27th January: 2020 Grammy Winners, New Building for Städtische Bühnen, Paris Opera Strike Ends
Monday 27th January '20
2020 Grammy Winners: The Complete ListBillie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X picked up trophies at the 62nd annual awards.The 62nd annual Grammy Awards were on Sunday. Here are highlights from the show:Billie Eilish won …
Read2nd December: Mariss Jansons Passes, Jean-Philippe Thiellay faces Challenge, LA Phil becomes Orchestra of Future?
Monday 2nd December '19
Trauer um Stardirigenten Mariss JansonsEr galt als einer der besten Dirigenten der Welt: In der vergangenen Nacht ist Mariss Jansons im Kreis seiner Familie in Sankt Petersburg gestorben. Das bestätigte die Frau des verstorbenen Dirigenten …
Read13th February: Steve Jobs opera wins a Grammy, Grandmaster Flash and Mutter win 2019 Polar Music Prize, Oxford Piano Festival 2019 announced
Wednesday 13th February '19
There’s an incredible new opera about Apple CEO Steve Jobs – and it just won a Grammy New opera on the block, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, won a Grammy this week for Best Opera Recording.The modern opera was premiered …
Read14th 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 …
Read16th April: British Museum launches inaugural music festival, Korean quartet win Wigmore Hall strings competition, ATG acquires new theatres in Germany
Monday 16th April '18
In today's news: British Museum launches first music festival, Wigmore Hall International Strings Competition winners announced, disruption at the Royal Opera House as outsourced security teams threaten strike action. German collection society GEMA increased its …
Read1st February: MET Opera’s Assistant General Manager dies aged 67, Exit Live launches platform for selling concert recordings, Spotify starts testing a separate music station app
Thursday 1st February '18
In today's news: Things we learnt at the Grammy awards, Exit Live has launched a new platform which allows artists to sell recordings of recent or historic performances directly to their fans and David Garrett cancels …
Read30th January: Yorkshire Young Sinfonia CEO, David Taylor makes Forbes list, David Garrett cancels five upcoming concerts due to injury, Taiwanese conductor Cheng Henry Hao-An wins first European Union Conducting Competition
Tuesday 30th January '18
In today's news: A peak into soprano Sonya Yoncheva's life, songwriters' court victory deals a blow to Spotify, David Taylor, CEO of Yorkshire Young Sinfonia makes Forbes list, violinist David Garrett cancels upcoming concerts due to …
Read29th November: Grammy and the classical nominations, new music app Tomplay to be launched and the lack of diversity in classical music world.
Wednesday 29th November '17
In today's news: new nursery programme aims to transform the lives of children through music, PRS Foundation intends to intensify relationships with Europe ahead of Brexit, Gavin Reid elected as the new chair of the Association of British Orchestras. Also, Grammy …
Read14th February: Rory Kinnear on directing a brand new opera, Naxos closes streaming service, and 2017 Grammys
Tuesday 14th February '17
In today's Classical News, Rory Kinnear talks about directing a brand new opera, and Naxos closes its failed streaming platform after only a year. Violinist Annelle Gregory wins the 2017 Sphinx Competition, on Sunday afternoon …
Read20th May: Mark Wigglesworth breaks silence, Radio 3 achieves greatest reach & new opera house
Friday 20th May '16
Classical News In today's news, Mark Wigglesworth breaks the silence about his resignation as music director of English National Opera, Radio 3 has reached its highest audience in three years and new opera house in Surrey approved. …
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