1st April: HallX looks to welcome musicians by 2026, Schwetzingen Festival cancelled again, Thomas Zehetmair appointed principal conductor of the Orchestre national d’Auvergne
Thursday 1st April '21
HallX, the new Mars concert hall is set to welcome musicians by 2026WildKat is proud to announce our new client ‘HallX’, the new planned concert hall opening on Mars.In collaboration with SpaceX, the new hall …
Read23rd February: Orchestras for All to boost music leadership skills, “We are ready to start” – Sport and culture want spectators back, Bayerische Staatsoper brings the concert hall to you
Tuesday 23rd February '21
Orchestras for All to boost music leadership skills with new programmeThe Music Leadership Training Programme is designed to provide music leaders and teachers working in state secondary schools, music hubs and community music services with …
Read22nd February: City of London scraps plan for new concert hall, Following Coronavirus NRW wants better social security for artists, Death of Isabelle Dhordain
Monday 22nd February '21
City of London scraps plan for 'Tate Modern of classical music'An ambitious £288m concert hall that was supposed to be “the Tate Modern of classical music” has been scrapped by the City of London Corporation, …
Read16th October: Baby boy plays trumpet with buskers, A “coup de grâce” for the arts sector, Munich’s new cultural powerhouse
Friday 16th October '20
Baby boy steals jazz show as he picks up mini trumpet and plays with buskersIn New Orleans in 2018, a one-year-old boy became the unexpected star of an annual free music festival, held in the …
Read22nd July: Scientists to assess spread of COVID-19 at live concert, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra perform with video Conductor, Destruction of Nantes Cathedral Organ
Wednesday 22nd July '20
Scientists invite 4,000 music fans to a live concert to assess spread of coronavirusScientists are giving volunteers tracking devices and bottles of fluorescent disinfectant to monitor how COVID-19 may spread – and could be prevented …
Read27th May: Sun Valley Music Festival goes online, Concert Halls in North Rhine-Westphalia Open, Composers create new union, APAP Names New President and CEO
Wednesday 27th May '20
Sun Valley Music Festival goes onlineThis year’s Sun Valley Music Festival, usually based in the resort city of Sun Valley in Blaine County, Idaho, USA, is to take place online, from 27 July to 19 …
Read22nd January: New London concert hall plans, Simon Mayo launches new classical radio station
Tuesday 22nd January '19
Designs for £288m London concert hall unveiled in new animation A first look at the design for Square Mile’s £288m Centre of Music was revealed yesterday morning. The proposed new building contains a 2,000-seat concert hall and …
Read20th September: Classical Pianist replaces concert halls with the outdoors and Belgian oud player helps refugees preserve musical culture
Thursday 20th September '18
Today's Classical News Round-Up Belgian builds musical bridge across the Bosphorus Belgian musician Tristan Driessens found his inspiration and his calling east of the Bosphorus, becoming one of the West's few masters of the oud and of …
Read11th October: EU Youth Orchestra moving because of Brexit & ABO announces “Find Your Way” cohort
Wednesday 11th October '17
In today’s news: Warner Music signs a licensing deal with Mixcloud. The plans for a new London concert hall are one step further and the ABO has announced the new cohort selected for „Find Your …
Read14th August:new concert hall in Yekaterinburg, David Sulkin joins National Opera Studio
Monday 14th August '17
In today's news: David Sulkin to join National Opera Studio in new role, and Joshua Bell and VC Rising Star Yesong Sophie Lee Called to replace Lang Lang. Composer Peteris Plakidis has died, ticket presale …
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