9th March: Sir George Martin dies, Lloyd Webber discusses London’s new concert hall & early music reawakes
Wednesday 9th March '16
Classical News In our news today, the media mourns the record producer Sir George Martin after his death at the age of 90 and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber maintains that the Royal Festival Hall is a …
Read5th December: Orchestras in line for a tax break, BBC Concert Orchestra announced as associate orchestra of Southbank and how do you stop coughing during a classical concert?
Friday 5th December '14
Classical News TelegraphOrchestras and children's TV producers in line for tax break from Autumn StatementGeorge Osborne gives unexpected cash boost to firms behind children's TV shows and opens consultation on orchestra tax reliefClassic FMKyung Wha Chung …
Read18th March: Radio 3 and the Pull Out All The Stops organ festival are both located at Southbank and colour-blind artist hears colour thanks to electronic chip
Tuesday 18th March '14
BBC Music MagazineSouthbank Centre is pulling out the stops for its organ festivalThe Royal Festival Hall organ will sound its voice in public for the first time in almost ten years at the launch of the Pull Out …
Read3rd September: Marin Alsop on the Proms, music listening for fitness, and Vasily Petrenko
Tuesday 3rd September '13
Classic FM OnlineMusic could make you fitter without exercisingListening to your favourite pieces could improve the health of your heart even without doing any exercise, according to a new studyEaliest portrait of Mozart revelaed?Scholars are …
Read5th July: Antonio Pappano and the Proms, Pre-Release to Prevent Piracy and Pros of Stage Dooring
Friday 5th July '13
Classical Music MagazineFuture of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics brands uncertain as Warner acquires PLGWarner Music Group officially acquired the catalogues and recording activities of EMI and Virgin Classics on 1 July as part of …
Read2nd July: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra App, Marathon for Music and Christiansen on Arts Council Cuts
Tuesday 2nd July '13
The TelegraphWhere should the Arts Council make its cuts?Rupert Christiansen applauds the resilience of the arts in the face of financial adversity and offers some suggestions as to how best to cope with the latest …
Read24th January: Classical Music: Great for Games and Health, but not for Safe Driving
Thursday 24th January '13
The TelegraphOrchestras must 'shed elitism' to survive, says Universal Music bossHead of Universal Music's classical division tells orchestras to show emotion and leave the concert hall if they want to gain new fans.'Tyrannical' Walt Disney …
Read25th June: Bernard Haitink, Glyndebourne and Gus Christie
Monday 25th June '12
The TelegraphInterview with composer Heiner GoebbelsHeiner Goebbels has transformed Henry Thoreau's ideas into music for the UK premier of Walden as part of the London 2012 festival.The GuardianGlyndebourne and Figaro: a perfect marriageThe son of …
ReadExtraordinary or boring? Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
Tuesday 25th October '11
On November 4th at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will perform Beethoven's iconic Missa Solemnis. This video on Southbank Centre's blog shows some of the orchestra members offering …
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