18th September: Gramophone Awards Highlights, Connolly on Arts Education and Sir David Willcocks Obituary
Friday 18th September '15
Classical News In today's news, Classic FM reports on Gramophone Awards highlights, and Sarah Connolly argues that the government neglects arts education and funding at its peril. Also, BBC Music Magazine writes Sir David Willcock's obituary Classic FM Gramophone …
Read24th February: Closing ceremony classical at Sochi, classical music explodes, and Maria von Trapp
Monday 24th February '14
New York Daily NewsClassical music explodes, both in sales and in expanding boundariesAs crossover classical-pop performers like Andrea Bocelli and Lindsey Stirling sell tons of records, established pop, rock and roots musicians like Rufus Wainwright, …
Read14th February: Hidden sheet music discovered, NME sales fall below 20,000, and ‘First Flute’ Internet Instruction Series
Friday 14th February '14
Classic FM OnlineAlfie Boe and friends unite for Parkinson's concertComedy duo Armstrong & Miller are set to reform for charity concert in London's Royal Albert Hall in June, performing alongside a host of classical stars …
Read23rd January: Renee Fleming to sing Super Bowl anthem, Swedish ice orchestra, and West End stars downplay theatre safety issue
Thursday 23rd January '14
The Washington PostOpera singer Renee Fleming chosen to sing anthem at Super BowlRenée Fleming has hit some important pop-culture markers in the past few months. In September, she went on David Letterman’s show to sing the …
Read21st January: Age ratings for music videos, Katherine Jenkins on music snobs and her new Decca deal, and a Theatre by Candlelight
Tuesday 21st January '14
The Telegraph Katherine Jenkins: why classical music snobs are wrong Singer Katherine Jenkins speaks of classical music snobs, the perils of the internet, and why she refuses to adopt a "sexier image" Claudio Abbado's death marks the end …
Read2nd December: Esa-Pekka Salonen, latest Google doodle, and music for young ears
Monday 2nd December '13
BBC NewsEsa-Pekka Salonen: 10 tips to becoming a conductorEsa-Pekka Salonen's career took off when he stood in at the last minute for a sick conductor when he was just 25. Almost 25 years later, he was recently …
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