17th May: PRS for Music’s new CEO, BBC NOW announces 2019/20 season and an appeal is launched for Notre-Dame donations
Friday 17th May '19
PRS for Music announces new CEO Andrea C. Martin has been appointed chief executive of PRS for Music and will take up the position on 17 June.Martin has worked for a diverse range of data-focused and subscription-based organisations …
Read18th January: Uzi Wiesel obituary, Hindemith Prize for Aigerim Seilova and London’s Prokofiev Festival
Friday 18th January '19
Cellist Uzi Wiesel has died aged 92 The Israeli cellist and pedagogue Uzi Wiesel, who studied at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv and returned to teach there for over 30 years, has died aged 92 …
Read23th April: Conductor Paavo Järvi’s take on Brexit, Pushkin’s poetry set to opera, and conductors return their Echo-Award
Monday 23rd April '18
In today's news: Paavo Järvi talks Brexit impact for musicians, Alexander Pushkin poetry transformed into opera by a direct descendent, Roxanna Panufnik to release new album, conductor Hartmut Haenchen receives prize from Leipzig Richard Wagner Foundation, …
Read10th April: Arts Council allocates money to classical music, Mark-Anthony Turnage quits opera, and Suadi Arabia and France strike arts deal
Tuesday 10th April '18
In today's news: Opera receives large sums from Arts Council, Mark-Anthony Turnage quits opera, streaming services considered going public, Sir Andrew Davis to step down from Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, winners of "Deutscher Pianistenpreis" are announced …
Read28th March: Trafalgar Square hosts classical concert, terrorism and trauma inspire a new opera, and St Paul’s Cathedral announce American series
Wednesday 28th March '18
In today's news: Sir Simon Rattle will conduct classical concert in Trafalgar Square, September 11th inspired opera debuted in Australia, St Paul's Cathedral announce American concert series, Santa Rosa Symphony chooses its next Music Director: …
Read14th March: Classic FM announces PlayStation Concert, Camden schools perform at RAM, African-American Double Bassist killed by bomb
Wednesday 14th March '18
In today's news: Classic FM announces PlayStation Concert, Camden Schools perform at RAM, Gramofy launches as free service, Sheku Kanneh-Mason releases album,Charles Hazlewood reflects on minimalism in music, African-American Double Bassist killed by package bomb …
Read9th March: ABRSM and RPS announce new partnership, Trinity Laban pledge for gender equality, celebrating the women erased from the musical canon
Friday 9th March '18
In today's news: ABRSM announces RPS partnership, Trinity Laban pledge to make women 50% of its concert programmes, new campaign to support women and families in opera. More than 1000 musicians come together at the …
Read8th March: New campaign launched to target gender inequality in opera, Violin belonging to Einstein comes to auction in New York, PRS For Music calls for copyright overhaul with #MakeInternetFair petition
Thursday 8th March '18
In today's news: New campaign SWAP'ra targets gender inequality in opera, Albert Einstein's violin comes to auction in New York, PRS For Music and its European sister societies relaunch #MakeInternetFair petition, John Williams donates his scores and …
Read6th October: how to make classical music more approachable, Vienna Symphony under financial review, musicians fight homelessness
Friday 6th October '17
In today’s news: Clemency Burton-Hill on where to start your classical music experiences, musicians fight homelessness and Lawrence Ball explains his spiritual approach to music. Australian classical performances generated more than one billion dollars, while …
Read3rd October: Zuzana Růžičková obituary, ISM Primary Music Toolkit, Maxwell Quartet
Tuesday 3rd October '17
In today's Classical News, read an obituary of Holocaust survivor and renowned harpsichordist, Zuzana Růžičková, who died last week, aged 90. The ISM Trust launches Primary Music Toolkit, and the Maxwell Quartet have won the ninth …
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