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January 29th – February 4th: BBC Radio 3 Promotes Composers From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Develops Interactive App, Les Concerts de Poche on Tour in France, Opera Theatre of St. Louis Names Principal Conductor

Friday 4th February '22

BBC Radio 3 Premieres Forgotten Music By Composers From Diverse Ethnic BackgroundsTomorrow’s BBC Radio 3’s Afternoon Concert will premiere forgotten orchestral and string quartet repertoire by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Margaret Bonds, and Ali Osman. The …

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8th September: You should listen to music, while you work!

Friday 8th September '17

In todays news: A new programme for Spitalfields, Sistema's Scotland children's orchestra brings the noise, the Edge is helping out musicians in the flooded Texas area, the Chicago Lyric Opera recieves a suprise funding and …

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Why we should end our Cold War view of Soviet music, the success of Sex Workers’ Opera and British composers’ fixation with landscape

Monday 2nd June '14

Classical News The Telegraph Why it's time to to end our Cold War view of Soviet music  Composers who were loyal to the Soviet regime should be listened to sympathetically, says Ivan Hewett.  Classicfm.com Sex Workers' Opera celebrates 'incredible' first …

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21st November: The Royal Variety, Handel’s Concealed Collaborator and Actor Co-Hosts Opera Event

Wednesday 21st November '12

The TelegraphHandel's 'unknown' collaborator who was vital to his Messiah, letters showHandel’s Messiah, one of the most recognisable pieces of classical music in the world, could have been named Jennens’ Messiah, it has been emerged, …

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2nd March: the female power players of classical music plus Engelbert Humperdinck

Friday 2nd March '12

The GuardianMusic Nation - from Shetland to SuffolkTom Service takes a look at this weekend's festival which spans the entire UK.Daily TelegraphEurovision: why not turn to Englebert Humperdinck?Is choosing Humperdinck to represent us at the …

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