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Sir Charles Mackerras. In October, Signum will release Shostakovich's Symphony No 5, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy during a Philharmonia tour of Japan. Planned releases from the archives will include performances under

May his initial five-year contract was extended to 2012. Initiatives he has since introduced include launching biennial residencies at the Vienna Musikverein, regular residencies at the Lucerne Festival and annual residencies in Miami, which began last year.

Gerard Mortier's first commission as incoming general manager of New York City Opera will be Charles Wuorinen's Brokeback Mountain, based on the book about two ranch hands involved in a secret homosexual relationship for 25 years. "The idea occurred to me when I first saw the film," Wuorinen...