4th January: Igor Levit wins 2018 Gilmore Artist Award, Digital streaming becomes the biggest contributor to UK music sales for 2 decades, Founder of the Juilliard String Quartet, Robbert Mann has passed away at age 97
Thursday 4th January '18
In today’s news: Igor Levit wins the Gilmore Award. Robert Mann has died. Christoph von Dohnányi will take over a new Salome Production at the Berlin Staatsoper. A new electronic organ is being installed at …
Read31st August: Radio 3 gives dementia sufferers voice, nudist viola player
Thursday 31st August '17
In today's news: Pioneering Radio 3 show gives dementia sufferers a voice, leading musicians assemble for gala performance in aid of Refugee Council, and nudist viola player plays during naked skydive to raise money for …
Read12th August: Boos at Bayreuth, Proms in C, and Heavy Metal Vivaldi
Monday 12th August '13
The GuardianCastorf has become the villain of the Bayreuth Ring cycleAfter the Bayreuth audience booed a deliberately incoherent Ring cycle, Martin Kettle wonders if the festival - and Wagner - deserves betterSunday TimesIn The Key …
Read22nd March: The Fate of HMV, Archbishop’s Enthronement Music and Music Teacher Awards
Friday 22nd March '13
The IndependentSole bidder in the frame as decision on HMV's fate draws nearThe future of HMV, the failed entertainment chain, is likely to be decided over the coming days.Classic FMMusic for Archbishop's Enthronement revealedBach, Tallis, …
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