19th November: Guildhall announces online music courses for 2021, With an App in the Opera Olympus, Kaufmann withdraws from Wagner’s Ring at Paris Opéra
Thursday 19th November '20
Guildhall announces new online music courses for early 2021Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced its expanded short course programme for early 2021, offering three music-related online evening courses between January and March.The programme …
Read20th February: Iford Arts’ new home, Riga-Jurmala Festival line-up and Axel Kober is music director of Duisburg Philharmonic
Wednesday 20th February '19
Iford Arts secures new home for 2019 season The Iford Arts 2019 season is set to take place at Belcombe Court, a Grade 1 listed historic house set 6 miles outside of Bath and home to …
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 …
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 …
Read1st December: Mahler’s manuscript, bringing music to refugees in Germany & Yuja Wang’s Turkish March
Thursday 1st December '16
Classical News In today's classical news, Mahler's complete manuscript of Symphony No.2 was sold at auction and broke new record, which was set previously by Mozart's symphonies. Yale School of Music is collaborating with Classical Movements on …
ReadAn action-packed summer!
Thursday 20th August '15
Summer is always a busy time of year in the music world. With the Proms in full flow and festivals popping up everywhere, the past few weeks have been pretty busy for all of us here …
Read15th January: 2015 Opera Awards, Michael Kennedy Obituary, Philharmonie de Paris in Pictures
Thursday 15th January '15
Classical News The GuardianENO strongly represented on new International Opera awards shortlistThe only UK company on the shortlist for opera company of the year, elsewhere nominees include US mezzo Joyce DiDonato and designer Es DevlinMichael Kennedy …
Read30 September: Firefighters evacuate Albert Hall, new Guildhall complex and Scottish Opera’s musical director steps down
Monday 30th September '13
Gramophone Firefighters called to London's Royal Albert Hall as thousands are evacuatedA Classic FM live event at the Royal Albert Hall was cancelled on thursday night when smoke in the basement of the building prompted an …
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