8th March: International Women’s Day, Meltdown musicians address refugee crisis & The Piano at auction
Tuesday 8th March '16
Classical News In our news today, Guy Garvey's Meltdown Festival line-up announced with a full day of events addressing the refugee crisis, Nils Frahms' special Barbican weekend line-up announced and the piano from the Oscar-winning film …
ReadLabour MP suggests BBC 6 Music should replace BBC Radio 3 on FM
Tuesday 14th October '14
Earlier today Labour MP Tom Watson has been reported suggesting that BBC radio 3 should give up its FM slot to Radio 6 Music. Since the threat of closure four years ago, digital-only station 6 Music …
Read16th January: King Kong the Musical, Classical Final Fantasy and a Search for Young Composers
Wednesday 16th January '13
Gramophone Deutsches-Symphonie Orchester performs Prokofiev's Ivan the Terrible with new narration Live concert recording, conducted by Tugan Sokhiev, will be released on the Audite label The Guardian Final Fantasy given classical twist Palais des Congrès de Paris the venue for …
Read3rd January – New Year Honours and cultural highlights of 2012
Tuesday 3rd January '12
The Times New Face Of Classical Music: Kathryn Rudge. Pop singers can rise in a flash; the operatic route to the top is usually far slower. But Kathryn Rudge seems to have a magic short-cut. The Guardian Top Artists …
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