25th May: Classical music charity to aid refugee children, The Other Palace hosts IDA, What Roth thought of Bach
Friday 25th May '18
In today's news: Children & Wildlife in Harmony charity to host classical music concert to aid refugee children, pop-opera group IDA to perform, winners of RPS duets announced, Philip Roth appreciation for classical music, more embarrassment …
Read10th May: Winners of RPS Music Awards, marital conflicts in the opera, synesthetic artist sees sounds
Thursday 10th May '18
In today's news: RPS Music Award winners announced, leading soprano withdraws from ex-husband's opera, winners of BBC Young Musician relive the thrill of the competition, chamber orchestra plays techno beats, and Staatstheater Cottbus dissolves contract …
Read22nd December: Sony classic chief Roscic to head Vienna State Opera & opening performance of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg available online on live stream
Thursday 22nd December '16
Classical News In today's classical news, Sony classic chief Bogdan Roscic is to head Vienna State Opera, Warner Classics sign 17-year-old trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary, and BBC documentary Sound of Musicals will explore 100 years of …
Read2nd November: NYOS’s new Artistic Director, BBC 4’s new documentary & Ludovico Einaudi
Wednesday 2nd November '16
Classical News In today's classical news, National Youth Orchestras of Scotland has appointed Nicolas Žekulin as its Chief Executive and Artistic Director. BBC Four has announced the release of a documentary which will explore racial diversity and …
ReadAccentus Music releases ‘The Lost Paradise’ today: a unique insight into the life of Arvo Pärt
Friday 30th October '15
Today, Accentus Music releases ‘The Lost Paradise’ - a documentary allowing a rare insight into the life of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.It is extraordinary that the most performed contemporary composer in the world has taken 80 …
Read#vlogtober 27th, Beethoven’s 9th flash mob
Tuesday 27th October '15
The film 'Following the Ninth', is a documentary exploring the worldwide cultural and political influence of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. 'Ode to Joy' has inspired flash mob performances by musicians in countries around the world. There …
Read21st September: ‘Music is good for the mind’, new Beethoven documentary and Syrian refugee pianist
Monday 21st September '15
In today's news, The Guardian writes that the elite can't decide who's cultured, and the BBC report on pianist Ayham al-Ahmad's glimmer of hope amid the Syrian refugee crisis. Also, James Rhodes believes that there is a link …
Read16th July: Addict musicians to join LSO for TV symphony performances, ever-versatile director Tom Cairns is off to Edinburgh and the Buskaid Soweto Strings Project bring to their live performances the wonder of music infused with the passions of those who play for their very lives
Wednesday 16th July '14
Classical News Classic FMAddict musicians to join LSO for TV symphony performance10 classical musicians recovering from addictions are to be the subject of a new Channel 4 documentary called 'Addicts' Symphony' that sees them perform a …
ReadDaniel Hope’s DVD wins documentary category at the International Classical Music Awards 2014
Monday 20th January '14
It has been announced that Daniel Hope's documentary film Refuge in Music has won the DVD Documentary category at the 2014 International Classical Music Awards.Refuge in Music is a poignant documentary about the Terezin ghetto and includes a moving …
Read17th January: Peter Pan proposes on stage, HMV closes flagship store, and concert for the children of Syria
Friday 17th January '14
New York TimesDetroit Symphony Agrees to New Contract With MusiciansThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which endured a bitter six-month strike a few years ago, settled its latest contract eight months early, orchestra officials announced WednesdayBBC Music MagazineHMV closes flagship …
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