14th March: Classic FM announces PlayStation Concert, Camden schools perform at RAM, African-American Double Bassist killed by bomb
Wednesday 14th March '18
In today's news: Classic FM announces PlayStation Concert, Camden Schools perform at RAM, Gramofy launches as free service, Sheku Kanneh-Mason releases album,Charles Hazlewood reflects on minimalism in music, African-American Double Bassist killed by package bomb …
Read23rd January: Max Richter on British music, Philip Glass turns 80, LSO’s new identity, & Jukedeck using A.I. in composition
Monday 23rd January '17
In today’s classical news, composer Max Richter calls for a greater appreciation of Britain's classical music heritage. Philip Glass, soon to turn 80, discusses his career and his relationship with minimalism. Design Week explores the story …
Read8th January: John Cage photos, why everyone is wrong about minimalism, Labour’s arts tweet
Thursday 8th January '15
Classical News The GuardianJohn Cage Was ... photographs and introduction by James KlostyMy first contact with John Cage was in London in 1964. It was in the Phoenix Theatre on Charing Cross Road that I first …
Read12th December: Arvo Pärt interview, André Rieu sells out Romanian concert tickets in hours and Welsh choir wins UK Choir of the Year Competition
Friday 12th December '14
Classical News The TelegraphArvo Pärt interview: 'music says what I need to say'A rare audience with the monk-like Estonian minimalist who may be the world's greatest living composerClassic FMAndré Rieu sells out Romanian concert tickets in …
Read27th November: Terry Riley’s masterpiece, charity project with Daniel Hope and ‘Wildpiraten’, the New York City Opera is up for sale
Thursday 27th November '14
Classical News Guardian Terry Riley’s masterpiece – and minimalism, African style It can be over in 15 minutes. It can last several hours. It can be done with a Wurlitzer – or 20 guitars. Now In C, the …
ReadMariss Jansons announces resignation, Dennis Russell Davies discusses minimalism, and Dvořák gets twerked
Wednesday 23rd April '14
The GuardianMariss Jansons announces Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra departureThe conductor's 10-year reign as chief of the world-renowned Amsterdam orchestra will end after 2014-15 seasonThe TelegraphDennis Russell Davies: why minimalism is bigBasel Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor, Dennis …
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