13th August: Glyndebourne appoints new artistic director. Finnish festival Kuhmo Chamber Music receives Cremona Music Award in the projects’ category
Monday 13th August '18
Today's News: Glyndebourne appoints new artistic director. Spotify to offer users BBC podcasts. Sir Simon Rattle, Steven Isserlis and Véronique Gens shortlisted for Gramophone Awards 2018. Deutsche Grammophon and Apple Music partner on 'essential' classical …
Read6th August: Simon Rattle steps in to conduct youth orchestra at Verbier, Gatti asks for forgiveness.
Monday 6th August '18
In Today's News: Sheku knocked off top spot by Lord of the Rings. Simon Rattle steps in to conduct youth orchestra at Verbier. Ensemble of child prodigies plat Elgar's Cello Concerto. Sir Bryn Terfel is …
Read9th November: ‘Classical Hundred’, astronaut plays bagpipes & Calixto Bieito interview
Monday 9th November '15
Classical News In today's news, 'Classical Hundred' initiative will make recordings available to primary schools teachers, a US astronaut plays bagpipes on an International Space Station to pay tribute to a colleague who died and Goldberg …
Read24th June: Horner turned down Lord of the Rings, how Petrenko landed his job, Gabriel Prokofiev on BBC’s ten pieces
Wednesday 24th June '15
Classical News In today's news, The Times elucidates how Petrenko landed his new post, Prokofiev discusses BBC's Ten Pieces and Scotland's national orchestra announces a new chief executive. Also, composer Mikis Theodorakis looks back on his …
Read26th August: Addiction in the orchestra: classical music’s drink and drugs problem, Conductor hits back over international Mahler scam and Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo and Richard Reed Parry take the Ice Bucket Challenge
Tuesday 26th August '14
Classical News The Guardian Addiction in the orchestra: classical music's drink and drugs problem At 15 she was playing the Royal Albert Hall. At 21 she was breakfasting on vodka. As a new documentary explores addiction in classical …
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