22 March: Two musicals icons celebrate their birthday & Scottish Awards for New Music winners announced
Wednesday 22nd March '17
In today's news: Sir Andrew Lloyed Webber and Stephen Sondheim celebrate their birthdays with a common performance , and Scottish Awards for New Music winners announced. Isabelle van Keulen becomes the leader of the Deutschen …
Read29th July: Yo-Yo Ma’s challenge, NYO inspires a generation, Kaufmann warns against Decca release
Wednesday 29th July '15
Classical News In today's news, Yo-Yo Ma talks about his biggest challenge so far, The Independent on how the National Youth Orchestra is inspiring a new generation and Kaufmann warns against Decca release. The Guardian Yo-Yo Ma: Bach, Big …
ReadMay 4th: Who invented the piano, Grigory Sokolov says that music never stops, Berlin Philharmonic chooses new conductor
Monday 4th May '15
Classical News In today's news, Bartolomeo Cristofori is celebrated in today's Google doodle as he invented the piano, performing arts producers talk about screenings which are negatively affecting their organisations and Emily Hall wins Corinthia Hotel's …
Read22nd April: Multi-million dollar Strad purchased using bitcoin, NMC overcomes funding crisis and Classic FM Hall of Fame
Tuesday 22nd April '14
The Strad LeoGroup purchases multi-million dollar Stradivarius violin with digital currency bitcoin Financial advisory firm Leo Group LLC has purchased a multi-million dollar Stradivarius violin from the maker’s ‘golden period’ using bitcoin – the first time an instrument of …
Read21st November: Sir Mark Elder renews contract at Hallé, Google fails to stamp out music piracy sites & criticism of Music Education Hubs
Thursday 21st November '13
Gramophone Sir Mark Elder renews contract at Hallé until at least 2020 Sir Mark Elder has renewed his contract with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra, extending their much-praised partnership through until at least 2020. Classical Music Magazine Google warned of legal …
Read20th August: the First Lady of the Proms, Bard Music Festival, and Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra
Tuesday 20th August '13
The Guardian Digital magazines: how popular are they? The latest magazine circulation figures from the PPA show promising digital results for the industry – but is it enough to offset the fall in print? In praise of... Janet …
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