23rd January: Blind opera competition and Stradfest announced, acoustic dispute at Jonas Kaufmann concert
Wednesday 23rd January '19
Opera competition brings in blind auditions to tackle unconscious bias By Voice Alone is a new competition backed by the Royal Opera House and English National Opera, which seeks to eliminate unconscious bias in opera casting.Founded by mezzo-soprano Melanie Lodge, By Voice Alone aims …
Read1st August: Call for more inclusive industry, Spotify adds 2m subscribers a month
Tuesday 1st August '17
In today's news: Orchestras Live calls for a more inclusive industry, Semi-Finalists announced at Australian Kendall National violin competition, and Spotify storms past 60m subscribers. Adela Zaharia wins Operalia-singing contest, Case Scaglione becomes chief conductor of …
ReadMenuhin Competition 2016- the UK’s girls
Friday 8th January '16
Whilst most luthiers seem to be men, the shortlist for Menuhin Competition 2016, is dominated by females. In the Strad’s March 2013 issue, violin maker Ute Zahn asked why there are so few female violin …
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