December 11th – December 17th: Eldbjørg Hemsing Signs to Sony Classical, Düsseldorf City’s New Opera House, Lionel Sow Appointed New Director of Radio France Choir, Juilliard School Receives $50 Million Grant
Friday 17th December '21
Sony Classical Signs Violinist Eldbjørg HemsingSony Classical has announced that it has signed Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing. Her first release as part of this exclusive relationship will be the single Winter Meditation on December 17, and her debut …
Read25th September – 1st October: PRS Report Reveals Pay Gap Between Ethnicities, Sustainability In Orchestras and Concerts, Inclusion of Disabled Students In Conservatoires, Met Opera’s Return
Friday 1st October '21
PRS Report Reveals a 26% Pay Gap Between EthnicitiesPRS's annual pay gap report revealed a mean ethnicity pay gap of 20.0% and a median ethnicity pay gap of 26.3% between white employees and other ethnicities. …
Read28th September: Women in Music Power List 2018, Musician’s touring visas and Met Opera commissions female composers
Friday 28th September '18
What happened in this week's #ClassicalNews? Top industry names honoured in BBC Woman's Hour power list Beyoncé has been named music's most powerful woman by BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.The superstar came first in a list of …
Read29th June: Semperoper in Dresden to pay out 350,000€ to Serge Dorny. Piano lessons improve language ability as much as reading.
Friday 29th June '18
In today's news: Semperoper in Dresden to pay out 350,000€ to Serge Dorny. Dr. Dre hit with large legal pay out order over Beats headphones. Spotify to extend live performance streaming service. Piano lessons improve …
Read1st March: Spotify to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, Klaus Doldinger receives the German Music Authors’ Price and Boosey & Hawkes to start publishing works by Leokadiya Kashperova
Thursday 1st March '18
In today's news: Boosey & Hawkes to start publishing works by Leokadiya Kashperova, Spotify to go public on the New York Stock Exchange and Klaus Doldinger receives the German Music Authors' Price for his lifetime …
Read15th September: “Echo” Award for Christoph Spering, Peter Leathem on PPL/PRS
Friday 15th September '17
In today's news: Sir Simon Rattle has made his debut as Music Director in London, how musicians have tackled the refugee crisis, and Peter Leathem discusses PPL/PRS. Christoph Spering receives "Echo" Award, music journalist Eleonore …
Read13 June: 2017 Cliburn winners, new monologues for BBC Music Day, and new platform for classical musicians wins Midemlabs
Tuesday 13th June '17
In today's news Radio 3 are considering removing BBC branding from new podcasts to encourage more young people to listen. The winner of the 2017 Cliburn Competition has been announced, and a new platform for …
Read25th April: a 3D-printed arm for violist & free access to classical music for special card holders
Tuesday 25th April '17
In today’s news: Salomon Prize for Lennox Mackenzie, students at George Mason University in Virginia, US have created a 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old Isabella Nicola Cabrera to play the violin. The "Solistes Européens Luxembourg" …
Read10th January: PRS appoints new chair, BBC Proms launches 2017 Inspire Scheme & Emil and the Detectives’ musical production in Berlin
Tuesday 10th January '17
Classical News In today's classical news, classical music critic, Ivan Hewett, from The Telegraph, is presenting a new series on music's five greatest chords on BBC Radio 4, at 1:45 PM from 9th to 13th January. …
Read3rd February: China’s music habits, Garsington Opera 2016 & PRS/PPL venture
Wednesday 3rd February '16
Classical News In today's news, PRS for Music and PPL announce joint venture and China's music listening habits are revealed. Also, Classic FM boss tells Radio 3 boss to stop 'aping' his station and Classical Music …
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