25th May: Cheltenham Music Festival to present 21 world premiere performances, Maria Duenas wins Menuhin Competition Richmond, Gérard Bekerman to be president of the Long-Thibaud Foundation
Tuesday 25th May '21
Cheltenham Music Festival to present 21 world premiere performancesThe Cheltenham Music Festival has announced the line-up for its ten-day festival taking place this July, after it was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. …
Read21st October: BLM – Orchestra creates music, World premiere of Beethoven’s 10th symphony postponed, Tous à l’Opéra
Wednesday 21st October '20
Black Lives Matter: Orchestra creates music inspired by iconic momentChineke! Orchestra has created a body of work inspired by Patrick Hutchinson, who was hailed a hero after carrying a man to safety during clashes between …
ReadKorean pianist SoRyang embarks on her first tour across Europe with conductor Kristjan Järvi and the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuesday 25th June '19
From 4th -12th October 2019, pianist SoRyang will tour Europe for the very first time with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and American-Estonian conductor Kristjan Järvi with stops in Zagreb, Vienna, Dresden, Munich, Zurich and Frankfurt.SoRyang (c) Kaja …
Read28th May: Vienna State Opera to livestream Dantons Tod, ORA Singers continues Design series and Hamburg’s “Soundform” Conference
Tuesday 28th May '19
Vienna State Opera 2018-19 Live Stream: Tomasz Konieczny Stars in ‘Dantons Tod’ Gottfried von Einem’s “Dantons Tod” will be live streamed from the Vienna State Opera on May 29, 2019 via the company’s own streaming service.The …
Read10th May: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic announces 2019/20 season, BBC Radio 3 reveals New Generation Artists, and Bamberg Symphony unveils theme for 2019/20 season
Friday 10th May '19
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 2019-2020 season announced The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019-20 season, the 14th under the baton of chief conductor Vasily Petrenko (pictured), has been announced.Ten years on from his landmark Mahler cycle in …
Read8th May: ISM releases report on Brexit impact, Oxford Lieder Festival 2019 lineup, and a new format for Lucerne Festival
Wednesday 8th May '19
ISM releases fourth report on the impact of Brexit on musicians The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has published its fourth report into the effects of Brexit on the music profession.Titled Impact of Brexit on Musicians, …
Read23rd April: Heather Harper obituary, Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike continues and Martin Böttcher has died aged 91
Tuesday 23rd April '19
Soprano Heather Harper has died aged 88 The soprano Heather Harper, who has died aged 88, was one of the best loved and most respected singers of her generation. She graced the concert and opera stages …
Read19th March: Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform all night at Tate Modern, Verbier Festival enters 26th year and Berlin’s public stages attract 3 million visitors
Tuesday 19th March '19
Academy of St Martin in the Fields to perform through the night at Tate Modern Throughout the night of 12 April, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields will perform Gavin Bryars’ Jesus’ Blood Never Failed …
Read18th March: Museum of London and Guildhall partner for ‘Beasts of London’, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra launches 2019/20 season and Le Jonc Fleuri win International Telemann Competition
Monday 18th March '19
Museum of London partner with Guildhall School for interactive exhibition Museum of London is partnering with Guildhall School of Music and Drama to create an immersive digital world, Beasts of London. The exhibition aims to take visitors on …
Read8th March: Nicola Benedetti wins Best Classical at Global Awards, Cheltenham Festival announces 75th anniversary line-up, Music lessons ‘being stripped’ out of England schools
Friday 8th March '19
Nicola Benedetti is named Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2019 The great Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti won the Best Classical Award at The Global Awards 2019, a category that was voted for by the public.The other …
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