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Max Richter takes the timpani to outer space with Valley Forge, a sci-fi-inspired virtual instrument developed in partnership with Song Athletics

SRM Sounds' Valley Forge is based on recordings of a 15-piece timpani ensemble, run through various analogue effects processors and layered with Richter's own Minimoog Model D

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Nuits de Fourvière 2025: The must-see acts of one of Europe's best festivals

Tickets go on sale today at midday CET for one of Europe's best pluridisciplinary festivals. Here are our recommendations for this year's stellar line-up.

Euronews

Human artists could disappear if copyright not protected from AI, MPs told

Composer Max Richter told MPs that music culture would become more ‘vanilla’ as AI edged out human creators being ‘impoverished’ by the technology.

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What Hi-Fi? reviewers share 10 test tracks they used to test hi-fi in 2024

The What Hi-Fi? team picks their most used test tracks of the year...

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Year in review: top 10 art and culture interviews of 2024, as selected by Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver

From Antony Gormley to St. Vincent and Mickalene Thomas – art & culture editor Hannah Silver looks back on the creatives we've most enjoyed catching up with during 2024

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“I failed because a term has been created around the type of music I make”: Nils Frahm on struggling within the classical music space and navigating the live world

“I failed because a term has been created around the type of music I make”

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‘I do both the Beyoncé and the Jay-Z parts of Crazy In Love’: Edith Bowman’s honest playlist

The radio presenter belts out Beyoncé at karaoke and is liable to blub to Max Richter, but how did an indie gig in north London change her life?

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Ludovico Einaudi at the London Palladium review: the pop master of classical music's performance was like a massage for the brain

4/5 The most streamed classical artist of all time sent the Palladium crowd into a dreamlike state

Evening Standard

Capture the sound of renowned composer Max Richter's piano with SRM Sounds' free Dark Mode instrument

Based on processed recordings of Richter's Steinway Concert Grand, Dark Mode has a soft and atmospheric tone that'll sit unobtrusively in the background of a mix

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Composer Max Richter: ‘I’m a low-key raver! I love all kinds of music’

The creator of the most streamed classical album of all time on working with Margaret Atwood, enjoying Eurovision, and uniting people through music

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Wayne McGregor on turning a post-apocalyptic trilogy by Margaret Atwood into a three-act ballet with Max Richter

Wayne McGregor's latest project is an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s trilogy of novels, ‘Oryx and Crake’, ‘The Year of the Flood’ and ‘MaddAddam’, marking 16 years of his partnership with composer Max Richter

Wallpaper

The story behind Kim Jones’ showstopping first couture collection for Dior Men: ‘people want something that nobody else has’

Kim Jones’ first dedicated couture collection for Dior Men draws inspiration from the public and private life of flamboyant ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. In Paris, he tells fashion features editor Jack Moss more

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Former Spitfire Audio CEO Will Evans on new music tech company Song Athletics: "We’re making tools for music-makers, but coming from a place of having a broader interest in sound and the love of music and recording"

Since launching in 2023, Song Athletics has released sample packs, a plugin and even a coffee range - but where is the brand headed next?

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'Spaceman' director Johan Renck on making a romantic sci-fi fable (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with "Spaceman" director Johan Renck discussing telepathic alien spiders and hanging Adam Sandler on wires.

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'Spaceman' sees Adam Sandler shine as a cosmonaut in crisis in Netflix's somber sci-fi film (review)

Space.com's review of "Spaceman," Netflix's new cosmic science fiction thriller starring Adam Sandler that explores the toll of long-duration spaceflight.

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Year in review: top 10 art and culture stories of 2023, selected by Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver

Silver’s top 10 art and culture stories of 2023 include in-depth profiles, eclectic exhibitions, and arresting photography, and span from ANOHNI to Nan Goldin and Stephen Galloway

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Max Richter unveils new piano plugin based on the renowned composer's Steinway D SPIRIO | r: "If you want to evoke the intimate stories we all carry inside us, then you will be well served by this instrument"

Developed in partnership with Song Athletics, SRM Sounds plans to release Kontakt instruments based on sounds recorded in Richter's studio

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Sydney Opera House at 50: the stories behind the superstitions, sleepovers and scene-stealing moments

From Hugh Jackman’s black eye to ‘benevolent’ ghosts in the back seats, tour guides, security staff and stage managers guide us through five decades beneath the white sails

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YouTube announces incubator plan to tackle AI-generated music

YouTube’s plan includes a partnership with Universal Music and consultation with key stars, including ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus

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YouTube sets out its 3 AI music principles, as Universal Music chairman Lucian Grainge compares the “inspiring” generative technology to sampling, MIDI and Pro Tools

Plus, the new YouTube Music Incubator Group is set to advise the Google-owned company on its “AI-related musical tools and products”

Manchester Evening News

Tilda Swinton announced as special guest at Bluedot as she's set to join Glastonbury star on stage

The festival takes place at Jodrell Bank from July 20-23

The Guardian - UK

Perv-O-Shine and sleep vaping: 23 things I learned about the world – and myself – at Glastonbury 2023

I’d never realised how bland life is without dogs, or experienced the joys of a lagerita. It’s amazing what you discover when you spend the weekend with 200,000 strangers

Evening Standard

Glastonbury 2023 daily: Saturday — Guns N’ Roses light it up, Lana is switched off and Tilda Swinton performs

We round up the biggest names and the greatest sets that played out on the penultimate day of the festival

The Guardian - UK

Streakers, heat seekers and all-star surprises: Saturday at Glastonbury 2023 – photo essay

Acts from Lizzo to Lewis Capaldi sweated it out under the baking sun – with on-stage guests ranging from Johnny Marr to Central Cee’s cute baby

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Guns N’ Roses triumph with Glastonbury debut as Lana Del Rey has power cut off

The US singer was forced to lead fans in an a capella performance of her final song Video Games after her microphone cut out.

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