26th June: BASCA Board and Commitee members announced, Ricardo Muti stops performance after cough from audience member
Tuesday 26th June '18
In today's news: BASCA announces election results. Nadine Sierra explores American opera and song in new album. Musicologist Robert Pascall has passed away. Cambridge Live has announced details of its 29th orchestral series. Ricardo Muti …
Read11th 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 …
Read8th March: New campaign launched to target gender inequality in opera, Violin belonging to Einstein comes to auction in New York, PRS For Music calls for copyright overhaul with #MakeInternetFair petition
Thursday 8th March '18
In today's news: New campaign SWAP'ra targets gender inequality in opera, Albert Einstein's violin comes to auction in New York, PRS For Music and its European sister societies relaunch #MakeInternetFair petition, John Williams donates his scores and …
Read16th January: Menuhin Competition 2018 announces 44 successful candidates for live rounds and what a hologram of Maria Callas can teach us about opera
Tuesday 16th January '18
In today's news: After an Alitalia flight during which her viola da gamba was badly damaged, the owner of the instrument has called on airlines to change their policy. Youth music charity NYMAZ has announced …
Read16th October: London A Cappella Festival, Grammofy to shut down
Monday 16th October '17
In today's Classical News, the London A Cappella Festival programme is released, and Classical streaming service Grammofy is to shut down after a year. The earliest painting of Mozart has been discovered, and the Heinrich-Schütz music …
Read18th May: Music Tunes in the Garden & Charity Donation for Sub-Saharan Africa
Thursday 18th May '17
In today’s news: musical garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, a Suffolk music teacher spends million for Sub-Saharan africa. This summer the 'Gig Theatre' tours the UK, and the Berlin Piano Festival is begins. The …
Read4th January: Scottish government to boost Edinburgh Festivals’ funding, Philharmonia announces managing director & Jiří Bělohlávek stays maestro of Czech Philharmonic
Wednesday 4th January '17
Classical News In today's classical news, Scottish government will boost Edinburgh Festivals' funding, Philharmonia announces new managing director, and the UK's most talented young musicians are returning to Birmingham. Also, Jiří Bělohlávek remains maestro of Czech …
Read16th June: 15 year old violinist signs to DG, Jonathan Bloxham at CBSO & Artemis Quartet’s violin stolen
Thursday 16th June '16
Classical News In today's news, 15-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich signs to Deutsche Grammophon, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announces new assistant conductor Jonathan Bloxham and the Canadian Orchestre Métropolitain is to present a video game …
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