21st July: BBC Four documentary about diversity, Echo Klassik winners & the Prom’s premiere league
Thursday 21st July '16
Classical News In our news today, BBC Four explores diversity within the classical music industry in a documentary, creative industries figures pay tribute to Ed Vaizey & BBC Radio 3 has opened applications for industry conference. …
Read14th March: German Cultural Council against AfD, new UK regulations for music venues & ENO chorus plans protest
Monday 14th March '16
Classical News In today's news, NMZ reports that the German Cultural Council puts up resistance against right-wing populist party AfD's politics. Also, UK music industry welcomes legislation to protect music venues, costs for renovation of opera …
Read25th January: diversity in British orchestras, BBC Young Musician finalists & merger plans for Thüringen orchestras
Monday 25th January '16
In today's news, BBC Young Musician category finalists are announced and Ed Vaizey tells orchestras to speed up recruitment of ethnic minorities. Artistic director of Berliner Festspiele Thomas Oberender makes future plans having extended his …
ReadThe Culture Debate: Our Take
Friday 10th April '15
On Wednesday evening, the WildKat London team were pleased to attend The Culture Debate in the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House. The debate, organised by the Creative Industries Federation and live streamed …
Read19th March: ‘There is no such thing as classical music anymore’ says Julian Lloyd Webber, Sergei Diaghilev was born today, RSNO announces 125th anniversary season
Thursday 19th March '15
Classical News The Times There’s no such thing as classical music any more — Lloyd Webber The term “classical music” should be dropped according to Julian Lloyd Webber, the cellist, who said it was an “almost irrelevant” way …
Read17th October: Giving a musical voice to war’s unsung victims, BBC Radio 3 doesn’t score highly with Ed Vaizey and Richard Morrison: ‘Britain plays second fiddle when it comes to Strads’.
Friday 17th October '14
Classical News Guardian Giving a musical voice to war’s unsung victims Composer Sally Beamish has turned one of Andrew Motion’s war poems into a new oratorio. The former poet laureate explains their tribute to the ‘damaged living’ BBC Radio …
Read13th November: Composer & Conductor TV Cameo, Osbourne at the Opera, and Tod’s Toronto Takeover
Tuesday 13th November '12
Gramophone Ryan Wigglesworth to make Covent Garden debut after Pappano withdraws from conducting The Minotaur Award-winning young conductor steps up for Birtwistle revival The Guardian The orchestra as mass collaboration Tod Machover is democratising classical music – by inviting Totonto's …
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