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2nd May: CBSO announces 2019-20 season, Wigmore Hall International Song Competition announces competitors and an interview with Maria de Alvear

Thursday 2nd May '19

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announces 2019-20 centenary season CBSO has launched the first season of a two-year-long centenary celebration, with events, commissions and initiatives inspired by the orchestra’s history and its hopes for the future.Highlights …

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3rd April: Classical Music launches mental health campaign, Sondheim awarded honorary Membership of RPS, and Article 13 is passed

Wednesday 3rd April '19

Classical Music launches Harmony In Mind mental health campaign Classical Music magazine has today launched a major campaign to unite the sector in combatting mental illness.Joined by six of the leading mental health and industry charities working in …

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A spring full of highlights – Peter Schöne kicks off 2019 with several outstanding productions

Friday 8th March '19

Since becoming a member of the Staatstheater Saarbrücken ensemble last season, Peter Schöne has become an audience favourite and also worked in many projects across Europe. His numerous projects across the classical world have made …

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13th February: Steve Jobs opera wins a Grammy, Grandmaster Flash and Mutter win 2019 Polar Music Prize, Oxford Piano Festival 2019 announced

Wednesday 13th February '19

There’s an incredible new opera about Apple CEO Steve Jobs – and it just won a Grammy New opera on the block, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, won a Grammy this week for Best Opera Recording.The modern opera was premiered …

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Classical News: 14th August: Performers of Edinburgh finale revealed, How a young generation of opera lovers uses social media

Tuesday 14th August '18

In today’s news: Ticketmaster shutters secondary ticketing sites Get Me In! and Seatwave. Nominate for the 2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence. Performers of Edinburgh finale revealed. New releases: James Horner - The Classics, Chouchane Siranossian …

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4th June: Venice Symphony appoints new music director, Stephen Hough is awarded RPS Honorary Membership

Monday 4th June '18

In today’s news: Poles attend less concerts now, scientists investigate women’s voices after pregnancy, Stephen Hough is awarded honorary membership of the RPS, Ivan Hewett investigates the future of classical music genre, the royal wedding …

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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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6th June: the real-life story behind ENO’s ‘Yardbird’, communities unite through classical music, and HomePod speaker unveiled

Tuesday 6th June '17

In today's news: Yukata Sado conducts DSO, and Dresdner Symphoniker play at the mexican side of the wall between the USA and Mexico. Mendelssohn and the Protestant Reformation at the centre of Music Festival Speyer, …

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15th May: An old building fit for modern times? & Victoria Wood gets own statue

Monday 15th May '17

In today’s news: Victoria Wood gets her own bronze statue, listen to the drunk version of the Wedding March, and is the Royal Albert Hall fit for modern times? Interview with Antonio Pappani, a call …

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13th January: SAM Summer School, Ray Chen signs with Decca Classics & more reactions on Elbphilharmonie

Friday 13th January '17

Classical News In today's classical news, applications are now open for the 9th Sound and Music's Summer School, which will take place from 30th July to 5th August this year. Violinist Ray Chen, former 1st prize …

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