WildKat Berlin Welcomes Deutscher Jazzpreis
Monday 7th February '22
WildKat Berlin is excited to welcome Deutscher Jazzpreis, a newly founded award that recognizes and celebrates the diversity and creativity of the German jazz scene. Jazz made in Germany is a globally respected flagship and is …
Read9th October – 15th October: Andrea Bocelli Partners With Universal Music Group, Opus Klassik Prize 2021, Nathalie Stutzmann As New Music Director in Atlanta, Brandani Takes Artistic Leadership in Calgary and Colorado
Friday 15th October '21
Andrea Bocelli Begins New Partnership With Universal Music Group Andrea Bocelli, the Italian tenor, has today announced an exclusive and expanded global recording agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG). Bocelli is signing a new long-term multi-album …
Read7th June: New collaboration to explore diversity in the British String Quartet, Pianist Martha Argerich turns 80, Harmony Tan: From piano lessons to tennis courts
Monday 7th June '21
New collaboration to explore diversity in the British String Quartet Diversity and the British String Quartet is a collaboration between the Villiers Quartet and the University of Oxford, supported by TORCH as part of the Humanities Cultural …
Read3rd June: Manvinder Rattan announced as new Chief Executive of Voices Foundation, Conductor Jonathon Heyward on diversity in classical music, Jonas Kaufmann launches opera series on YouTube
Thursday 3rd June '21
Manvinder Rattan to be new Chief Executive of Voices Foundation Voices Foundation (VF) is delighted to announce that Manvinder Rattan has been appointed as Chief Executive from September 2021. All are thrilled that Manvinder, who has …
Read18th May: Mixing Healing and Strife, the Met Opera Sings Again, Soprano Wallroth receives Birgit Nilsson Scholarship, 2021-2022 season of the Paris Opera
Tuesday 18th May '21
Mixing Healing and Strife, the Met Opera Sings Again On Sunday evening, 430 days after the coronavirus pandemic closed the Metropolitan Opera, the company returned. ... Nézet-Séguin told the crowd that he and the artists had tried to …
Read13th May: Music Publishers Association announces first six scholars for diversity initiative, Dresden Music Festival Prize 2021 for composer John Adams, Martha Argerich: The elusive
Thursday 13th May '21
Music Publishers Association announces first six scholars for diversity initiative NXT-GEN scholars The scholarship scheme, which grants free NXT-Gen memberships to successful ethnically diverse applicants, has been spearheaded by Richard Toeman Scholarship 2019/20 winner Clare …
Read29th April: Classical music should not fear change, Hamburg State Opera supports Covid patients, Children’s Philharmonic to open 29 September in Paris
Thursday 29th April '21
Classical music should not fear change How can we sum up where the performance of music has come from and where it is going next? Across the centuries, as men and women have sung to each …
Read8th December: Hallé launches online set works concert for students, Director of the Berlin Philharmonic remains in office, 30th anniversary of the CNSMDP at La Villette
Tuesday 8th December '20
Hallé launches online set works concert for GCSE and A-level students The Hallé has announced that from 10am on 22 January 2021, its online dedicated set works concert from The Bridgewater Hall will be available to …
Read27th November: Trinity Laban redresses diversity in jazz, Cultural budget increased to 2.1 billion euros, Curfew to end at 9pm for spectators
Friday 27th November '20
Diversity in jazz redressed by Trinity Laban and Tomorrow’s Warriors collab Trinity Laban Conservatoire and Tomorrow’s Warriors have joined forces to tackle imbalances in representation in the UK jazz scene by introducing young musicians from diverse …
Read2nd November: New Documentary about Diversity in Classical Music, The classic still ready to reinvent itself, Grütters demands generous aid
Monday 2nd November '20
New British Documentary to Explore Racial Diversity in Classical Music Britain’s BBC Four television network has today announced the upcoming release of a new 60 minute documentary, entitled ‘Young, Gifted and Classical’ – which will explore …
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