19th June: Historic piano recordings database goes online, Rapper, paid according to federal employee tariff, Klaus Mäkelä at the Orchestre de Paris
Friday 19th June '20
Historic piano recordings database goes onlineMichael Spring, owner of historic piano recordings label APR, has launched a free, comprehensive online database of 78 rpm piano recordings, comprising more than 12,000 entries dating from the 1890s …
Read23rd January: Deborah Dugan makes corruption claim, Tabea Zimmermann receives price, death of Bernard Gabel
Thursday 23rd January '20
Ousted Grammy Awards boss Deborah Dugan makes corruption claimsVoting for the Grammy Awards is "ripe with corruption", Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan has claimed, days after she was suspended from her job. Dugan said she …
Read15th October: Chineke! launches 2019/20 season, Arvo Pärt Centre draws positive initial balance, the noisemakers are resurfacing
Tuesday 15th October '19
Chineke! launches 2019/20 seasonChineke! launches its 2019/20 season this month, marking its fourth year with a series of concerts across the UK, Europe and the USA. Highlights include:- Spotlight on the ‘forgotten’ …
Read2nd May: 2018 Classic BRITs nominations, Jack the Ripper opera, first Leeds International Organ Festival
Wednesday 2nd May '18
In today's news: Classic BRITs 2018 nominations revealed including 101 year old Vera Lynn, ENO to stage Jack the Ripper opera, Joseph Haydn's opera "Il mondo della luna" at the Hanns-Eisler-Hochschule für Musik, Pianist Yeol Eum Son …
Read31st January: Finalists for 2018 International Opera Awards revealed, Daniel Harding will not renew his contract in Paris, Deutsche Grammophon and IDAGIO announce partnership
Wednesday 31st January '18
In today's news: Philip Glass completes his David Bowie trilogy with Lodger symphony, The finalists for the 2018 International Opera Awards have been announced and The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has backed …
Read17th November: Michael Tilson Thomas Headed for the California hall of Fame, ICMA jury nominates 357 releases for the 2018 awards, UK Government increases exceptional talent visa offer
Friday 17th November '17
In the News today: Michael Tilson Thomas Headed for the California hall of Fame, ICMA jury nominates 357 releases for the 2018 awards, UK Government increases exceptional talent visa offer, TfL and Yamaha unveil Tube …
Read27th October: Vale of Glamorgan Festival launches composer scheme, Paul Rissmann and the opera & Philip Glass reflects on his life
Thursday 27th October '16
Classical News In today's news, the Vale of Glamorgan Festival launches composer scheme, Paul Rissmann aims to demystify what is often seen as the most elitist of musical forms, and Philip Glass reflects on a life …
Read12th June: Daniel Harding new conductor of Orchestre de Paris, Bayreuth Wagner Festival turns into a soap opera, dressing up for opera is not elitist
Friday 12th June '15
Classical News In today's news, Daniel Harding is named the new music director of the Orchestre de Paris, the Bayreuth Wagner Festival is becoming more of a soap opera than a classical opera and the Spectator …
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