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8th March: Nicola Benedetti wins Best Classical at Global Awards, Cheltenham Festival announces 75th anniversary line-up, Music lessons ‘being stripped’ out of England schools

Friday 8th March '19

Nicola Benedetti is named Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2019 The great Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti won the Best Classical Award at The Global Awards 2019, a category that was voted for by the public. The other …

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6th October: how to make classical music more approachable, Vienna Symphony under financial review, musicians fight homelessness

Friday 6th October '17

In today’s news: Clemency Burton-Hill on where to start your classical music experiences, musicians fight homelessness and Lawrence Ball explains his spiritual approach to music. Australian classical performances generated more than one billion dollars, while …

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19th May: BBC Young Musician of the Year, violin strung with human hair & sword swallower makes opera debut

Monday 19th May '14

Classical Music Magazine BBC Young Musician 2014: 17-year-old pianist Martin James Bartlett Pianist Martin James Bartlett is the winner of the BBC Young Musician 2014 competition, which took place at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on 18 May. The …

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25th November: Britten commemoration spreads worldwide, tweet seats & opera from nine perspectives

Monday 25th November '13

Guardian Singing for Britten: commemoration of composer Benjamin spreads worldwide A commemoration of the British composer Benjamin Britten, which was initially confined to his home county of Suffolk, spread to 13 countries across the world. About 100,000 singers from …

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1st November: ‘Performing Global Warming,’ new ‘Universal Music Classics’ label and 9 year old opera singer wows Holland’s got talent

Friday 1st November '13

New York Times Performing Global Warming Two students of global warming with a love of music explore the role of the arts in engaging the public on subtle environmental changes. Work by Britten Resurfaces at American Ballet Theatre A …

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11th March: Proms, Prokofiev and Performance Pictures

Monday 11th March '13

Classic FM Nicola Benedetti and Daniel Hope to headline Bristol Proms A new series of concerts, The Bristol Proms, have been unveiled, and will feature performers including Nicola Benedetti and Daniel Hope. Around the World In 18 Tunes - the …

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