February 19th – February 25th: Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin in Solidarity With Ukraine, ETO Launch Spring Tour, The EU and Philharmonie de Paris Join Together, Barbara Hannigan Joins the LSO
Friday 25th February '22
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin solidarisch mit Ukraine Das Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin und sein Chefdirigent Vladimir Jurowski ändern wegen des Angriffs Russlands auf die Ukraine das Programm ihrer Konzerte am kommenden Wochenende. Anstelle des Slawischen Marsches von Pjotr Tschaikowsky erklinge …
Read17th December: Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, Baden-Württemberg Cultural Award, Philippe Entremont have his hologram
Tuesday 17th December '19
Applications open for Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition Applications have opened for the 16th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, which takes place from 27 February – 1 March 2021. The winner receives £15,000 and becomes assistant …
Read16th September: LSO celebrates 20 years of LSO Live with new Apple Music collaboration, Countdown für Berlins größtes Symphonic Mob, La rentrée connectée de l’Opéra de Paris
Monday 16th September '19
LSO celebrates 20 years of LSO Live with new Apple Music collaboration The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has today (13 September 2019) launched a new initiative that brings the themes of its 2019/20 season to Apple …
Read31st May: Harry Ogg joins Welsh National Opera, Renee Hunt appointed to Opera North board of trustees, and a lock of Beethoven’s hair to be auctioned at Sotheby’s
Friday 31st May '19
WNO announces new associate conductor Harry Ogg Young British conductor Harry Ogg will join Welsh National Opera this summer as WNO associate conductor, in collaboration with the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition after reaching the competition …
Read28th May: Vienna State Opera to livestream Dantons Tod, ORA Singers continues Design series and Hamburg’s “Soundform” Conference
Tuesday 28th May '19
Vienna State Opera 2018-19 Live Stream: Tomasz Konieczny Stars in ‘Dantons Tod’ Gottfried von Einem’s “Dantons Tod” will be live streamed from the Vienna State Opera on May 29, 2019 via the company’s own streaming service. The …
Read14th February: Do musicians with perfect pitch have different brains?
Thursday 14th February '19
Do musicians with perfect pitch have different brains? Perfect pitch, the much-lauded ability of some musicians to identify and name musical pitches in isolation. While perfect pitch is estimated to occur in 1 in 10,000 people, …
ReadSeptember 14th: Simon Rattle announces free music school for young people and Gramophone Awards winners
Friday 14th September '18
Simon Rattle to open free school for young musicians in 2019 Sir Simon Rattle has revealed plans to create a new music school: the LSO East London Academy, reports Classic FM. The Academy is being developed by the …
ReadSeptember 13th: LSO is the UK’s most popular classical ensemble, and European Parliament backs controversial Article 13
Thursday 13th September '18
Classical music news round-up London Symphony Orchestra tops first chart ranking UK classical ensembles The London Symphony Orchestra is the UK’s most popular according to the first chart to rank classical ensembles, the i reports. Recordings by the …
Read8th August: This 10 year old Australian violin prodigy is so good you might cry. Steinway & Sons to be sold to Chinese investors?
Wednesday 8th August '18
In today's news: 10 year old Australian violin prodigy is so good you might cry. Stolen Violin Alert. The ‘Mozart effect’: Does listening to classical music make you smarter? Estonian young classical musician of the year …
Read15th June: Marvel names Pinar Toprak their first female composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber on musical education, Robert Levin is honoured with Bach-Medal
Friday 15th June '18
In today’s news: Pinar Toprak is the first woman to write the score for a Marvel movie. Andrew Lloyd Webber is passionate about musical education, The Vienna Opera is criticised by the state for its …
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