10th December: Decca celebrates 90th anniversary, Hungary’s “guiding” culture, Paris Opera strike
Tuesday 10th December '19
Decca celebrates 90th anniversary in China Decca Records celebrated its 90th anniversary in China last week with a special event at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The event, organised by Decca, …
ReadWildKat PR welcomes Tristan Eckerson
Monday 24th July '17
WildKat PR gladly welcomes American pianist and composer Tristan Eckerson! We are happy to be working together with Tristan on the promotion of his upcoming tour through Western Europe, which will take place from 16th September …
Read19th January: ICMA winners announced, applications open for the inaugural Bartok World International Violin Competition & Festival Ultraschall
Thursday 19th January '17
Classical News In today’s classical news, in order to raise money for young musicians facing challenging circumstances, National Orchestra for All is inviting members of the public to play as part of a professional orchestra. Winners …
ReadThe Cliburn 2017
Friday 13th January '17
The 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will be taking place at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, from 25th May to 10th June 2017. We had the chance to catch up with Jacques Marquis, …
Read23rd September: Sinfonia Viva granted by ACE, 4th Temple Winter Festival & The Formosa Quartet
Friday 23rd September '16
Classical News Today's news, congratulations to Sinfonia Viva with receiving Arts Council England's grant. The 4th Temple Winter Festival will take place from 12 to 19 December 2016. Also, The Formosa Quartet will perform live on Classical …
ReadHaydn: Patronage & Palaces
Tuesday 10th November '15
The Esterházys were an immensely rich and powerful family. From the sixteenth century they held a prominent position in the Habsburg Empire and were important patrons of the arts. The family owned palaces in Vienna and throughout …
Read22nd October: Stolen Stradivarius up for auction and Brooklyn Philharmonic in financial difficulty
Tuesday 22nd October '13
Guardian Stradivarius offered by thieves for £100 could fetch £2m at auction A stolen Stradivarius that once belonged to Min-Jin Kym has been recovered and will be auctioned at Tarisio auction house in December. Thieves once tried to …
ReadWorldwide Success for Pianist AyseDeniz Gokcin
Wednesday 16th January '13
The London-based Turkish pianist AyseDeniz Gokcin released an EP album towards the end of 2012, uniting her love for rock and classical music. The young pianist transformed three Pink Floyd songs in the style of …
Read2nd February – Andreas Scholl, Wisława Szymborska and Adam Fischer
Thursday 2nd February '12
Arizona Daily Star Poland's 'Mozart Of Poetry' Dies. Poland's 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska, whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy out of life, has died. She was 88. ArtsJournal: Slipped Disc Hungarian …
Read16th January – Vote now in the BBC Music Magazine awards, plus the life of an opera chorus member
Monday 16th January '12
BBC Music Magazine Vote now in the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012! And be in with a chance of winning a Kemble piano, a Yamaha hi-fi or copies of all the nominated recordings as well as the …
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