full Article

This autumn, Decca Classics will release two new albums featuring the music of eminent American composer Nico Muhly. Read Full Article