7th – 13th August: All-Black symphony orchestra to play Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival announces 4 Covid Cases, Gianluigi Gelmetti has died, San Diego’s The Rady Shell
Friday 13th August '21
All-Black classical symphony orchestra to play Carnegie Hall for first time in its 130-year historyHistory will be made at Carnegie Hall next year, as an all-Black classical symphony orchestra is slated to make its debut.In …
Read5th – 9th July: ABRSM’s woodwind syllabus promotes diversity, Nuremberg Classic Open Air cancelled, LSO face effects of Brexit
Friday 9th July '21
ABRSM publishes woodwind syllabus promoting ‘far greater diversity’UK exam board ABRSM has today published its latest woodwind syllabus featuring 18 new commissions and more than 70 works written or arranged by composers from underrepresented ethnic …
Read18th May: Mixing Healing and Strife, the Met Opera Sings Again, Soprano Wallroth receives Birgit Nilsson Scholarship, 2021-2022 season of the Paris Opera
Tuesday 18th May '21
Mixing Healing and Strife, the Met Opera Sings AgainOn Sunday evening, 430 days after the coronavirus pandemic closed the Metropolitan Opera, the company returned....Nézet-Séguin told the crowd that he and the artists had tried to …
Read15th April: West End’s Phantom of the Opera slices orchestra in half, Berlin’s Culture Senator criticises protection against infection law, A missing symphony is found in Milan
Thursday 15th April '21
West End’s Phantom of the Opera slices orchestra in half, leaving musicians without a jobDespite promises the original production would return after coronavirus restrictions are lifted, The Phantom of the Opera’s orchestra will be cut in half when …
Read8th April: Festival in memory of Ivry Gitlis for July, Bavaria postpones planned openings for culture, 60 local elected representatives call for answers on future of the culture sector
Thursday 8th April '21
French festival in memory of Ivry Gitlis to take place in JulyThis year’s Colmar International Festival in Colmar, France, will honour the life and work of Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis, who died last year at …
Read1st 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 …
Read12th February: Chick Corea dies at 79, Wolf Prize for composer Olga Neuwirth, Coronavirus: Roselyne Bachelot opposed to the vaccination passport to enter cultural venues
Friday 12th February '21
Chick Corea, Grammy-winning jazz musician, dies at 79The jazz pioneer Chick Corea has died at the age of 79.According to a post on his Facebook page, the musician died from “a rare form of cancer which was only …
Read16th November: Richter’s VOICES to premiere on Radio 3, Online campaign launched for boys choir talent, The liquidation of concerts in France
Monday 16th November '20
Radio 3 to present first broadcast of Max Richter’s VOICES on Human Rights Day with 35 radio stations across the worldBBC Radio 3 will join 35 radio stations from across the world – including Europe, Australia, …
Read11th November: Youth orchestra’s Tchaikovsky triumph, Staatskapelle gives livestream concert, Can musicians rehearse and record during confinement?
Wednesday 11th November '20
Coronavirus: Youth orchestra's digital Tchaikovsky triumphThe coronavirus pandemic has silenced many orchestras around the world.But the 70 young musicians who make up the Ulster Youth Orchestra have found a way to make themselves heard.Under the …
Read23rd October: Stunning video of Harlem ballet dancing to Bach, Bachelot announces 115 million for culture, Bavarian theatres appalled by new virus rules
Friday 23rd October '20
This stunning video of a Harlem ballet company dancing to Bach will give you goosebumpsMasks on, Bach playing, and a dance company sharing the magic of movement and togetherness. This is something very special.In the summer of …
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