29th May: Lack of diversity in Canadian music, friends of Ravel attempt to acquire manuscripts
Tuesday 29th May '18
In today's news: Lack of diversity leads to funding cuts for Toronto Opera and Orchestra, Classic Brit Awards donates tickets to London Music Fund, BBC Ten Pieces teach students about classical music, Yannick Nezet-Seguin: The director …
Read21st May: Pianist James Rhodes wins right to publish autobiography telling of abuse, Harmonia Mundi set to be sold to Belgian independent PIAS and BBC’s Ten Pieces extends classical music programme to teenagers
Thursday 21st May '15
Classical News In today's news the BBC have announced the extension of their Ten Pieces project to secondary schools, however Ivan Hewett comments that we shouldn't dumb down music for teenagers and lists his alternative pieces. …
Read20th May: Royal Opera House celebrates 150th La Traviata, St John’s Smith Square announces its Young Artists for 2015-16 and BBC Ten Pieces project extended to secondary schools
Wednesday 20th May '15
Classical News In today's news the Royal Opera House has celebrated its 150th performance of Verdi's La Traviata and Katie Derham presents a special podcast about Donizetti's Poliuto, which will open the 2015 Glyndebourne Season. St …
ReadLaunch of BBC Music with “The Impossible Orchestra”
Wednesday 8th October '14
At 8pm last night BBC viewers and listeners everywhere were in for a treat... In their first ever pan-channel broadcast the BBC launched BBC Music, an ambitious wave of new programmes, innovative partnerships and ground-breaking music initiatives …
Read1st October: Archbishop Welby snubs the Royal College of Organists, elusive Mozart manuscript is discovered and Radiohead guitarist’s new commission from the ACO.
Wednesday 1st October '14
Telegraph Archbishop Justin Welby snubs the Royal College of Organists Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has broken with tradition and declined an invitation to be a vice president of the Royal College of Organists Meet the finest …
Read18th September: Frédéric Chopin’s heart shows signs of TB, Gramophone Award winners and the BBC unveils trailer for Ten Pieces
Thursday 18th September '14
Guardian Frédéric Chopin's heart shows signs of TB, say Polish experts Findings appear in line with composer's 1849 death certificate which says he died from tuberculosis in Paris Telegraph Daniel Barenboim interview: Why I'm proud of my orchestra Conductor Daniel …
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