April 4th: The Met puts on opera for babies, Bowhead whales sing jazz, German theatres and orchestra apply to UNESCO World Heritage
Wednesday 4th April '18
In todays news: Ycat select finalists, baby-opera is coming to the Met, Bowhead whales sing jazz, Mozart is played with light beams, the Dublin Piano Competition turns 30, Alan Gilbert's plans for the NDR Elbphilharmonie …
Read11th December: No criminal charges for James Levine, Apple acquires Shazam and £85m gift for the University of Cambridge
Monday 11th December '17
In today's news: the lack of interest in opera, British Airways criticised by musicians again, Coventry to be UK City of Culture 2021. Also, Apple intends to buy Shazam, clarinet is the less hygienic instrument and Thomas …
Read30st June: Klaus Wüsthoff’s 95th birthday & Dmitri Hvorostovsky cancels performances in Vienna
Friday 30th June '17
In today's news: embezzlement charges against Myung-Whun Chung dismissed, and cellist Ben Davies joins Birmingham Conservatoire. Klaus Wüsthoff celebrartes his 95th birthday, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky cancels performances in Vienna. What to expect of Alan Gilbert …
Read23rd June: Alan Gilbert in Hamburg, The Julliard School’s new Chinese campus, and Musician thrown off flight
Friday 23rd June '17
In Today's Classical News: Alan Gilbert to take Hamburg post, The Julliard School unveil new Chinese campus design, Musician thrown off flight for attempting to stow her violin in the cabin, and gigantic octobass spotted …
Read12th May: Rowling warns for buying a stolen prequel & classical music performance in a living room
Friday 12th May '17
In today's news: list to a music performances in a living room and new film clip of the Beatles during their filming in the Austrian Alps. JK Rowling warns not to buy a stolen Harry …
Read2nd March: the Women Make Music Fund has announced the findings of a five year evaluation report, and more German people attend classical music concerts
Thursday 2nd March '17
Classical News In today's news: the Women Make Music Fund has announced the findings of a five year evaluation report, launched in Parliament today, and Chicago’s famed smartbar is set to host a series of workshops as …
Read1st March: St. Petersburg Philharmonic reinvents national music & Micah Holt discusses millennials in Classical Music
Wednesday 1st March '17
Today's news: Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) and the Santa Rosa Symphony announced the lineup for their 2017-2018 season collaboration. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra reinvents Russia's national music, and Facebook is looking for new legal music licensing management. Metropolitan …
Read11th June: A radical new way of getting extra funding for the arts, the Quartet putting their hearts into Beethoven and Concert hall search builds to a climax
Thursday 11th June '15
Classical News Independent Arts Impact Fund: a radical new way of getting extra funding for the arts Peter Bazalgette, chairman of Arts Council England, explains how extra funding could come from universities, social services and the NHS Telegraph Douglas McPherson …
Read150th Anniversary: Carl Nielsen
Wednesday 10th June '15
The Danish composer Carl Nielsen is one of the most unusual romantic composers of all time. If you think of Denmark, then the beautiful landscape and the almost romantic way of living come to mind, …
Read16th April: Alan Gilbert’s PRS Lecture, the Royal Opera House’s 2015-2016 season, German instrument sales on the increase despite decline in string sector
Thursday 16th April '15
Classical News The Guardian Bryn Terfel, Sarah Kane and the chance to prom: the Royal Opera House’s 2015-16 season A wide-ranging slate of productions include a new production of Orphée et Eurydice, Katie Mitchell directing Lucia di Lammermoor, …
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