7th May: Meurig Bowen appointed chief executive and artistic director, emergency programme for music schools, Emmanuel Macron’s announcement, Metropolitan Opera facing sharp losses
Thursday 7th May '20
Meurig Bowen appointed chief executive and artistic director of Britten SinfoniaCurrently head of artistic planning at BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, and previously director of Cheltenham Music Festival for 10 years, Bowen will …
Read8th March: Nicola Benedetti wins Best Classical at Global Awards, Cheltenham Festival announces 75th anniversary line-up, Music lessons ‘being stripped’ out of England schools
Friday 8th March '19
Nicola Benedetti is named Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2019 The great Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti won the Best Classical Award at The Global Awards 2019, a category that was voted for by the public.The other …
Read13th September: RSC Founder Sir Peter Hall dies, Refugee to play Stradivarius at Royal Albert Hall
Wednesday 13th September '17
In today's news: Sir Peter Hall, RSC founder and former National Theatre director, dies aged 86, Meurig Bowen steps down as director of Cheltenham Music Festival, and thanks to Facebook, a refugee violinist will play a Stradivarius …
Read10th March: New Order at Manchester International Festival
Friday 10th March '17
In today's news: a guide to newly opened Pierre-Boulez hall, a short profile of baritone Sir Bryn Terfell, and conductor Václav Luks is awarded Mozart Prize, the ICMA trophy revealed in Paris, Cheltenham festival programme …
Read16th May: La Scala to fire incoming director, Young Musician of the Year & Classical:NEXT 2014
Friday 16th May '14
Guardian Young Musician of the Year is a welcome reminder of our homegrown talent - and that we need to continue to nurture it Here's a televised talent show that has no revolving red chair, no golden …
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