19th February: Philharmonia Orchestra new season announcement and Scala radio announces its presenting line-up
Tuesday 19th February '19
Philharmonia Orchestra announces 2019/20 season The Philharmonia Orchestra with principal conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen have announced their new season at Southbank Centre, which will include celebrations for the orchestra’s 75th anniversary.Highlights will include:A year-long festival in …
Read2nd February: Dudamel Super Bowl, Aurèle Nicolet dies & Per Nørgård Siemens Music Prize
Tuesday 2nd February '16
Classical News In today’s news, Classical Music Magazine reports that Dudamel and the Youth Orchestra LA are to perform at the Super Bowl, Aurèle Nicolet dies aged 90 and young conductor leads CBSO. Also, Per Nørgård …
Read18th January : Construction site fiasco at Berlin State Opera, music streaming & Oscar-nomination for Morricone
Monday 18th January '16
In today’s news, Tagesspiegel discusses the construction site fiasco at Berlin State Opera and streaming services are supposed to boost music business. Also, Morricone is nominated for an Oscar, Pavarotti-Villa becomes a meeting place for …
Read30th September: Himalayas concert, Alexander Faris obituary & Iestyn Davies on Farinelli
Wednesday 30th September '15
Classical News In today's news, Iestyn Davies discusses the challenges of being Farinelli, and the Royal Northern College of Music launches its first ever four-year BMus in popular music. Also, Coady Green reports on a unique …
Read22nd November: Eric Whitacre with Pentatonix, Tom Hodge on Collaboration, and the American Stradivarius
Friday 22nd November '13
Classic FM OnlineEric Whitacre to work with Pentatonix?The choral composer met the 'Daft Punk' singers in London, discussing the possibility of working togetherHuffington PostTom Hodge On The Nature Of CollaborationComposer and Pianist Tom Hodge examines …
Read6th November: Lifelong benefits of music lessons, Instrument Museum Destroyed, and Video Game music concerts
Wednesday 6th November '13
MashablePitchfork to Launch Magazine-Style App 'Pitchfork Weekly'Online music publication Pitchfork will launch its first mobile app in November, the company revealed exclusively to Mashable. Dubbed Pitchfork Weekly, the magazine-style app will be available on iOS at launch before …
Read17th September: Pavarotti, Alison Balsom and LSO with Rigoletto performance
Tuesday 17th September '13
Classic FM OnlinePavarotti to win Lifetime Achievement Award at Classic BRIT Awards 2013Fifty years after his first recording and TV broadcast, the legendary tenor will be honoured with a posthumous award at the ceremony at …
Read9th September: Proms finale, Sir Simon Rattle for LSO, and Voigt withdraws from Wagner
Monday 9th September '13
The Arts DeskThe Last Night of the Proms, Kennedy, DiDonato, BBCSO, AlsopThe slickest Last Night in recent memory finds a woman finally in chargeWagner at the Proms rememberedFive singers, three conductors and a director look …
Read5th September: Xian Zhang, high expectations for Calleja, and missing Tchaikovsky Symphony reappears
Thursday 5th September '13
The New York TimesChoosing emotion over virtuosityIn his recent solo recital, Soheil Nasseri went in search of virtuosic extremes in a selection of works that demonstrated the piano’s ability to reflect the whole gamut of human …
Read27th August: BBC Two and Four present new arts season, Gramophone Classical Music Awards, and Nicola Benedetti
Tuesday 27th August '13
The TimesJoseph Calleja is tipped as the heir to Luciano PavarottiPlácido Domingo once called Joseph Calleja “the baby tenor” but as Calleja has grown on to the world’s greatest opera stages, another moniker has attached …
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