National Youth Choirs of Great Britain announces audition details, First Virtual Reality Project with the Augsburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Dan Ettinger, next “Direttore Musicale” of the Teatro San Carlo
Wednesday 30th June '21
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain announces audition detailsThe National Youth Choirs of Great Britain has announced the details for its annual auditions, which will open for booking on 7 September at midday, and close …
Read15th January: Jorja Smith and Celeste to host new series for BBC Radio 3, No date for the reopening of cultural venues, Messiaen Days on “Fear and Hope” postponed
Friday 15th January '21
Singers Jorja Smith and Celeste to host new series for BBC Radio 3 celebrating ‘comforting’ musicBBC Radio 3 is launching two new ‘mood-led’ series from Brit Award-winning singer-songwriters Jorja Smith and Celeste.The first series, ‘Tearjerker with …
Read20th February: Dickers wins ROSL Competition Singers Section, Eschenbach turns 80, Glassberg appointed Music Director of the Rouen-Normandy Opera House
Thursday 20th February '20
Soprano Siân Dicker wins ROSL Competition Singers Section prizeBritish Soprano Siân Dicker has won the Singers section prize in the 68th ROSL Annual Music Competition.With an all-year female line-up for the first time in many …
Read8th August: Police to play classical music, Salzburg donates towards music education for refugees
Tuesday 8th August '17
In today's news: Police officers to play classical music to reduce violence and Salzburg donates €50,000 towards music education for Syrian refugees. Violinist Walter Levin has died, composer Balz Bachmann receives soundtrack prize, and Berlin …
Read18th July: Under-dressed audience sent to H&M, conductor does karaoke
Tuesday 18th July '17
In today's news: La Scala ushers send under-dressed audience members to H&M, Philharmonia announces 2017/18 Composers' Academy intake, and new research finds that a third of musicians suffer from eating disorders. Lutenist launches crowd funding …
ReadJuly 10th: Concert crowds soar, and OAE announces Rising Stars
Monday 10th July '17
In today's news: The number of people watching live music has risen in the past year, OAE announces first Rising Stars cohort, and John Axelrod's big plans for the Bernstein Centennial. Spotify denies it is …
Read15th December: Christmas with the cathedral chorus, what classical music stars listen to at Christmas, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage German orchestras and theatres
Monday 15th December '14
Classical News Guardian A tale of two cités: can the Philharmonie de Paris bridge the social divide? Built on the boundary between the capital’s banlieues and its affluent boulevards, the new state-of-the-art concert hall aims for social transformation …
Read11th March: Violin scam to come to trial, robotic arm for amputee drummer, and Finnish composer wins prize
Tuesday 11th March '14
Limelight MagazineEsa-Pekka Salonen wins 2014 Nemmers prizeFinnish composer and conductor awarded the 2014 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music CompositionCincinnati American Classical Music Hall of Fame inducts five Legendary American pianist Andre Watts, who has appeared multiple …
Read20th December: Disaster at the Apollo, New Assistant Conductor for Dallas, and Favourite Recordings for 2013
Friday 20th December '13
The New York TimesFavorite Sounds, Early to EnvironmentalClassical music critics of The New York Times select their favorite recordings of 2013Dallas ObserverDallas Symphony Announces New Assistant ConductorThe Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday morning that American …
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 …
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