17th June: Song Prize finalists revealed for 2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Donghoon Shin wins Claudio Abbado Composition Prize, Which conductor earns more than $3 million a year?
Thursday 17th June '21
Song Prize finalists revealed for 2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World jury has selected five finalists for its 2021 Song Prize, following four recital heats earlier this week. …
ReadBBC announces new training scheme for presenting, production and recording, New artistic director of Andermatt Music announced, Conductor Glass Marcano appointed in Tours
Tuesday 8th June '21
BBC announces new training scheme for presenting, production and recording The BBC has launched Open Music, a new training scheme for creatives and musicians to help enhance the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Proms’s offerings. Participants …
Read18th March: Leeds International Piano Competition to take place in more cities, Opera and Theatre will stay closed over Easter, James Levine is dead at 77
Thursday 18th March '21
Leeds International Piano Competition to take place in an additional eleven cities this year The first round of this year’s Leeds International Piano Competition will take place later this month and for the first time will …
Read3rd March: Yuval Waldman dies aged 74, Appeal of the German Stage Association, Adrien La Marca recounts his 21 days in quarantine
Wednesday 3rd March '21
Violinist and conductor Yuval Waldman dies aged 74 Russian–Israeli violinist and conductor Yuval Waldman died on 1 February at the age of 74. An enterprising musician, tutor and co-founder of numerous festivals, he was noted for …
Read16th February: Kings Place to launch London Unwrapped, Conductor Zubin Mehta in hospital, Disappearance of the French soprano Andréa Guiot
Tuesday 16th February '21
Kings Place to launch London Unwrapped, with concerts streamed from late February King Place is set to launch London Unwrapped, a new year-long series delving into the story of Britain’s capital. One of the first European cities …
Read4th September: Music@Malling goes Virtual, First choir concert: “A wake-up call”, The Cité musicale hosts conductor’s masterclass
Friday 4th September '20
Music@Malling announces virtual festival Music@Malling is taking its annual festival online from 16-18 October 2020. The weekend will feature concerts, talks and outreach events in historic venues in and around West Malling in Kent. Concerts are available …
Read9th June: Domingo Hindoyan, any black musicians in classical music, concerts and operas in drive-in, Lizzo’s Powerhouse Flute Performance
Tuesday 9th June '20
Domingo Hindoyan announced as new chief conductor of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Hindoyan will take the helm in 2021 while Vasily Petrenko steps into the music director role at Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Domingo Hindoyan has been …
ReadWildKat Welcomes Composer, Conductor, and Musician Meena Ysanne
Wednesday 27th May '20
WildKat Welcomes Composer, Conductor, and Musician Meena Ysanne WildKat is thrilled to welcome composer, conductor, and musician Meena Ysanne.A fixture in the NYC, LA and London entertainment communities, Meena Ysanne is widely known for her prolific …
Read20th February: Dickers wins ROSL Competition Singers Section, Eschenbach turns 80, Glassberg appointed Music Director of the Rouen-Normandy Opera House
Thursday 20th February '20
Soprano Siân Dicker wins ROSL Competition Singers Section prize British Soprano Siân Dicker has won the Singers section prize in the 68th ROSL Annual Music Competition. With an all-year female line-up for the first time in many …
ReadWildKat welcomes Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Monday 17th February '20
WildKat welcomes Jukka-Pekka Saraste Jukka-Pekka Saraste began his career as a violinist before establishing himself as one of the most outstanding conductors of his generation, demonstrating remarkable musical depth and integrity. A musician renowned for his …
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