10th May: UK Music criticises government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report, Bachfest Leipzig 2021 limited to digital edition, Philharmonie de Paris: Concerts will resume on 19 May
Monday 10th May '21
UK Music criticises government's Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities reportThe Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities was established in 2020 in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests. It aims to investigate race and ethnic disparities in …
Read22nd October: UK Music diversity taskforce calls to dump BAME acronym, Difficult start for conservatoires, A forest for Bach
Thursday 22nd October '20
UK Music diversity taskforce calls on industry to dump 'outdated and offensive' BAME acronymIn an official press release, UK Music’s Diversity Taskforce said that – following wide-ranging discussions across the music industry and after holding a …
Read18th March: Museum of London and Guildhall partner for ‘Beasts of London’, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra launches 2019/20 season and Le Jonc Fleuri win International Telemann Competition
Monday 18th March '19
Museum of London partner with Guildhall School for interactive exhibition Museum of London is partnering with Guildhall School of Music and Drama to create an immersive digital world, Beasts of London. The exhibition aims to take visitors on …
Read15th June: Marvel names Pinar Toprak their first female composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber on musical education, Robert Levin is honoured with Bach-Medal
Friday 15th June '18
In today’s news: Pinar Toprak is the first woman to write the score for a Marvel movie. Andrew Lloyd Webber is passionate about musical education, The Vienna Opera is criticised by the state for its …
Read14th June: Female composers largely ignored by concert line-ups, Sheku Kanneh-Mason wins big at Classic BRIT Awards, Philip Glass discusses time.
Thursday 14th June '18
In today's news: New statistics shown up that only 76 classical concerts include at least one piece by a woman, Classic BRIT Awards 2018, what time looks like to Philip Glass, and Robert Trevino stays at …
Read18th May: Game of Thrones concert, Royal wedding, classical music radio race, Oldenburger Staatstheater moves to circus tent
Friday 18th May '18
In todays news: Game of Thrones soundtrack becomes a live show, studies show music is good for the heart, BBC Radio 3 & 4 compete for morning audiences, Sarah Connolly's take on opera's "ridiculous" harassment …
Read21st March: livestreams from the Vatican, opera on Alzheimers premiered, and Bach birthday ceremonies in Leipzig
Wednesday 21st March '18
In today's new: MacMillan's Stabat mater to be live streamed from the Vatican, Opera on Alzheimer's to debut at Philadelphia Festival, Bach Medal of the city of Leipzig goes to Robert Levin, Christoph Marthaler to …
Read20th June: Study about how music evokes goosebumps, Artist of the Year voting now open & musical grass portraits
Monday 20th June '16
Classical News In our news today, a recent brain scan study provides clues how music pieces can evoke goosebumps, the voting for the 2016 Artist of the Year in the Gramophone Classical Music Awards is now …
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