7th March: Opera composer Robert Ashley has died, community saves orchestra, and music sales in Germany rise
Friday 7th March '14
Twinsburg Bulletin Orchestra may face uphill battle attracting youth Parker Perry on the difficulties of attracting young people to classical music performances San Fransisco CBS Local Community Rallies To Save Peninsula Symphony After Embezzlement San Mateo – The Peninsula Symphony is …
Read20th February: Radiohead’s Greenwood talks classical, Olympic gold winner plays violin, and KCRW buys music station
Thursday 20th February '14
NME Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Q&A - Blending Classical Music With Rock Jonny Greenwood is playing Wapping Hydraulic Power Station this Sunday (February 23) with London Contemporary Orchestra soloists and very excitingly he'll be premiering new material. NME question him …
ReadWildKat PR welcomes Nathan Williamson
Thursday 13th February '14
WildKat PR is delighted to welcome Nathan Williamson to its client roster. Nathan Williamson is an accomplished musician in a number of fields: as a specialist pianist playing at the very highest level, a skilled composer with …
ReadWildKat PR Welcomes Jean Muller
Thursday 6th February '14
WildKat PR is delighted to welcome pianist Jean Muller to its client roster. Jean Muller is an internationally established pianist with extraordinary artistic genuineness. Born in Luxembourg in 1979, he was only six when he took his first piano …
Read31st January: The debate on classical continues, Mozart vs Salieri, and Dave Mustaine to perform with San Diego Symphony
Friday 31st January '14
Classic FM Online Megadeth's Dave Mustaine to be guest soloist with San Diego Symphony The guitarist with heavy metal band Megadeth, Dave Mustaine, will take centre stage in a concert with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra Eric Whitacre …
Read29th January: Another stolen Stradivarius, Man dressed as Mozart for Super Bowl media, and string quartet pecking order revealed
Wednesday 29th January '14
BBC News Hidden hierarchy in string quartets revealed Scientists have come up with a way to reveal the pecking order within a string quartet Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 'Priceless' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in Milwaukee A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin …
Read27th January: Boy with no arms plays trumpet, Classical Grammy Award winners, and challenging ‘fat lady sings’ parody
Monday 27th January '14
BBC News Orchestras 'still hostile to women' Although there are hundreds of female musicians, very few orchestras have female directors and conductors Limelight Magazine Classical Grammy Awards 2014 Australian Chamber Orchestra and Dawn Upshaw head the impressive list of this …
ReadDaniel Hope’s DVD wins documentary category at the International Classical Music Awards 2014
Monday 20th January '14
It has been announced that Daniel Hope's documentary film Refuge in Music has won the DVD Documentary category at the 2014 International Classical Music Awards. Refuge in Music is a poignant documentary about the Terezin ghetto and includes a moving …
ReadNils Frahm on BBC Radio 6 Music this Saturday
Friday 10th January '14
On air this Saturday on BBC Radio 6 Music, will be Nils Frahm who has been described as ‘One of the finest pianists in the world’. The German musician and composer will be joining Mary …
Read9th January: Early age classical music listening improves social skills and listening skills, and BAFTA Music nominees are revealed
Thursday 9th January '14
The Independent Former violin teacher Chris Ling may be extradited from US over historical sex abuse allegations A former violin teacher wanted over historical sex abuse allegations at a music school may be extradited from the US, …
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