3rd February: Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival, Philharmonia Chorus New Singer Scheme, and more debuts
Friday 3rd February '17
In today’s classical music news, Radio 3 creates Free Thinking Festival to examine ‘The Speed of Life’, and the Philharmonis Chorus opens its doors to young vocalists. Conductor Elim Chan made her debut with the …
Read27th May: Budapest Festival Orchestra to cancel concerts, YCAT Artists announced & Volpe on engaging new audiences
Friday 27th May '16
Classical News In our news today, Budapest Festival Orchestra cancels concerts due to funding cuts, the YCAT Artists 2016 have been announced & Michael Volpe comments on engaging audiences from a very young age. Also, the Telegraph …
Read9th May: Stolen violin returns, BBC Young Musician Competition winner announced & new composition for the Eiffel Tower created
Monday 9th May '16
Classical News In our classical news today, a stolen three century old violin returns, BBC Proms sells record number of tickets in first hour of booking and the BBC Young Musician Competition 2016 announces the winner …
Read“Those orchestras that are flexible will survive; the rigid ones won’t. The same thing happened to dinosaurs, I think.”
Wednesday 13th August '14
While the extinction of the dinosaurs may have had something to do with a meteor, it is likely that the decline of orchestras is down to just as many debatable factors. From financial climate change, …
ReadWildKat’s unmissable Proms
Friday 16th May '14
Booking for the 2014 BBC Proms opens tomorrow and like a lot of you, we've already budgeted well over a month's rent for tickets. But we thought we'd each try and narrow it down to …
ReadHighlights of this year’s BBC Proms, classical music street art, and Dame Kiri’s final bow
Friday 25th April '14
The GuardianPet Shop Boys, CBeebies and Military Wives among Proms debutsOther highlights of this year’s BBC Proms season include the Berlin Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, and the return of both Daniel Barenboim and Marin Alsop, …
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