16th December: Dartington 2016 launch, Sinfini Music on TV & BBC Store discount
Wednesday 16th December '15
Classical News In today's news, Dartington International Summer School & Festival has announced the full programme of courses and concerts for 2016, and Harold Budd explains why he's not scared to sound pretty. Also, The Guardian lists classical …
Read# Vlogtober 28th, ‘Eine Alpensinfonie’ Anniversary
Wednesday 28th October '15
100 years ago, on 28 October 1915, Eine Alpensinfonie by Richard Strauss was premiered in Berlin by the Dresden Hofkapelle, conducted by the composer. The critics didn't particularly like it, some even called it 'cinema music.'Strauss's love of nature …
ReadRead the audience reaction to Tim Benjamin’s opera Madame X
Monday 1st September '14
Having been performed in Todmorden, Halifax and London, reviews for Tim Benjamin's latest opera Madame X have come flooding in. Madame X is a highly entertaining and theatrical opera, inspired by art works and music …
Read20th December: Disaster at the Apollo, New Assistant Conductor for Dallas, and Favourite Recordings for 2013
Friday 20th December '13
The New York TimesFavorite Sounds, Early to EnvironmentalClassical music critics of The New York Times select their favorite recordings of 2013Dallas ObserverDallas Symphony Announces New Assistant ConductorThe Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday morning that American …
Read26th November: Sculpting a new Southbank, Cricket ‘choir’, and Chaos for Rome Opera
Tuesday 26th November '13
Classic FM OnlineCricket 'choir' sounds like human voicesA 'choir of crickets' that sounds like humans singing has divided the critics after a Soundcloud clip has surfaced onlineNational Youth Orchestra of Great Britain announces 2014 playersFollowing …
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