8th April: Festival in memory of Ivry Gitlis for July, Bavaria postpones planned openings for culture, 60 local elected representatives call for answers on future of the culture sector
Thursday 8th April '21
French festival in memory of Ivry Gitlis to take place in July This year’s Colmar International Festival in Colmar, France, will honour the life and work of Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis, who died last year at …
Read6th April: 50th anniversary of Stravinsky’s death will be marked by events, Miniatur Wunderland: Train plays classical music, Reopening of cultural venues in mid-May
Tuesday 6th April '21
50th anniversary of Stravinsky’s death to be marked by series of events The 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s death on 6 April 1971 is to be marked over the coming month with performances – many of …
Read8th March: National Album Day set to return to celebrate women in music, Chinese composer and pianist Yiqing Zhu wins Basel Competition, The death of Patrick Dupond
Monday 8th March '21
National Album Day set to return on October 16; 2021 event to celebrate women in music National Album Day is set to return on October 16. This year’s theme – Celebrating Women In Music – intends to …
Read22nd February: City of London scraps plan for new concert hall, Following Coronavirus NRW wants better social security for artists, Death of Isabelle Dhordain
Monday 22nd February '21
City of London scraps plan for 'Tate Modern of classical music' An ambitious £288m concert hall that was supposed to be “the Tate Modern of classical music” has been scrapped by the City of London Corporation, …
Read4th January: What does Brexit mean for musicians and orchestras?, NRW launches school trial for musical excellence, French musicology in mourning
Monday 4th January '21
What does the government’s Brexit deal mean for touring musicians and orchestras? Since the Home Office’s announcement in February 2020, we have known that EU touring artists will need a visa to perform in the UK from January …
Read3rd July: Plans to suspend music from school, Elbphilharmonie new season, Death of Claude Mercier-Ythier
Friday 3rd July '20
Leaked documents reveal plans to suspend music and ‘non-core’ subjects from school curriculum When pupils in England return to school, music and other ‘non-core’ subjects could be temporarily dropped from the curriculum to allow time for …
Read7th November: AI and composing, violins made from spiders’ silk, rediscovering of a missing Weill song.
Tuesday 7th November '17
In today’s news: AI could become the next Mozart, violins that incorporate spiders’ silk, nominations for 2018 International Opera Awards are open. A missing Weill song is rediscovered and the German theatre prizes are awarded. The …
Read6th February: Southbank redevelopment put on hold, jazz saxophonist arrested for heroin, and deaf composer hires ghost composer
Thursday 6th February '14
The Guardian Southbank Centre puts £120m redevelopment on hold London mayor's intervention in favour of skate park torpedoes proposal, forcing centre to look for alternative funding How to buy your own piece of classical music - one bar …
ReadDaniel Hope’s DVD wins documentary category at the International Classical Music Awards 2014
Monday 20th January '14
It has been announced that Daniel Hope's documentary film Refuge in Music has won the DVD Documentary category at the 2014 International Classical Music Awards. Refuge in Music is a poignant documentary about the Terezin ghetto and includes a moving …
Read2nd January: UK entertainment spending rises, Vivienne Westwood designs for Vienna State Ballet, and New Years Honours List is announced
Thursday 2nd January '14
The Guardian UK entertainment spending rises with surge in film and music streaming Value of film and TV downloads, streams and subscriptions rises to £621m, and number of tracks streamed doubles to 7.4bn The Telegraph Valencia sues opera house …
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