29th July: Max Hole confirms third Bristol Proms for 2015, Gabriel Prokofiev launches new violin concerto at Proms and Oxford students release acapella version of Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie
Tuesday 29th July '14
Classical News Classic FM Max Hole confirms third Bristol Proms for 2015The Bristol Proms will return to the Bristol Old Vic for a third year running in 2015, Universal boss Max Hole has confirmed.BBC NewsGabriel Prokofiev launches …
Read22nd July: Rod Franks, principal trumpet of the LSO, has been killed in a car crash, Judith Weir prepares to be a radical master of the Queen’s music and Universal boss slams ‘unwelcoming, elitist’ classical music concerts
Tuesday 22nd July '14
Classical News Classic FM London Symphony Orchestra’s principal trumpet dies in car crashRod Franks, principal trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra, has been killed in a car crash.The Guardian Judith Weir prepares to be a radical master of …
Read15th July: Modest Maestro at Aix Festival, Classical Music Coverage Questioned and Pianist Performs in Asylum
Monday 15th July '13
Financial TimesBernard Foccroulle interview: the modest maestroBernard Foccroulle, director of the Aix opera festival, on the need to regenerate opera through new formsThe New York Times The Rich Are Different: They Can Sing One thing that can …
Read1st February: Baroque Hour, HMV Live Firing and Record Store Day
Friday 1st February '13
The IndependentBaroque hour on Radio 3 as Dominic West takes to the airwaves to read poetryHeartthrob actor Dominic West is to go from The Hour to turning back the clock by reading a daily poem from the …
Read24th January: Classical Music: Great for Games and Health, but not for Safe Driving
Thursday 24th January '13
The TelegraphOrchestras must 'shed elitism' to survive, says Universal Music bossHead of Universal Music's classical division tells orchestras to show emotion and leave the concert hall if they want to gain new fans.'Tyrannical' Walt Disney …
Read8th January: Historic Houses Host Music, Radio 3 Celebrates Composers and Challenge for Arts Chief
Tuesday 8th January '13
Classic FMDaniel Hope and Ludovico Einaudi for joint webcastDaniel Hope and Ludovico Einaudi are to perform together in a Stockholm concert to be live-streamed on the internet.GramophoneBBC Radio 3 to broadcast every opera by Wagner, Verdi and …
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