22nd March: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire partners with Naxos Records, The Hallé announces the Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition, and Marina Abramovic turns her project “Seven Deaths” into an opera
Friday 22nd March '19
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire announces partnership with Naxos Records Professor Julian Lloyd Webber, principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire has announced an unprecedented partnership with Naxos Records. The partnership will allow six outstanding students from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire …
Read11th January: Gustavo Dudamel erhält Stern auf dem Walk of Fame, mehr Konzert-Toleranz, Elbphilharmonie Tourismusmagnet, John Joubert dies at 91
Friday 11th January '19
Stardirigent Gustavo Dudamel wird mit eigenem Stern geehrt Nach Artur Rubinstein, Leonard Bernstein, Maria Callas, Ennio Morricone und Hans Zimmer bekommt jetzt auch der 37-jährige Star-Dirigent Gustavo Dudamel einen Stern auf dem berühmten "Walk of Fame" …
Read22nd February: Tido and Trinity College London announce partnership, Maria Callas to return as a hologram, renovation of the Berlin State Opera increases by 40 million euros
Thursday 22nd February '18
In today's news: Inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition was announced and will take place 15-20 July 2019 at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. ISM calls on musicians to participate in sexual …
Read16th January: Menuhin Competition 2018 announces 44 successful candidates for live rounds and what a hologram of Maria Callas can teach us about opera
Tuesday 16th January '18
In today's news: After an Alitalia flight during which her viola da gamba was badly damaged, the owner of the instrument has called on airlines to change their policy. Youth music charity NYMAZ has announced …
Read7th July: Anthony Roth Costanzo presents Handel Rarity in new York, French composer Pierre Henry died at age 89
Friday 7th July '17
In today’s news: A concert in memory of composer Michael Hirsch at the Deutsche Oper, the lasts secrets of Maria Callas to be revealed in Paris, West End director warns of targeting a younger audience …
Read9th June: Bass trombonist wins Royal Over-seas League Competition & Last tickets for Bayreuther Festspiele
Friday 9th June '17
In today's news: Bass trombonist wins Royal Over-seas League Competition, and the last tickets for Bayreuther Festspiele are being sold on sunday. Barenboim takes up YouTube series, and a new book about Maria Callas is …
Read5th January: Musikverein announces death of Georges Prêtre, musicians Nico Muhly and Nadia Sirota make classical cool & appalling salaries are killing diversity in the industry
Thursday 5th January '17
Classical News In today's classical news, read about musicians Nico Muhly and Nadia Sirota making classical cool, a festival featuring a whole weekend of music written by composers aged under 18, and the appalling salaries and …
Read24th October: Cerys Matthews on setting Dylan Thomas’s poems, Meryl Streep to play worst opera singer ever and donations asked to be made to Youth Music in memory of Alice Gross.
Friday 24th October '14
Classical News Guardian Cerys Matthews on setting Dylan Thomas’s poems to music It was a Christmas in South Carolina that reawakened the musician and Radio 6 DJ’s love for Thomas and inspired her to mark his centenary with …
Read25th September: Tributes to Christopher Hogwood, Celebrity Choir for Charity and BBC Singers Celebrations
Thursday 25th September '14
The Guardian Christopher Hogwood obituary Leading figure of the early music revival as conductor of the Academy of Ancient Music, harpsichordist and musicologist The BBC Singers: 90 years young today The UK’s only full-time professional choir celebrates its 90th …
Read2nd December: Esa-Pekka Salonen, latest Google doodle, and music for young ears
Monday 2nd December '13
BBC News Esa-Pekka Salonen: 10 tips to becoming a conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen's career took off when he stood in at the last minute for a sick conductor when he was just 25. Almost 25 years later, he was recently …
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