Daniel Hope named Intendant & Artistic Director of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy from Autumn of 2025
Thursday 27th June '24
Daniel Hope will succeed Christoph Müller, who will be leaving Gstaad at the end of the 2025 festival after 24 successful years at the helmDaniel Hope is one of the world's most sought-after violinists and …
Read5th – 9th July: ABRSM’s woodwind syllabus promotes diversity, Nuremberg Classic Open Air cancelled, LSO face effects of Brexit
Friday 9th July '21
ABRSM publishes woodwind syllabus promoting ‘far greater diversity’UK exam board ABRSM has today published its latest woodwind syllabus featuring 18 new commissions and more than 70 works written or arranged by composers from underrepresented ethnic …
Read27th April: Revenue from live music events down 80%, Jugend musiziert 2021 – Champions of Harmony, Festivals and theatres – the steps for reopening
Tuesday 27th April '21
Revenue from live music events down 80%, says PRS reportPRS for Music, the organisation that represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers, distributed £699.4m to its members in 2020 - a year-on-year increase …
Read16th April: Bugler Jamie Ritchie will play Last Post for Prince Philip, Berlin Symphony Orchestra appoints Schellenberger, Twenty million euro support package for festivals
Friday 16th April '21
Bugler Jamie Ritchie will play the Last Post for Prince Philip’s funeralMilitary rehearsals for the ceremonial procession for the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, this weekend have taken place, with Sergeant Bugler Jamie …
Read17th February: Woman Composer Sunday, Summer music days in Hitzacker dedicated to Schubert, Will test concerts save festivals?
Wednesday 17th February '21
Woman Composer SundayAn annual celebration of women composers has been launched by the Royal College of Organists and the Society of Women Organists.Sunday 7 March 2021 – the nearest Sunday to International Women’s Day on …
Read18th January: Nuns storm classical charts, Will it be necessary to cancel the festivals in summer 2021?, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival awards Hindemith Prize 2021
Monday 18th January '21
Nuns storm classical charts as ancient plainchant strikes a chord in pandemic timesIt might come as no surprise that the ethereal sound of nuns’ traditional plainchant has resonated with listeners across the globe in 2020, with many …
Read28th May: BBC Proms 2020 season announced, Tête à Tête launches new Manifesto, Artists receive 906 million euros from GEMA, France’s arts sector alone has a loss of 2 billion euros, OKC Philharmonic associate concertmaster’s “Covid Romance”
Thursday 28th May '20
‘Not as we know them, but as we need them’: BBC Proms 2020 season announcedThe 125th Proms season has been reconceived to account for challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Its organisers hope it will …
Read29th August: LSO announces death of James Mallinson, RPO study suggests children find classical music through gaming
Wednesday 29th August '18
In today's classical music news, LSO announces the sudden death of James Mallinson, and RPO study suggests increasing numbers of young people are discovering classical music through gaming. Independent music festivals have urged the competition watchdog …
Read27th February: Festivals make 50:50 gender equality pledge, Airbnb launches platform for intimate gigs, Saudi Arabia to build first opera house
Tuesday 27th February '18
In today's news: Itzhak Perlman cancels Florida concerts for ‘emergency medical procedure’, new music service 'Airbnb Concerts' will promote intimate music events in unusual locations, and artistic director of Tiroler Festspiele Erl on trial for …
ReadDer Festivaltrend floriert!
Thursday 22nd June '17
Theaterferien, Spielzeitpause, Schulferien - Sommerloch? Wenn die Saison endet, geht es vielerorts erst so richtig los! Die Klassik-Festivals sind zum unaufhaltsamen Trend geworden.„Von Hitzacker bis Rheingau, Freden bis Nürtingen: Deutschland hat mehr als 300 Festivals …
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