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23rd May: music education could keep disengaged young people in school, Pieter Wispelwey wins Brahms prize, and Stars and Rising Stars Festival lineup

Thursday 23rd May '19

21st century music education could keep disengaged young people in school, research says A new four-year research project by Birmingham City University and national music charity Youth Music has highlighted the importance of music education for …

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9th April: musical instruments exempted from UK’s ivory ban, Hamilton takes home 7 Olivier Awards, Cecil Taylor dies age 89

Monday 9th April '18

In today's news: UK's Ivory ban will exempt musical instruments, Buxton's Stephen Barlow steps down, Cecil Taylor dies at age 89, Rafael Karlen to be the new Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composer-in-Residence and Christa Ludwig is honoured …

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5th May: Music Festival’s Action Against Sexual Assault & Dudamel against Venezuelan government

Friday 5th May '17

In today's news: a nightingale inspires music, Dudamel pushes against Venezuelan government. Not enough compensation for a broken bass, and the end of moshpits? Soprano Agnes Giebel dies at the age of 95, and the …

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27th April: new name for Colston Hall & music of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra

Thursday 27th April '17

In today’s news: Meet the Typewriter Orchestra! After protest Colston Hall was renamed, and a Simpsons moment became true. A new program for the UIMF, and 20 million € for the Berlin Philharmonics. Principal director Firmbach …

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14th December: Gerhard Marschner, Decca’s new publishing division & the Du Pré-Harrell Stradivari cello

Wednesday 14th December '16

Classical News In today's classical news, Violist Gerhard Marschner has been promoted to the new Principal Violist of The Vienna Philharmonic, effective from September 2017. Decca launches publishing division, and appoints Natasha Baldwin as head of …

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Introducing Dartington Music: Summer School and Festival

Friday 6th November '15

WildKat PR is pleased to welcome Dartington Music: Summer School & Festival to its roster. For 4 weeks each August, the Summer school and festival take over Dartington Estate in the South Devon countryside. During the …

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24th November: Y=X factor: how to write the perfect song, Simon Rattle’s still unknown successor, Metropolitan Opera with 22 million deficit

Monday 24th November '14

Classical News Guardian Y=X factor: how to write the perfect song Can science help us write a hit? Mezzo soprano and physicist Christine Rice goes in search of a formula for the most popular songs – from Handel …

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Early musical influences

Friday 5th July '13

A fascination with cognitive development in babies and children and its link with classical music has often been explored and experimented with by parents, scientists and music aficionados. This week, Classic FM reported on a new study …

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Classical Music News – 2nd June

Thursday 2nd June '11

Every day the WildKat team scan newspapers, websites and blogs for interesting classical music news, and now we’ve decided to publish our lists so that you can get a classical music news summary each day. …

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