23rd August: Billy Budd at the Proms, Colorado Symphony name new music director, and the Top Ten summer classics
Friday 23rd August '13
Classic FM OnlineWelsh male voice choir cover Chic's 'Good Times'Chic's classic funk hit 'Good Times' has been given a choral reworking by the Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir as a teaser for a forthcoming music festivalAnna …
Read21st August: Brighton Philharmonic saved from closure, Gilmore Award winners announced, and is classical music good for the brain?
Wednesday 21st August '13
Classic FM OnlineClassical music doesn't improve brain function, study claimsThe Mozart effect could be completely non-existent, according to a new neuro-scientific study in AmericaKatherine Jenkins and José Carreras head to Abu DhabiWelsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins …
Read12th August: Boos at Bayreuth, Proms in C, and Heavy Metal Vivaldi
Monday 12th August '13
The GuardianCastorf has become the villain of the Bayreuth Ring cycleAfter the Bayreuth audience booed a deliberately incoherent Ring cycle, Martin Kettle wonders if the festival - and Wagner - deserves betterSunday TimesIn The Key …
Read8th August 2013: Spotify rival launched, The Hobbit soundtrack and Eric Whitacre on VC4
Thursday 8th August '13
The GuardianGoogle launches Spotify rival Music All Access in the UKSubscription-based music service aims to undercut Spotify and other rivals with £7.99-a-month offer for early signupsZubin Mehta to conduct concert in KashmirMumbai-born maestro to perform …
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