18th February: Free tickets for classical newcomers, Nikola Hillebrand and Johannes Martin Kränzle win prizes
Monday 18th February '19
First-time concert-goers to get star treatment at the Southbank The Southbank Centre announced a new project today, in which newcomers to classical music will be able to attend a concert accompanied by a leading musician or …
Read18th July: 2018 ABC Young Performers Awards Finalists Announced. Gergiev to inaugurate Moscow’s new concert hall.
Wednesday 18th July '18
In today's news: 2018 ABC Young Performers Awards Finalists Announced. Gergiev to inaugurate Moscow’s new concert hall. Participants of Joseph Joachim violin competition announced. Hallé project complete thanks to Victoria Wood Foundation gift. Staatoperette in Dresden …
ReadWelcome Psappha!
Wednesday 18th July '18
We are delighted to be working with North-West based ensemble, Psappha, on its 2018/19 concert season. Furthermore, we can announce that Mark-Anthony Turnage has been announced as Psappha's newest Patron, following the death of longtime Psappha Patron …
Read10th April: Arts Council allocates money to classical music, Mark-Anthony Turnage quits opera, and Suadi Arabia and France strike arts deal
Tuesday 10th April '18
In today's news: Opera receives large sums from Arts Council, Mark-Anthony Turnage quits opera, streaming services considered going public, Sir Andrew Davis to step down from Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, winners of "Deutscher Pianistenpreis" are announced …
Read3rd August: More under-35s listening to Classic FM, and music publishing head for Facebook
Thursday 3rd August '17
In today's news: Facebook is hiring for a music publishing head in Europe, huge increase in under-35 listeners for Classic FM, and if Soundcloud disappears, what happens to its music culture? Wolf Durmashkin composer's prize …
ReadHighlights of this year’s BBC Proms, classical music street art, and Dame Kiri’s final bow
Friday 25th April '14
The Guardian Pet Shop Boys, CBeebies and Military Wives among Proms debuts Other highlights of this year’s BBC Proms season include the Berlin Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, and the return of both Daniel Barenboim and Marin Alsop, …
ReadUndance Album Released
Monday 31st March '14
Today marks NMC's release of 'Undance' featuring Mark-Anthony Turnage's powerful, pulsating, syncopated work which saw a highly successful collaboration with Sadler's Wells, Rambert contemporary dance company, Wagne McGregor, Mark Wallinger and Turnage himself. NMC is a non-profit-making …
ReadWildKat PR welcomes Tim Murray
Thursday 27th March '14
WildKat PR is delighted to welcome British conductor Tim Murray to its client roster. Tim is forging his path as a leading conductor of operatic and contemporary repertoire, collaborating with the likes of Mark-Anthony Turnage …
Read26th July: Minnesota Brings in Mitchell, Philip Glass Features in Partridge Soundtrack and the Business of Music
Friday 26th July '13
LA Times Ex-Sen. George Mitchell steps into Minnesota Orchestra labor dispute George Mitchell, the former U.S. senator from Maine, has worked to broker peace in the Middle East and Northern Ireland. The Telegraph Mark-Anthony Turnage: 'I don't like Beethoven's …
Read‘Honourable Second’ – Raymond Yiu on Post Premiere Performances
Tuesday 9th July '13
International Online Magazine Tokafi has published a fascinating article on securing second performances of contemporary classical world, written by Tobias Fischer, with comments from composer and jazz pianist Raymond Yiu, amongst others. The article touches …
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