11th April: British Museum hosts music festival, violin duo meshes classical music with hip-hop, and German Music Council awards conductors
Wednesday 11th April '18
In today’s news: Lenny Henry to narrate Peter and the Wolf, British Museum hosts music festival, violin duo mesh classical with hip-hop, German GEMA is generating more revenue than before, new Baroque Orchestra founded in …
Read12th October: Cellist Daniel Pezzoti has died, Unsuk Kim wins composer prize, music therapy
Thursday 12th October '17
In today's news: Cellist Daniel Pezotti has died, Rome's opera house increases it's intake and number of visitors, and composer Unsuk Chin wins "Wihuri-Sibelius-Prize". Can classical music give people with Alzheimer's a new lease of …
Read28th September: Carreras to retire from performing, medal for Gidon Kremer, and myths about music streaming
Thursday 28th September '17
In today's news: José Carreras to retire after half a century in the industry, violinist Gidon Kremer receives Federal Cross of Merit, and Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková has died. Behind the scenes at the ENO, …
Read7th September A closer look at Classic FM, UK’s biggest commercial radio station
Thursday 7th September '17
In today's news: a closer look at Classic FM, the numbers are in for British music exports, the winners of the Gilmore Young Artist Awards have been announced, Facebook is negotiating with the music industry, …
Read25th April: a 3D-printed arm for violist & free access to classical music for special card holders
Tuesday 25th April '17
In today’s news: Salomon Prize for Lennox Mackenzie, students at George Mason University in Virginia, US have created a 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old Isabella Nicola Cabrera to play the violin. The "Solistes Européens Luxembourg" …
Read10th January: PRS appoints new chair, BBC Proms launches 2017 Inspire Scheme & Emil and the Detectives’ musical production in Berlin
Tuesday 10th January '17
Classical News In today's classical news, classical music critic, Ivan Hewett, from The Telegraph, is presenting a new series on music's five greatest chords on BBC Radio 4, at 1:45 PM from 9th to 13th January. …
ReadBrexit and its impact on the Arts & Culture Industry
Friday 24th June '16
The UK voted yesterday in a historic referendum and made the decision to leave the European Union by 51.9%. Not only is the country still hugely divided in opinion, but the immediate reaction came with the …
Read3rd May: Soundcloud Go, Sebastian Schwarz on opera approaches & Ben Goldscheider wins BBC competition
Tuesday 3rd May '16
Classical News In today's news, Soundcloud launches streaming service Soundcloud Go to compete with Spotify, Sebastian Schwarz comments on how the opera should entertain the audience & Ben Goldscheider won the brass category final of BBC Young …
Read8th March: International Women’s Day, Meltdown musicians address refugee crisis & The Piano at auction
Tuesday 8th March '16
Classical News In our news today, Guy Garvey's Meltdown Festival line-up announced with a full day of events addressing the refugee crisis, Nils Frahms' special Barbican weekend line-up announced and the piano from the Oscar-winning film …
Read4th February: CBSO Music Director, BIPO tour & HIP Festival
Thursday 4th February '16
Classical News In today’s news, The Guardian reports that CBSO has appointed 29-year-old Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla as music director, Borusan Philharmonic to perform in Austria and Germany and a youth classical music programme in Washington turns no …
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