19th September: Arts Council with quantitative measures of arts quality, Kyung Wha Chung postpones 2016 UK tour & Pietari Inkinen new chief conductor of DRP
Monday 19th September '16
Classical News In our news today, Arts Council imposes quantitative measures of arts quality, violinist Kyung Wha Chung postpones 2016 UK tour due to finger injury, and Warner Classics is Label of the Year At Gramophone …
Read5th July: Antonio Pappano and the Proms, Pre-Release to Prevent Piracy and Pros of Stage Dooring
Friday 5th July '13
Classical Music MagazineFuture of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics brands uncertain as Warner acquires PLGWarner Music Group officially acquired the catalogues and recording activities of EMI and Virgin Classics on 1 July as part of …
Read26th April: Chinese Opera, Wagner’s Secret and Classic FM Live
Friday 26th April '13
The Guardian What's Wagner's secret? Love, actually Every time Paul Mason hears Wagner he wonders how it is that the music of an antisemite can tear his heart to pieces. The answer is in the passion … The …
Read28th September: Awards Announced, Bikinis in Beijing, and Surreal Stories in Songs
Friday 28th September '12
Gramophone Gramophone Awards 2012 announced! Record of the Year for Vox Luminis; Calleja is Artist of the YearRhinegoldBuyers circle EMI Classics and Virgin Classics after EU judgmentProspective buyers are eyeing chunks of EMI's recording operations – including …
Read2nd July: Harrison Birtwistle, Baaba Maal and Jean-Philippe Rolland
Monday 2nd July '12
The GuardianHarrison Birtwistle: the music of mythHarrison Birtwistle's music has always drawn on the rituals and stories of English folk. But is the bucolic Latitude festival ready for disembowelling and murder?Jessica DuchenAn operatic top tenWhat …
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