22nd January: BOZAR damaged by large fire, Choral and orchestral music for the first time in summer, Ebene Quartet to lead chamber music group in Munich
Friday 22nd January '21
BOZAR damaged by large fire The Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels (BOZAR) has been damaged after a large fire. The fire started on the centre’s roof on Monday afternoon. Around 100 firefighters worked to contain the …
Read27th May: Stella Chen wins Queen Elisabeth Competition, Garsington Opera announces 2020 season and Professors of the Hanns-Eisler-Musikhochschule dismayed over deselection of the rector
Monday 27th May '19
Stella Chen Awarded 1st Prize at Brussel’s Queen Elisabeth Competition 26-year old Stella Chen from the United States has just been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition – in Brussels, Belgium. A …
Read4th March: BBC Music’s Ten Pieces return with Hans Zimmer, Aurora Orchestra to stage Brussels concert on Brexit night, Bernard Haitink celebrates 90th birthday
Monday 4th March '19
BBC Music’s Ten Pieces announce new Trailblazers repertoire featuring Hans Zimmer The BBC’s award winning classical music education programme, Ten Pieces, opens the world of classical music to children aged 7-14 and encourages young people to …
ReadWelcome JazzKorea 2018!
Monday 17th September '18
JazzKorea is an exceptional festival in many regards. While many festivals will claim to support cultural exchange and break up traditional boundaries, JazzKorea actually does. Already in its sixth years of existence it has established …
Read31st August: Radio 3 gives dementia sufferers voice, nudist viola player
Thursday 31st August '17
In today's news: Pioneering Radio 3 show gives dementia sufferers a voice, leading musicians assemble for gala performance in aid of Refugee Council, and nudist viola player plays during naked skydive to raise money for …
Read30th September: Steve Reich talks current classical music states, YouTube’s new Music Executive & EU voted on promotion of EU values through music
Friday 30th September '16
Classical News Today's classical news, Steve Reich talks about the state of classical music in 2016. YouTube hires a Music Executive. NSO starts its season with a new face in Shakespeare. Also, EU voted to prevent violent …
Read30th May: Lugano Festival to be closed, Detroit Symphony Orchestra receives donation & winner of Queen Elisabeth Competition announced
Monday 30th May '16
Classical News In today's news, Lugano Festival to be closed due to funding stop, Tobias Picker will become artistic director of Tulsa Opera, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra receives donation for its music education programs. Also, Czech …
ReadRadio X talks to QEMC on exciting new building
Tuesday 5th November '13
With the much anticipated renovation of the 1939 built Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel due to begin soon, Owen Stafford took a visit to the picturesque, culturally rich and historic site where he spoke to Bernard …
ReadWhere It All Began: An Interview with Musicians from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Friday 31st May '13
We are pleased to introduce another interview with young musicians from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. Previous interviews have covered the artists' favourite concerts and performances, music that has been life-changing for them, along with …
ReadThe Second Interview with Young Musicians of Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Tuesday 9th April '13
A fortnight ago, we released the first video in our new interview series with the young musicians of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. This week, we asked the talented musicians what piece of music has changed …
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