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12th July: Riccardo Muti awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale. Stephen Fry appointed ORA Singers president.

Thursday 12th July '18

In today's news: Riccardo Muti and Catherine Deneuve awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale. New Beethoven stamp to celebrate 250th anniversary of composer's birth. Australian Ballett performance cut short by a rat. Classical music is dead? …

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8th August 2013: Spotify rival launched, The Hobbit soundtrack and Eric Whitacre on VC4

Thursday 8th August '13

The GuardianGoogle launches Spotify rival Music All Access in the UKSubscription-based music service aims to undercut Spotify and other rivals with £7.99-a-month offer for early signupsZubin Mehta to conduct concert in KashmirMumbai-born maestro to perform …

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3rd July: Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013, Stephen Fry and Mikel Toms

Wednesday 3rd July '13

Classic FMGramophone Artist of the Year 2013 shortlist announcedAlison Balsom, Marc-André Hamelin and Sir John Eliot Gardiner are among those in the running to pick up the coveted award.Classic FMStephen Fry workshops new opera at …

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24th May: Stephen Fry Curates Festival, BBC Celebrates British Music and CT Scan for Violin

Friday 24th May '13

The IndependentStephen Fry to Ignite his passion for opera at festivalStephen Fry has been named as the curator of an annual opera festival.The Guardian A disease called Richard? Wagner as mental health menace In his time the …

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