26th November: Stephen Cleobury Passes Away, Nuremberg artistic director, Metropolitan Opera’s manager
Tuesday 26th November '19
Sir Stephen Cleobury Passes AwayStephen Cleobury, former music director of King’s College Cambridge, has died aged 70 – just two months after his retirement from the post he had held for 37 years. Few institutions …
Read3rd May: Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra names Osmo Vänskä as music director, Nicholas Collon is chief conductor of Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Julia Fischer launches Kindersinfoniker
Friday 3rd May '19
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra names Osmo Vänskä as its next Music Director Osmo Vänskä will become the new Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra next year. He will step down from his position as Music Director of …
Read15th February: IDAGIO reaches 1 million downloads, Daniel Hyde signs to Hazard Chase, International Organ Competition competitors announced
Friday 15th February '19
Over one million downloads for IDAGIO app In January 2019, streaming service for classical music IDAGIO surpassed over one million app downloads worldwide.The Berlin-based streaming service has subscribers in over 180 countries, with core markets including …
Read28th May: Street musicians to be paid contactless, Simon Rattle starts his Berlin farewell
Monday 28th May '18
In today's news: Street musicians are to be paid with contactless cash, a piece on Spotify and censorship, King's College appoint a new director of music, new YCAT artists are announced and in Washington D.C. …
Read11th January: Charles Dutoit Steps Down as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic, Liverpool unveils 2018 culture celebrations
Thursday 11th January '18
In today’s news: The Royal Philarmonic and Charles Dutoit have together decided to bring forward his resignation from his role as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. St John’s Smith Square and Tenebrae announce Holy Week …
ReadWelcoming Héloïse Werner
Thursday 28th April '16
WildKat PR are excited to announce our new client Héloïse Werner!Héloïse is a singer and performer, currently working on Scenes from the End, a new one-woman opera about grief that previewed at the Tristan Bates Theatre in February 2016 and will …
Read9th July: royal harpist replaced, Facebook streaming service planned, unseen letter by Mendelssohn is displayed
Thursday 9th July '15
Classical News In today's news, Prince Charles' royal harpist is replaced and Facebook is planning its own streaming service. Also, an unseen letter by Mendelssohn is displayed in Cambridge and Friedemann Weigle has died aged 53. Royal harpist …
Read23rd December: New prize for young classical musicians, four Italian orchestras liquidated in two years, cancelled grace period at Teatro alla Scala
Tuesday 23rd December '14
Classical News The Guardian Alan Titchmarsh: the joy of Christmas carolsCarols such as Away in a Manger and God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen make Christmas - and we have John Rutter to thankThe IndependentChristmas 2014: 'Silent Night' …
ReadClassical Music News – Cambridge, Helsinki Philharmonic, Eugene Onegin, Haydn…
Friday 18th November '11
Every day the WildKat team scan the newspapers and blogs online to bring you a digested list of the day’s classical music.Gramophone Blogs500 years of St. Johns College, CambridgeAndrew Nethsingha looks to the future as …
ReadIvor Bolton and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg tour the UK
Monday 1st November '10
This November sees the launch of a 12 day UK tour for Ivor Bolton conducting the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra. The tour begins on the 17th November, with the first performance at St David’s Hall in …
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