New Podcast from Noted
Tuesday 27th March '18
The first podcast from Noted has been released, following the Noted Roundtable on Inclusion and Diversity.Noted Round-ups are short podcasts that follow the Noted Roundtables - an international series which looks to bring about change …
ReadMusic and Health: studies into the wellbeing of professional musicians
Tuesday 1st August '17
A musician’s career is a very exciting one. Being able to perform and show an audience what you love is a luxury many people in other professional fields would be envious of. However, with the …
Read26th July: Silent Piano concert season, Opera performance on train
Wednesday 26th July '17
In today's news: Yamaha launches Silent Piano concert season, Caledonian Sleeper train hosts opera performance, and Greg Morris to perform complete Bach organ works. Russian violinist sentences to 20 hour of community service, Domingo to …
Read18th July: Under-dressed audience sent to H&M, conductor does karaoke
Tuesday 18th July '17
In today's news: La Scala ushers send under-dressed audience members to H&M, Philharmonia announces 2017/18 Composers' Academy intake, and new research finds that a third of musicians suffer from eating disorders. Lutenist launches crowd funding …
ReadJuly 10th: Concert crowds soar, and OAE announces Rising Stars
Monday 10th July '17
In today's news: The number of people watching live music has risen in the past year, OAE announces first Rising Stars cohort, and John Axelrod's big plans for the Bernstein Centennial. Spotify denies it is …
Read29th May: Scottish Ensemble presents 2017/18 season & Alexander Liebreich signs contract with Strauss Festival
Monday 29th May '17
In today's news: Scottish Ensemble presents 2017/18 season, and country house operas battle for audiences. Alexander Liebreich signs contract with Strauss Festival, and annual meeting of principals and chancellors of German music schools.RhinegoldScottish Ensemble unveils …
Read2nd December: Xian Zhang appointed, Google Cultural Institute & Carnegie Hall Anniversary
Wednesday 2nd December '15
Classical News In today's news, Xian Zhang makes conducting history as the first woman to have titled role at a BBC orchestra, BBC Radio 3 will bring back a slot aimed at youth audience, and an innovative …
Read‘Travesty’ in Opera: breeches roles and gender reversals
Thursday 12th November '15
In early Italian Opera, from the 1600’s until about 1800, many operatic roles were written for castrati. Recently more men have been trained as countertenors to sing these roles, however it is often women who …
ReadVlogtober 2nd: Here is a teaser of Max Richter’s record- breaking ‘Sleep’
Friday 2nd October '15
The Radio 3 performance of Max Richter's Sleep broke a Guinness World record for the longest live broadcast of a single piece of music.Richter describes the piece as “an eight-hour lullaby… my personal lullaby for a frenetic world. A …
ReadConcert Etiquette: applause, tradition and rock stars
Tuesday 25th August '15
Last week, the argument about when to applaud at classical music concerts surfaced yet again in The Telegraph, with Michael Henderson fiercely defending tradition. He concluded by affirming, ‘You buy your ticket, you listen in …
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