January 1st – January 7th: Jacob Mühlrad Collaborates With Swedish House Mafia, James Gaffigan Announced As General Music Director of Komische Oper, The 2022 Nominees Of The Victoires de la Musique Classique, Komische Oper Announces New First Conductor
Friday 7th January '22
Composer Jacob Mühlrad releases collaboration with Swedish House MafiaHouse music group Swedish House Mafia have released a symphonic interpretation of their 2010 club classic One (Your Name). The re-worked One Symphony was created in collaboration with 30-year-old Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad.Swedish House …
ReadThe Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition Winners of 2021
Monday 15th November '21
The Kathleen Ferrier Awards Competition 2021 announces winnersThe winners of the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Awards were announced on Sunday, 14 November, after a competition that saw the semi-finalists and finalists perform at Southwark's Grade II …
Read14th August: Music@Malling returns for 2019, Women connect hosts mental health in music event, Chief conductor James Gaffigan will leave Lucerne 2021
Wednesday 14th August '19
Music@Malling returns for 2019Set in historic venues in and around West Malling, Kent, Music@Malling is to return for its ninth year from 15 – 28 September 2019. Combining the music of contemporary composers with classical, …
Read30th July: Help Musicians UK announce funding advice tour, Edward Gardner announced as next principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sampling dispute – The better song wins
Tuesday 30th July '19
Help Musicians UK announce funding advice tourThe UK independent charity for musicians is hitting the road across the country to offer funding advice. Following the success of the Help Musicians advice session tour earlier this …
Read25th June: Help Musicians UK Announcement, East Neuk Festival, Bachfest Leipzig 2019
Tuesday 25th June '19
Help Musicians UK Announce Latest Funding Recipients The independent charity will support 57 musicians from across the UK with it 360-degree fund Do It Differently.The latest announcement marks an increase in the number of individual musicians …
Read9th April: Help Musicians UK reopens Do It Differently fund, Longborough Festival Opera announces 2020 season and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester presents the 2019/20 season
Tuesday 9th April '19
Help Musicians UK reopens 360-degree Do It Differently fund Help Musicians UK, the independent charity for musicians, has today opened the second round of its most celebrated fund, Do It Differently.Do It Differently represents the most …
Read5th February: Royal Opera House tickets sold £3,500 on Viagogo, Help Musicians UK conduct tinnitus research and Riccardo Chailly renews Lucerne Festival contract
Tuesday 5th February '19
‘Outrageous’: tickets to Royal Opera House are being resold for £3,500 Tickets to see Verdi’s opera La forza del destino at the Royal Opera House are being resold for up to £3,500 each, on secondary ticketing website Viagogo – …
Read8th February: Rubén Rengel wins Sphinx Competition, BSO establishes disabled-led ensemble, EU to review Apple’s reported $400m purchase of Shazam
Thursday 8th February '18
In today's news: The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has become the first symphony orchestra in the world to have a professional ensemble led by disabled musicians as a core part of its activities, Help Musicians UK …
Read3rd August: More under-35s listening to Classic FM, and music publishing head for Facebook
Thursday 3rd August '17
In today's news: Facebook is hiring for a music publishing head in Europe, huge increase in under-35 listeners for Classic FM, and if Soundcloud disappears, what happens to its music culture? Wolf Durmashkin composer's prize …
ReadMusic and Health: studies into the wellbeing of professional musicians
Tuesday 1st August '17
A musician’s career is a very exciting one. Being able to perform and show an audience what you love is a luxury many people in other professional fields would be envious of. However, with the …
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