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22nd April: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra players return, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden replacement cancelled, Jessie Montgomery, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new composer-in-residence

Thursday 22nd April '21

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra players return thanks to new acoustic screenA new acoustic screen at the rear of Birmingham’s Symphony Hall stage will allow more City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) musicians to play …

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22 January: NYCGB’s 2020 Programme, Accentus Music wins ICMA, Mehta’s return

Wednesday 22nd January '20

NYCGB announces 2020 programmeThe National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has announced plans for its 2020 programme during its Annual Showcase event held at the Royal Albert Hall, London.The National Youth Chamber Choir …

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27th January: Southbank Centre 17/18 Season, ABO 17, Sound and Music

Friday 27th January '17

In today's Classical News, the Southbank Centre launches its 17/18 season, Dobrinka Tabakova is appointed composer-in-residence at BBC Concert Orchestra, and Sound and Music announces its new Portfolio and Embedded composers. The Guardian Barenboim, Bernstein and the …

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24th June: Horner turned down Lord of the Rings, how Petrenko landed his job, Gabriel Prokofiev on BBC’s ten pieces

Wednesday 24th June '15

Classical News In today's news, The Times elucidates how Petrenko landed his new post, Prokofiev discusses BBC's Ten Pieces and Scotland's national orchestra announces a new chief executive. Also, composer Mikis Theodorakis looks back on his …

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7th May: Classical music is getting hipper, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s free video stream of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, new chamber piece commissioned for BBC New Generation Artists

Thursday 7th May '15

Classical News In today's news, Ivan Hewett, having been to the Royal Philharmonic Awards on Tuesday Night, says that classical music is getting hipper. Also, today the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are releasing a free video stream …

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22nd August: Berlin Philharmonic appoints one of its youngest members, The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform the complete Beethoven Symphonies and SoundCloud introduces ads so it can pay musicians and other creators

Friday 22nd August '14

Classical News Classical-Music.com Berlin Philharmonic appoints one of its youngest members 18-year-old trumpeter Florian Pichler will join the brass ranks. Classical Source The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform the complete Beethoven symphonies over six days opening its 2014-15 …

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21st July: Berlin Philharmonic and LSO join forces for first world war centenary, Rameau: the greatest composer you’ve never heard of and Clean Bandit: the cool sound of classical crossover

Monday 21st July '14

Classical News The Guardian Berlin Philharmonic and LSO join forces for first world war centenary Sir Simon Rattle conducts performance recorded for event at military cemetery near Mons to be attended by David Cameron.  The Telegraph Rameau: the greatest composer …

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Everybody has a right to share our music

Tuesday 9th April '13

Inspired of the article in The Times about how to get kids to fall in love with classical music, we wanted to introduce to the man, who was a pioneer in developing education programmes in …

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