The London International Festival of Early Music (LIFEM)
Wednesday 2nd November '22
The London International Festival of Early Music (LIFEM) is back this year with a very exciting line up The 49th edition of The London International Festival of Early Music (LIFEM) will take place from 9 to …
ReadWildKat Berlin Welcomes Fabian Ziegler
Thursday 19th May '22
WildKat Berlin Is Excited To Welcome Fabian Ziegler, A Young Percussionist Committed To Bring The Best Of Percussion To The People In his career, Fabian Ziegler has already achieved the goal of commissioning stunning new …
ReadMarch 12th – March 18th: Britain’s Big Platinum Performance , Funding for German Orchestras, France’s Music Market, LA Opera and Hamburg Ballet Join Forces
Friday 18th March '22
Classic FM Opens Britain's Big Platinum Performance Competition Classical music radio station Classic FM will work with UK leisure-time music organisation Making Music this year to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the Britain's Big Platinum Performance competition. Professional recordings of …
Read23rd October: Stunning video of Harlem ballet dancing to Bach, Bachelot announces 115 million for culture, Bavarian theatres appalled by new virus rules
Friday 23rd October '20
This stunning video of a Harlem ballet company dancing to Bach will give you goosebumps Masks on, Bach playing, and a dance company sharing the magic of movement and togetherness. This is something very special. In the summer of …
Read4th August: Pianist Leon Fleisher Dies; Bach Archive acquires unknown letter; The Dismantling of the Organ of Notre-Dame de Paris Begins
Tuesday 4th August '20
Pianist Leon Fleisher, who lost use of his right hand, has died aged 92 The great American pianist, who was forced to play left-handed for years, has died. Fleisher died of cancer at a hospice in …
Read30th June: Angela Hewitt honoured, Singing ban, Love project 2020, Choir perform without masks
Tuesday 30th June '20
Angela Hewitt honoured by Wigmore Hall The pianist Angela Hewitt has been awarded the Wigmore Medal on stage at Wigmore Hall after her all-Bach recital last Thursday, a concert broadcast live from an empty hall on …
Read30th May: Bach and Slipknot equally bad for drivers’ concentration, Palm Beach Symphony’s new director, and 2019’s Resonant Bodies Festival
Thursday 30th May '19
Heavy metal and classical music ‘bad for driver behaviour’ A new study has claimed that listening to heavy metal or classical music in the car is bad for driver behaviour. The experiment, carried out by road safety …
Read15th April: Yo-Yo Ma to perform at US-Mexico border and Music at Paxton festival returns for 2019
Monday 15th April '19
Yo-Yo Ma performs at US-Mexico border Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed a 15-minute excerpt from Bach’s Cello Suites on the border between United States and Mexico. He was joined by city leadership from both Laredo, Texas and Nuevo …
Read11th April: Wigmore Hall’s late-night concerts return, Ian Roberts named managing director of Hastings Piano Competition, and IDAGIO announces partnership with Outhere Music
Thursday 11th April '19
Wigmore Hall’s late-night concerts return this summer Wigmore Lates return to Wigmore Hall this year with a diverse range of one-hour Friday performances. The series opens on 3 May with a song recital by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von …
Read14th March: Scottish Chamber Orchestra announces new season under Maxim Emelyanychev, Catrin Finch returns to the stage and Munich’s Hochschule calls for compositions
Thursday 14th March '19
SCO announces 2019/20 season with new principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has announced its season for 2019/20, the first with new principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev (pictured). The season opens in September 2019 with conductor …
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