14th December: Grammy nominations, Maximilian Orders and saving Stradivari’s spruces
Friday 14th December '18
What happened in this week's #ClassicalNews? Classical Grammy nominations announced The 2018 Grammy nominations have been announced, with several string performances among the classical contenders.Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet were nominated in the Best Chamber Music/Small …
Read22nd September: 82-year-old debuts first opera, Cressida Pollock to leave ENO
Friday 22nd September '17
In today's news: Cressida Pollock to leave ENO, Lumen launches crowdfunding project, booking for NXCGB auditions are open. Too few women in the music industry, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the organ, and French organisation "Musique et …
ReadCrowdfunding – die moderne Art der Finanzierung
Thursday 18th August '16
Ambitioniertes Vorhaben geplant, aber kein Geld zur Verfügung? Ob Konzert oder CD-Produktion, Festival oder die Umsetzung eines Orchester-Projekts: für all dies braucht es ein gewisses Kapital, das auch mit großer Eigeninitiative oftmals nicht ohne weiteres …
Read1st February: Creativity, Welsh youth ensembles & cultural projects with refugees.
Monday 1st February '16
In today's classical news, Classical Music Magazine discusses why creativity matters, Welsh youth ensembles to join forces and more money for cultural projects with refugees in Berlin. Also, tickets for Bayreuth almost sold out and …
ReadThe Vienna Philharmonic offers humanitarian hope
Tuesday 1st December '15
On Friday, the Vienna Philharmonic announced that it’s crowdfunding campaign has raised an astonishing €10, 000, towards a home for asylum seekers, which it bought last month. There are still 54 days to go and …
Read17th August: Marin Alsop conducting a masterpiece by Classic FM, crowdfunding permitts the kiewer Orchester to play by Young Euro Classic, death of jazz saxofonist Max Greger
Monday 17th August '15
Classical News In today's news, The Times reports on new atypical concert venues and Marin Alsop gives a conducting a masterclass on "Beating time". Also, the Symphony Orchestra of the Tchaikovsky Music Academy Kiev will play …
Read6th August: 11m Apple Music Members, students launch audition crowdfunding, and BBC Proms increasingly important
Thursday 6th August '15
Classical News In today's news Apple Music has gained 11 million members in the five weeks after its launch. The Artistic Director and Executive Producer of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group are standing down in 2016, …
ReadInvesting in the Arts through Noel Music Management’s New Friends and Patrons Scheme
Tuesday 3rd February '15
WildKat PR is delighted to welcome a new artist management company to our roster: Noel Music Management (NMM). Working with both professional soloists and renowned orchestral musicians, NMM is committed to helping musicians forge their …
Read29th January: Experimental music, Danish National Chamber Orchestra fights cuts by crowdfunding, new GCSE and A Level Music exam content
Thursday 29th January '15
Classical News The GuardianThe playlist: experimental music – James Hoff, Richard Skelton, Pauline Oliveros and moreThese unconventional artists and composers use everything from computer viruses to mud-crusted violins to create new sounds and reimagine masterpiecesDanish National …
Read5th January: Paris classical music row intensifies as new concert hall prepares to open, bringing ‘Orfeo’ to the London stage and playing an instrument could help children with anxiety
Monday 5th January '15
Classical News GuardianParis classical music row intensifies as new concert hall prepares to openSalle Pleyel’s ex-owner and fans vow to get decision to make €390m Philharmonie capital’s principal orchestral hall reversedIndependentLyre, lyre: Bringing 'Orfeo' to the …
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