10th May: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic announces 2019/20 season, BBC Radio 3 reveals New Generation Artists, and Bamberg Symphony unveils theme for 2019/20 season
Friday 10th May '19
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 2019-2020 season announced The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019-20 season, the 14th under the baton of chief conductor Vasily Petrenko (pictured), has been announced.Ten years on from his landmark Mahler cycle in …
Read31st January: Orchestra involvement for older people, Spanish musicians and the EUYO, Tasmin Little to retire in 2020
Thursday 31st January '19
‘From Bingo to Bartók’: Orchestras Live and City of London Sinfonia publish research into involving older people with orchestras Orchestras Live and City of London Sinfonia have published a new body of research commissioned by the …
Read8th February: Rubén Rengel wins Sphinx Competition, BSO establishes disabled-led ensemble, EU to review Apple’s reported $400m purchase of Shazam
Thursday 8th February '18
In today's news: The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has become the first symphony orchestra in the world to have a professional ensemble led by disabled musicians as a core part of its activities, Help Musicians UK …
ReadCincinnati Symphony Orchestra announce full European tour schedule for summer 2017
Monday 15th May '17
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced further details of their August/September 2017 tour taking place on mainland Europe and the UK.The orchestra is embarking on an extensive summer programme, following on from a successful tour in Hong Kong and …
Read#vlogtober 27th, Beethoven’s 9th flash mob
Tuesday 27th October '15
The film 'Following the Ninth', is a documentary exploring the worldwide cultural and political influence of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. 'Ode to Joy' has inspired flash mob performances by musicians in countries around the world. There …
Read#vlogtober 15th, Madrid Piano Project
Thursday 15th October '15
Yesterday in Madrid, eight pianos were placed in different spots about the city for everyone to play.The initiative was taken in connection with a concert by Ukrainian pianist Stanislav Khristenko at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, …
Read7th April: International Opera Awards, Lang Lang’s honorary doctorates and London A Cappella Competition
Monday 7th April '14
The TelegraphThe International Opera Awards: a reminder of a vibrant operatic sceneAmid signs of gloom, the International Opera Awards are a welcome reminder of just how vibrant the operatic scene is. The 2nd International Opera …
Read28th November: Jake Bugg, noise pollution in practice, and FUSE debut ‘blinged-up’ instruments
Thursday 28th November '13
BBC NewsThe Halle orchestra get creative to make music payThe Halle orchestra is taking a leaf out of celebrity choirmaster Gareth Malone's book and holding its first corporate choir competitionClassic FM OnlineJake Bugg cites Beethoven …
Read14th November: The end for Luxury piano maker Pleyel, Stephen Waarts, and “Unsound” documentary
Thursday 14th November '13
Global PostFrench luxury piano maker Pleyel plays its final notesTop-end French piano maker Pleyel, whose instruments were used by the likes of Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt, announced Wednesday it will end production …
Read19th September: Tchaikovsky, Gramophone prize for astronauts, and Bellini fragment found
Thursday 19th September '13
The TelegraphObscure rule wrecks boy’s Last Night of Proms dreamYoung chorister replaced at last minute after BBC falls foul of law banning under-13s on TVBellini opera fragment found in SpainRare fragment of an opera score …
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