The Independent

Jenni Murray to conduct BBC Philharmonic orchestra – despite having no musical training

Woman’s Hour presenter Jenni Murray has announced that she will be conducting the BBC Philharmonic orchestra – despite not being able to read music.

Classic FM

Kiri Te Kanawa hits out at skinny culture in opera singers

Gramophone

Winner of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition announced

Classical Music Magazine

PPL announces increase in income despite declining record sales

PPL, the UK-based organisation which licenses recorded music played in public, has revealed and increase in its income by 11% to £170.8m, despite a tough market and declining CD sales.

Guardian

Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones too busy writing an opera for reunion

After talk of a Led Zeppelin reunion, the band’s bassist says ‘2014 is full of opera’, since he is adapting a Strindberg play

Der Tagesspiegel

Koskys “Ball im Savoy” an der Komischen Oper und das Känguru boxt dazu

Barrie Kosky holt an der Komischen Oper Paul Abrahams „Ball im Savoy“ nach Berlin zurück. Katharine Mehrling entpuppt sich als der Star des Abends.