1st April: Sex isn’t what sells classical music, Royal Opera House announces 14/15 season & Kings College Choir announce major change
Tuesday 1st April '14
TelegraphSex isn't what sells classical music, Nicola Benedetti says Women in classical music are not successful because of their looks, Nicola Benedetti says, as she admits the idea that 'sex sells' "really p----- me off." Guardian Bach fans …
Read5th February: Concert access for disabled people, first female conductor at New National Theatre Tokyo and piano virtuoso Yuja Wang
Wednesday 5th February '14
The GuardianSexism is rife in classical musicWhy is sexism still tolerated in our industry? We need an immediate and total change in attitudes across the board, says James Rhodes If you can get in, it's great …
Read22nd January: Tugan Sokhiev takes up Bolshoi post, Lark Ascending soundtracks controversial Coronation Street death,& does sex sell in the classical music industry?
Wednesday 22nd January '14
Classic FMLark Ascending soundtracks controversial Coronation Street deathThe scene, in which Hayley (played by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh) ends her own struggle with pancreatic cancer by mixing a lethal cocktail of medicine, ended with her on-screen …
Read4th December: British Composer Awards, Nazi Shazam app, and Rufus Wainwright
Wednesday 4th December '13
JDCMB British Composer Awards 2013 go to... 13 men and NO women How is it possible in 2013 that 13 men get prizes and there is not one woman in the line up?GramophoneCBSO appoints first Conducting FellowNew …
Read31st October: Pharrell Williams to collaborate with Hans Zimmer, Beethoven for teens, and YouTube domination
Thursday 31st October '13
Classic FM OnlinePharrell Williams to collaborate with Hans Zimmer for new Spiderman scoreMovie composer Hans Zimmer will collaborate with Pharrell Williams for the soundtrack to the new Spiderman film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2SlateWant to Get Rid of …
Read20th September: Violin lessons – pointless? Opera singers’ human piano and Smith-Magnenis Syndrome
Friday 20th September '13
New StatesmanDeal with it, parents: Violin lessons are pointlessParents who drag their children through music and dance lessons in order to give them skills for life, are wasting their time says Mark Oppenheimer. Such lessons …
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