22nd December: Esa-Pekka Salonen awarded knighthood, Federal government awards grants for classical music, A Christmas on antidepressants for classical music
Tuesday 22nd December '20
Esa-Pekka Salonen awarded honorary knighthoodConductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has been awarded an honorary knighthood by the UK, for services to music and to UK-Finland relations.Salonen is his final season as the Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and …
Read22nd May: Santtu-Matias Rouvali named Philharmonia principal conductor, Marcus Farnsworth to lead vocal department at Chetham’s, and digitalisation of Wagner manuscripts
Wednesday 22nd May '19
Santtu-Matias Rouvali named for Philharmonia top job and extends Gothenburg role The Philharmonia Orchestra has named its Principal Guest Conductor, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, the 33-year-old Finnish Chief Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony and Tampere Philharmonic orchestras, as …
Read21st May: Philharmonia Orchestra and Colburn School announce Salonen Fellows, winners of Vienna Classic Strings competition and Heinz Holliger celebrates his birthday
Tuesday 21st May '19
Philharmonia Orchestra and Colburn School announce inaugural class of Salonen Fellows The Philharmonia Orchestra, together with principal conductor and artistic advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Sel Kardan, President and CEO of the Colburn School in Los Angeles, …
Read19th February: Philharmonia Orchestra new season announcement and Scala radio announces its presenting line-up
Tuesday 19th February '19
Philharmonia Orchestra announces 2019/20 season The Philharmonia Orchestra with principal conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen have announced their new season at Southbank Centre, which will include celebrations for the orchestra’s 75th anniversary.Highlights will include:A year-long festival in …
Read7th June: France Musique launches new website, Esa-Pekka Salonen on the end of his three-year tenure at the New York Philharmonic
Thursday 7th June '18
In today’s news: France Musique’s new website, Tom Service is appointed music professor at Gresham College, conductor Jonathan Sternberg has passed away, Michael Hann examines the National and Bon Iver’s open-access publishing platform. The violinist …
Read27th April: ISM reports discrimination figures, PRS Foundation honoured at awards, how Brexit might change touring
Friday 27th April '18
In today's news: ISM releases report detailing high levels of discrimination in the music industry, PRS Foundation honoured at annual Music Week awards in London, UMG recruits Spotify EVP, and how Brexit might change touring …
Read14th March: UK & Korean Art Councils Form New Program for Artists, Brief History of Opera Business
Tuesday 14th March '17
In today's classical news: The Womadelaide festival makes efforts to become more environmentally conscious as the issue headlines as the festival's theme this year. For their 2017-18 program the Arts Council of Korea and the …
Read18th January: UK Music’s Jo Dipple is to step down as Chief Executive, RNCM appoints first International Chair of Opera & The Barbican’s 2017/18 season
Wednesday 18th January '17
Classical News In today's classical news, Jo Dipple, current UK Music's Chief Executive is to step down in June. The Barbican has announced its 2017/18 season. Royal Northern College of Music appoints Graham Vick CBE as its first international …
Read19th August: New position for Salonen, Bringuier to leave Zurich & first composer-in-residence at Sound festival
Friday 19th August '16
Classical news In our classical music news today: lots of firsts as Esa-Pekka Salonen takes up first position of artist-in-association at Finnish National Opera and Ballet, and Sound festival announces John De Simone as inaugural composer-in-residence. Also, Lionel …
Read27th April: Anna Netrebko withdraws from Norma, Scottish Opera’s new season & Esa-Pekka Salonen at Met Opera
Wednesday 27th April '16
Classical News In today's news, Anna Netrebko surprisingly withdraws from singing at Royal Opera's Norma, Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen to work with Metropolitan Opera, Google offers a virtual tour through the Sydney Opera House and Scottish Opera announces …
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