9th January: ROH collaborates with V&A Museum, Sony Classical released Harnoncourt’s complete recordings & Smith is to step down from WYSO
Monday 9th January '17
Classical Music In today's classical news, Royal Opera House collaborates with V&A Museum on an exhibition examining the creation of seven operas. Rock star Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath turns to choral music, composing a piece …
Read7th March: Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies, non-European classical music & more physical stores selling music
Monday 7th March '16
Classical News In today's news, the media is in mournig of the Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, non-European classical traditions to be celebrated in new concert series & increasing number of physical stores selling music, films and …
Read8th December: Harnoncourt to retire, Järvi replaces Nelsons & Renzi at La Scala
Tuesday 8th December '15
Classical News In today's news, the Los Angeles Times discusses the patterns which persist in classical music Grammy nominations, Nikolaus Harnoncourt announces his retirement and Paavo Järvi replaces Nelsons at The Royal Concertgebouw. Also, Italian Prime minister …
Read7th December: classical concerts for Christmas, rare Beethoven signature & Christel Lee wins prize
Monday 7th December '15
Classical News In today's news, The Guardian talks about the five best classical concerts for Christmas and Taylor Swift is the new patron of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Also, a rare complete signature by Ludwig van …
Read20th October: Protest against Met’s Klinghoffer opera, Critics’ Circle Awards 2014, Fight over Bayreuth Festival, new Music Director and Chief Conductor at Prague Philharmonia Emmanuel Villaume
Monday 20th October '14
Classical News The GuardianRudy Giuliani expected to join protest against Met's Klinghoffer operaNew York’s Metropolitan Opera is bracing for its most tumultuous opening in decades on Monday, as protesters get ready to picket The Death of …
Read14th March: Handel’s Messiah’s charitable history, Arts groups refusing tobacco funding may be penalised and first English-language performance of Rimsky-Korsakov opera
Friday 14th March '14
Guardian How Handel's Messiah helped London's orphans – and vice versa George Handel's oratorio is Britain's best-loved choral work. But without its links to the Foundling Hospital, one of Georgian London's leading charities, we might never have …
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