16th October: London A Cappella Festival, Grammofy to shut down
Monday 16th October '17
In today's Classical News, the London A Cappella Festival programme is released, and Classical streaming service Grammofy is to shut down after a year. The earliest painting of Mozart has been discovered, and the Heinrich-Schütz music …
Read17th October: French government increases cultural spending, York Minster fires bell ringers & Novi Sad becomes European Capital of Culture 2021
Monday 17th October '16
Classical News In today's news, French government increases cultural spending, York Minster fires all of its bell ringers, and violinist plays Habanera one-handed. Also, Philadelphia hosts major classical competition, and Novi Sad becomes European Capital of …
Read14th March: German Cultural Council against AfD, new UK regulations for music venues & ENO chorus plans protest
Monday 14th March '16
Classical News In today's news, NMZ reports that the German Cultural Council puts up resistance against right-wing populist party AfD's politics. Also, UK music industry welcomes legislation to protect music venues, costs for renovation of opera …
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