21st October: BLM – Orchestra creates music, World premiere of Beethoven’s 10th symphony postponed, Tous à l’Opéra
Wednesday 21st October '20
Black Lives Matter: Orchestra creates music inspired by iconic moment Chineke! Orchestra has created a body of work inspired by Patrick Hutchinson, who was hailed a hero after carrying a man to safety during clashes between …
Read19th October: Five BHM events this week, Curfew: tensions between Castex and Bachelot, Opus Klassik adorns itself with stars and strangers
Monday 19th October '20
Five Black History Month events to get involved with this week To celebrate and reflect on Black History Month, a variety of organisations are hosting creative events across London this week, see our top picks below. …
Read26th March: Composer Olly Wilson dies, Boe joins classical music festival line up, Glyndebourne Opera Cup finalists announced, McDonalds deters anti-social behaviour with classical music
Monday 26th March '18
In today's news: war-child Kajtazi wins Glyndebourne prize, Alfie Boe joins classical music festival By The River, Glyndebourne Opera Cup finalists announced, Radio 3 announces change to weekend schedule, McDonalds uses classical music to deter …
Read9th August: Government stifling creativity, Increase in festival goers
Wednesday 9th August '17
In today's news: The government is stifling the creativity we desperately need, and Music Theatre Wales appoints consultant music director. Eight organs to be restored in Germany, Kimiko Ishizaka launches Kickstarter campaign and summer academy in …
Read3rd August: More under-35s listening to Classic FM, and music publishing head for Facebook
Thursday 3rd August '17
In today's news: Facebook is hiring for a music publishing head in Europe, huge increase in under-35 listeners for Classic FM, and if Soundcloud disappears, what happens to its music culture? Wolf Durmashkin composer's prize …
Read3rd July: Tom Jones makes Proms debut, and the effects of Brexit on British creativity
Monday 3rd July '17
In today's news: British Youth Opera announces 30th anniversary productions, Tarisio announces Tarisio Trust Young Artist Grants 2017, and why music means so much to us. Tom Jones to make his Proms debut this year, …
Read1st August: Lack of diversity in the classical music sector, Prom 19 celebrates Bowie & Cleveland International Piano Competition
Monday 1st August '16
Classical News In today's news, Alan Davey speaks about the lack of diversity in the classical music sector, Prom 19 celebrates Bowie with a reinterpretation of his music, and Cleveland International Piano Competition becomes a quadrennial …
ReadMozart/ Salieri: Genius & Envy
Tuesday 16th February '16
Much has been made of the Mozart / Salieri rivalry, most famously in Milos Forman’s 1984 film Amadeus. Last Friday, The Prague Post revealed that a long-lost collaboration between the composers has been discovered by …
Read1st February: Creativity, Welsh youth ensembles & cultural projects with refugees.
Monday 1st February '16
In today's classical news, Classical Music Magazine discusses why creativity matters, Welsh youth ensembles to join forces and more money for cultural projects with refugees in Berlin. Also, tickets for Bayreuth almost sold out and …
ReadDiversity needed for Dynamism in the Arts
Wednesday 25th November '15
The findings of the Panic! survey published by Create this week painted a bleak picture as they confirmed what has already been suspected - that the arts are dominated by the middle class, as people …
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