22nd July: AIM climate action group launches, Cheltenham Music Festival announces guest curator, Kristjan Järvi, SoRyang and the Zagreb Philharmoc Orchestra on tour
Monday 22nd July '19
AIM climate action group launchesThe Association of Independent Music (AIM) has formed a Climate Action Group to help reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. Following the launch of Music Declares Emergency (MDE), which calls for a …
Read16th April: Parisians sing ‘Ave Maria’ outside Notre-Dame Cathedral, further line-up announced for Sound Unbound and Munich celebrates 100 years of Weinberg
Tuesday 16th April '19
Crowd sings ‘Ave Maria’ outside burning Notre-Dame Cathedral to honour its legacy Last night (Monday 15 April), a fire broke out at the Notre-Dame de Paris, devastating the 12th-century structure.Firefighters rushed to try to contain the blaze, which …
Read14th February: Do musicians with perfect pitch have different brains?
Thursday 14th February '19
Do musicians with perfect pitch have different brains? Perfect pitch, the much-lauded ability of some musicians to identify and name musical pitches in isolation. While perfect pitch is estimated to occur in 1 in 10,000 people, …
Read15th January: Brit awards embracing diversity, Arvo Pärt is the world’s most performed living composer and the death of Pierre Pincemaille
Monday 15th January '18
In today's news: disabled people underrepresented in English arts bodies, what to expect from music this year, Cumnock Tryst appoints Jean Nicholson as festival director. Also, Arvo Pärt is world’s most performed living composer and 20.000 cheap tickets for the …
Read27th September: Contemporary Music partners with Audiotube, Andreas Haefliger signs with label BIS
Wednesday 27th September '17
In today's news: Radio 3 is pandering to beginner audience, claim classical music fans, contemporary Music partners with Audiotube, and if music gives you goosebumps, you might have a special brain. Instruments owned by WDR-Funkhausorchester have …
Read9th November: Cadogan Hall announces Christmas series, Guildhall School awards fellowships & conference shows perspectives for refugee musicians
Wednesday 9th November '16
Classical News In our classical news today, Cadogan Hall announces Christmas series 2016, Guildhall School awards fellowships to Pappano and Hough, and new study finds classical music has calming effect on horses. Also, "Musikland" conference shows …
ReadSurprise Statistics? Classical Music in 2015- Bachtrack
Monday 11th January '16
Today, Bachtrack published its classical music statistics for 2015. Immediately striking, is the lack of women at the top of any of the lists. Most remarkably, the busiest composer category features it’s first female at …
ReadAccentus Music releases ‘The Lost Paradise’ today: a unique insight into the life of Arvo Pärt
Friday 30th October '15
Today, Accentus Music releases ‘The Lost Paradise’ - a documentary allowing a rare insight into the life of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.It is extraordinary that the most performed contemporary composer in the world has taken 80 …
Read11th September: Arvo Pärt will be 80, interview with Jonas Kaufmann and how getting more woman conducting?
Friday 11th September '15
Classical News In today's news, The Times highlights a new "chill-out" movement in classical music, while Klassik Akzente announces that John Williams is composing the soundtrack for the new Star Wars film. Also a conversation with …
Read7th September: Stravinsky’s grave song rediscovered, a new architectural project for a concert hall in Munich, Jonas Kaufmann singing the British national anthem
Monday 7th September '15
Classical News In today's news, the Guardian announces an old manuscript of Igor Stravinsky has been rediscovered and The Times reports of Jonas Kaufmann's upcoming appearance at the Last Night of the Proms. Also interviews with …
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