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31st March: Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled, Stuttgart opera restoration delayed, Radio France season

Tuesday 31st March '20

Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled due to coronavirusClassical music festival founded by Benjamin Britten will not go ahead for the first time in its 73-year history. The Aldeburgh festival is the latest cultural casualty of the …

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2nd May: CBSO announces 2019-20 season, Wigmore Hall International Song Competition announces competitors and an interview with Maria de Alvear

Thursday 2nd May '19

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announces 2019-20 centenary season CBSO has launched the first season of a two-year-long centenary celebration, with events, commissions and initiatives inspired by the orchestra’s history and its hopes for the future.Highlights …

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23rd April: Heather Harper obituary, Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike continues and Martin Böttcher has died aged 91

Tuesday 23rd April '19

Soprano Heather Harper has died aged 88 The soprano Heather Harper, who has died aged 88, was one of the best loved and most respected singers of her generation. She graced the concert and opera stages …

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9th April: Help Musicians UK reopens Do It Differently fund, Longborough Festival Opera announces 2020 season and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester presents the 2019/20 season

Tuesday 9th April '19

Help Musicians UK reopens 360-degree Do It Differently fund Help Musicians UK, the independent charity for musicians, has today opened the second round of its most celebrated fund, Do It Differently.Do It Differently represents the most …

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WildKat welcomes The City Choir of Washington!

Friday 11th May '18

We are please to be working with Classical Movements for The City Choir of Washington's inaugural tour of the UK this JulyThe City Choir of Washington celebrate their 10th anniversary under leadership of the Grammy-award winning conductor …

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16th October: London A Cappella Festival, Grammofy to shut down

Monday 16th October '17

In today's Classical News, the London A Cappella Festival programme is released, and Classical streaming service Grammofy is to shut down after a year. The earliest painting of Mozart has been discovered, and the Heinrich-Schütz music …

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2nd February: Wigmore Hall season launch, NYCGB Chief Executive Search, and Queer Talk

Thursday 2nd February '17

In today’s Classical News, Wigmore Hall announces their 2017/18 season, and NYCGB search for their first Chief Executive. In Suffolk a new exhibition, 'Queer Talk: Homosexuality In Britten’s Britain', is inaugurated today.   In Nantes, toddlers are …

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22nd November: Violin Maker Gabor Draskoczy & Stravinsky’s Funeral Song

Tuesday 22nd November '16

Classical News In today's classical news, The 2016 Violin Society of America International Instrument and Bow Making Competition, which was hold in Cleveland, USA, has announced this year's prizes and winners. London-based Violin Maker, Gabor Draskoczy, received …

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27th July: National Youth Choir to embark on first China tour, Pavarotti’s widow tells Trump to stop using Nessun Dorma & new concert hall for Gstaad Menuhin Festival

Wednesday 27th July '16

Classical News In our news today, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain will embark on its first tour to China in August, Pavarotti’s widow tells Trump to stop using Nessun Dorma at rallies, and Sir …

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Introducing Dartington Music: Summer School and Festival

Friday 6th November '15

WildKat PR is pleased to welcome Dartington Music: Summer School & Festival to its roster.For 4 weeks each August, the Summer school and festival take over Dartington Estate in the South Devon countryside. During the …

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