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8th 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 …

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30th November: the nomination process for the RPS awards is open, a plan to protect Londons music venues and El Sistema in Kenya

Thursday 30th November '17

In today's news:  A plan to protect Londons music venues, the nomination process for the RPS awards is open, Sir Thomas Allen is to become artist in residence at the RCM, the Festspiele MV are …

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Classical Music Ambitions

Friday 16th January '15

The world is a big place with lots of exciting things to experience, especially in the classical music world. In the spirit of our New Year’s resolutions blog to try new things and set new …

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3rd December: Music’s worth in higher education, massive music broadcasting cuts in Iceland & bringing classical music to Vietnam

Tuesday 3rd December '13

GuardianMusic in higher education: What is it worth? Education and arts leaders discuss the value of music within the current economically-charged debate on UK educationGramophoneIceland faces massive reduction of classical, jazz and world music broadcastingIceland’s state …

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Daníel Bjarnason releases his second solo album today

Monday 30th September '13

Multi-award winning Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason releases his second solo album Over Light Earth today. Daníel sets his album apart from other classical music recordings through an innovative recording process with Valgeir Sigurosson from the celebrated Icelandic record …

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