BACKIn today’s classical music news, veteran actor Dame Julie Walters will join the presenter lineup at Classic FM for a new Saturday show, Chineke! boosts BME representation in UK musical ensembles, YouTube Red launches internationally and Winnipeg Symphony appoints new Musical Director.
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Julie Walters to present Classic FM series
Actor will host a new six-part Saturday night radio series exploring the biggest moments and changes in the history of classical music.
Yorkshire Young Sinfonia introduces digital programme notes
Audience members at YYS concerts will soon have the option to have ‘real-time’ programme notes sent to their phones.
The Times
Peer swoops in to save opera’s fairies
The director of English National Opera’s production of Iolanthe has revealed that Lord Glendonbrook stepped in at the last minute to foot the bill for some of his creative demands.
The Telegraph
‘Classical music is finally getting somewhere with its race problem’
Chineke! leads the way for much-needed BME diversification among youth and professional ensembles.
Joyce DiDonato: how can we claim opera isn’t political?
Star mezzo-soprano tells reporter Ben Lawrence how researching a work about ‘Death Row’ deepened her love for opera
The Star
Ambition for Sheffield to hit the right notes in classical music
Classical music is thriving locally, with an ‘astonishing amount going on’, a report says – but players, ensembles, schools and charities need support to create ‘a more sustainable industry with a wider and deeper reach across Sheffield, for residents of all ages’.
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Winnipeg Symphony has appointed Daniel Raiskin as Music Director
Canadian Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announced that Russian-born conductor Daniel Raiskin (*1970) has been named Music Director from August 1, 2018, succeeding Alexander Mickelthwate who served as Music Director since 2005.
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Die offiziellen Top 20 Klassik-Charts im Februar 2018
Riccardo Muti und die Wiener Philharmoniker landen mit ihrer Aufnahme des Neujahrskonzerts 2018 auf dem ersten Platz der Klassik-Charts.
NMZ
Immer mehr Rentner lernen an Thüringens Musikschulen
An Thüringens Musikschulen lernen immer mehr Schüler, die bereits im Rentenalter sind. Zwischen 2012 und 2016 hat sich die Zahl der Erwachsenen über 60 Jahre von 246 auf 420 erhöht, wie der Landesverband der Thüringer Musikschulen auf Anfrage der Deutschen Presse-Agentur mitteilte.
Klassik Heute
Andris Nelsons: Amtseintritt als Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig
Am 22. Februar tritt Andris Nelsons offiziell das Amt des 21. Gewandhauskapellmeisters an und läutet damit den Beginn einer neuen Ära in der Geschichte des Leipziger Gewandhauses ein.
Le Monde
YouTube va déployer son offre payante en France
YouTube Red, l’offre payante de la plate-forme de streaming musical et vidéo devrait être disponible dans une centaine de pays cette année.
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