Tuesday 11th February '20

Jenny Mollica appointed as ENO’s director of BaylisEnglish National Opera (ENO) has appointed Jenny Mollica as director of Baylis, its learning and participation department. In the last four years, ENO Baylis has exposed more than …

Friday 9th November '18

What happened in this week's Classical News?  Poorer children in UK priced out of learning to play musical instruments, report warns ‘To deny people who cannot afford music lessons the possibility of trying is criminal’ - David Arnold, composerPoorer …

Wednesday 18th July '18

In today's news: 2018 ABC Young Performers Awards Finalists Announced. Gergiev to inaugurate Moscow’s new concert hall. Participants of Joseph Joachim violin competition announced. Hallé project complete thanks to Victoria Wood Foundation gift. Staatoperette in Dresden …

Thursday 15th March '18

In today's news: Opera North launches Orchestra Academy, Classical Music is played in McDonalds to reduce crime, Opera is used to change perception of films, Ian Jackson composes for dogs, Fyfe and Iskra Strings release …

Friday 13th January '17

The 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will be taking place at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, from 25th May to 10th June 2017.We had the chance to catch up with Jacques Marquis, …

Wednesday 14th October '15

Russian violinist Sergei Dogadin was awarded first prize at the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover.The competition is named after the violinist and composer Joseph Joachim who was royal concertmaster in Hannover from 1852-1867. …