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2012 British Composer Awards shortlist revealed
Winners to be announced at a ceremony in London on December 3
London Symphony Orchestra record music for The Shard
The London Symphony Orchestra have recorded an exciting soundtrack to entertain visitors at The Shard, London’s newest landmark.
Alan Gilbert extends tenure as New York Philharmonic music director
New contract expires at the end of the 2016-17 season
Classical Music Magazine
Obituary: Hans Werner Henze, 1 July 1926-27 October 2012
Hans Werner Henze, the German composer whose output includes ten symphonies and more than 40 stage works, has died aged 86 in Dresden.
Slipped Disc
Breaking: Iran abolishes national symphony orchestra
The ensemble, relaunched earlier this year after a two-year quietus, has been disbanded. No reason has been given – except that some officials have been quoted as saying ‘we have no budget’.
Welsh lad, 16, wins international piano competition
Luke Jones from Wrexham, a pupil at Chethams, has come top in the under-19 section of Slovenia’s first Aci Bertoncelj piano contest. All other winners were from the eastern half of Europe.
Classic FM
Kids sing pop lyrics to classical music, create YouTube hit
A new musical experiment called ‘How To Get Kids Into Classical Music’ shows a novel way to get young people acquainted with classical music – with a little help from Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, One Direction and more.
The Independent
Benjamin Grosvenor: The piano prodigy who keeps fame at arm’s length
Lauded and awarded, the 20-year-old pianist is a grounded nine-to-fiver, finds Michael Church
The Guardian
Could the waltz be the next dance craze?
Acid house pioneer Adamski wants to get us all dancing in 3/4 Viennese time and ‘partying like its 1799’
The Telegraph
Nun’s 800 year old chants top charts
A series of compositions by Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine abbess who died in 1179, have been released as an album.
The Guardian