24th January: The first female conductor at Oscars, Norddeutsche Philharmonie searches for agreement, Karine Deshayes becomes ambassador for Tous à l’opéra days
Friday 24th January '20
Oscars to feature a female orchestra conductor for first time in historyIrish-born composer-conductor and Classic FM presenter, Eímear Noone, will make history in leading the orchestra at the 92nd Academy Awards.A woman will be conducting …
Read23rd February: Academy Awards, Britain’s problems with music education funding and trying to beat the world record “Drums4Peace”
Monday 23rd February '15
Classical News Guardian Simon Rattle is waving his baton at the wrong cause The charismatic conductor may get his way with a new concert hall, but classical music’s problems lie elsewhere, in Britain’s music education funding Telegraph Jonas Kaufmann: classical …
Read16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines
Monday 16th December '13
GramophoneTaylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony OrchestraThe singer-songwriter makes a birthday giftThe Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …
Read25th January – Sergei Polunin, Hollywood Bowl 2012 and music’s holistic powers
Wednesday 25th January '12
GramophoneObituary: Dilys Elwyn-Edwards, Composer.Born August 19th, 1918, died January 13th, 2012.Warner And Hrusa Quit Royal Danish Opera.Artistic director steps down; conductor withdraws.The Mezzo Rita Gorr Has Died Aged 85.Born February 18th, 1926, died January 22nd, …
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