15th June: Dallas Symphony To Host 2021 Women in Classical Music Symposium, Prix Ars Electronica for composer Alexander Schubert, Scottish Opera apologises over ‘yellow face’ row
Tuesday 15th June '21
Dallas Symphony To Host 2021 Women in Classical Music SymposiumTo be held on November 7-10, 2021, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas, this year’s focus is “The Future is Female – …
Read22th March: Orchestra of blind women performs in Egypt, documents of Joseph Joachim made public, and Vienna Philharmonic adopts streaming
Thursday 22nd March '18
In today's news: Egyptian President attends orchestra of blind women, the Vienna Philharmonic streams music on Idagio, Ojai Music Festival names Chad Smit as artistic director, Nicole Braunger to be future opera director of Staatstheater …
Read2nd December: Xian Zhang appointed, Google Cultural Institute & Carnegie Hall Anniversary
Wednesday 2nd December '15
Classical News In today's news, Xian Zhang makes conducting history as the first woman to have titled role at a BBC orchestra, BBC Radio 3 will bring back a slot aimed at youth audience, and an innovative …
Read1st December: Lloyd Webber grants, classical for babies & conducting history is made
Tuesday 1st December '15
Classical News In today's news, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation will award funding to two programmes supporting and developing young musicians, the Belfast Music Society has created a new classical album for babies and Xian Zhang is …
Read4th December: British Composer Awards, Nazi Shazam app, and Rufus Wainwright
Wednesday 4th December '13
JDCMB British Composer Awards 2013 go to... 13 men and NO women How is it possible in 2013 that 13 men get prizes and there is not one woman in the line up?GramophoneCBSO appoints first Conducting FellowNew …
Read4 October: Andris Nelsons leaves CBSO and opinion on the Classic BRITs
Friday 4th October '13
Classical Music MagazineBoston-bound Andris Nelsons to leave CBSO in 2015 ‘with heavy heart’Andris Nelsons is to leave the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in summer 2015 ‘with an extremely heavy heart’, having decided that his …
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