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18th February: Free tickets for classical newcomers, Nikola Hillebrand and Johannes Martin Kränzle win prizes

Monday 18th February '19

First-time concert-goers to get star treatment at the Southbank The Southbank Centre announced a new project today, in which newcomers to classical music will be able to attend a concert accompanied by a leading musician or …

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11th July: Treat classical music like broccoli, orchestral concert benefits the Black Lives Matter movement & tribute to David Bowie

Monday 11th July '16

Classical News In today's news, violinist Nicola Benedetti treats classical music like broccoli, The Catskill High Peaks Festival brings together renowned musicians, pedagogues and international students, and The New York Times reports on an orchestral concert …

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8th July: New PRS fund, judges announces for Cardiff Singer & Met Opera announces new concertmaster

Friday 8th July '16

In our news today, PRS for Music Foundation has launched a new fund and resource, Cardiff Singer announces the first judges and The Metropolitan Opera has announced their new concertmaster. Also, 13 year old jazz …

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9th February: Grammy Winners 2015, interviews with Gregory Porter and Pumeza Matshikiza

Monday 9th February '15

Classical News Guardian New concert halls - the good, the bad, and the rumours Jonathan Nott’s move to Geneva will coincide with a new concert hall for the city, Jansons battles on for a hall in Munich fit …

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29th September: Can Brian Cox save classical music, Marin Alsop attacks ‘snobbish’ classical music world and Atlanta Symphony federal mediation has teething troubles.

Monday 29th September '14

GuardianThomas Quasthoff: ‘Schubert’s songs fly through the sky like angels’The celebrated bass-baritone on why he retired at 52, life after thalidomide, and his new career in Shakespeare and cabaretTelegraphCan Brian Cox save classical music?A British …

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11th Apr: Lesley Garrett, Schubert and Thomas Quasthoff

Wednesday 11th April '12

IndependentFrom Under The Arches To Royal Opera House: Homeless Get Their BreakA mother and daughter folk duo, a hip-hop collective and a poetry group from Aldershot are to perform at the Royal Opera House in …

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12th January – A Beethoven gem, and youth’s moment in the sun

Thursday 12th January '12

GramophoneViolinist Israel Baker Has Died, Aged 92.The violinist Israel Baker has died at his home in Los Angeles aged 92.Thomas Quasthoff Withdraws From The Spotlight.Citing ill health, the German baritone retires.BBC NewsLetter Penned By Beethoven …

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