31st March: Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled, Stuttgart opera restoration delayed, Radio France season
Tuesday 31st March '20
Aldeburgh festival 2020 cancelled due to coronavirusClassical music festival founded by Benjamin Britten will not go ahead for the first time in its 73-year history. The Aldeburgh festival is the latest cultural casualty of the …
Read3rd April: Classical Music launches mental health campaign, Sondheim awarded honorary Membership of RPS, and Article 13 is passed
Wednesday 3rd April '19
Classical Music launches Harmony In Mind mental health campaign Classical Music magazine has today launched a major campaign to unite the sector in combatting mental illness.Joined by six of the leading mental health and industry charities working in …
Read13th February: Steve Jobs opera wins a Grammy, Grandmaster Flash and Mutter win 2019 Polar Music Prize, Oxford Piano Festival 2019 announced
Wednesday 13th February '19
There’s an incredible new opera about Apple CEO Steve Jobs – and it just won a Grammy New opera on the block, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, won a Grammy this week for Best Opera Recording.The modern opera was premiered …
Read7th February: Les Mis returns to the West End in concert, Barbara Hannigan wins Leónie Sonning prize, seven Berlin orchestras unite to celebrate diversity and tolerance
Thursday 7th February '19
Alfie Boe and Michael Ball to return to the West End in concert version of Les Misérables This summer, the West End stage will welcome a concert production of musical Les Misérables with a cast of musical theatre stars.Les Misérables is …
Read1st March: Spotify to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, Klaus Doldinger receives the German Music Authors’ Price and Boosey & Hawkes to start publishing works by Leokadiya Kashperova
Thursday 1st March '18
In today's news: Boosey & Hawkes to start publishing works by Leokadiya Kashperova, Spotify to go public on the New York Stock Exchange and Klaus Doldinger receives the German Music Authors' Price for his lifetime …
Read27th November: classical music and the young audiences, Mariss Jansons says sorry and Benjamin Scheuer wins the Busoni Composition Price
Monday 27th November '17
In today's news: Mariss Jansons apologises for his sexist statements, a new TV documentary about the life of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor announced, a songwriting pathway is added to its diploma at The Academy of Contemporary Music. Also, Emma Wernig …
ReadWildKat Welcomes Blüthner Piano Series
Thursday 14th September '17
WildKat PR is thrilled to be working with Blüthner on their inaugural Piano Series. Seven virtuosi will showcase the piano with its unique Golden Tone in a series of seven recitals held at St John’s …
Read7th December: British Composer Awards winners revealed, nominees for 59th Grammy Awards announced & most powerful executive women in music
Wednesday 7th December '16
Classical News In today's classical news, winners of the British Composer Awards 2016 are revealed, nominees for 59th Grammy Awards announced, and the question is raised whether independent music shops can survive on today's high street. …
Read22nd November: Violin Maker Gabor Draskoczy & Stravinsky’s Funeral Song
Tuesday 22nd November '16
Classical News In today's classical news, The 2016 Violin Society of America International Instrument and Bow Making Competition, which was hold in Cleveland, USA, has announced this year's prizes and winners. London-based Violin Maker, Gabor Draskoczy, received …
Read22nd September: Little Mozart Circus, Jonathan Groves launches own artist management & Chattanooga Symphony and Opera is celebrating 84th anniversary
Thursday 22nd September '16
Classical News In our news today, Chamber Music Charleston presents the Little Mozart Circus, Jonathan Groves launches his own artist management company, and the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera is celebrating their 84th anniversary. Also, Saint Paul …
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