25th May: Cheltenham Music Festival to present 21 world premiere performances, Maria Duenas wins Menuhin Competition Richmond, Gérard Bekerman to be president of the Long-Thibaud Foundation
Tuesday 25th May '21
Cheltenham Music Festival to present 21 world premiere performances The Cheltenham Music Festival has announced the line-up for its ten-day festival taking place this July, after it was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. …
Read27th May: Stella Chen wins Queen Elisabeth Competition, Garsington Opera announces 2020 season and Professors of the Hanns-Eisler-Musikhochschule dismayed over deselection of the rector
Monday 27th May '19
Stella Chen Awarded 1st Prize at Brussel’s Queen Elisabeth Competition 26-year old Stella Chen from the United States has just been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition – in Brussels, Belgium. A …
Read15th March: Classical Music magazine relaunch, Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipients and Bernard Haitink made honorary member of Vienna Philharmonic
Friday 15th March '19
Classical Music relaunches as the voice of the industry In April 2019, Classical Music magazine will be relaunched as the voice of the classical music industry, promoting the crucial role that music plays in the UK’s cultural landscape. CM will …
Read23th April: Conductor Paavo Järvi’s take on Brexit, Pushkin’s poetry set to opera, and conductors return their Echo-Award
Monday 23rd April '18
In today's news: Paavo Järvi talks Brexit impact for musicians, Alexander Pushkin poetry transformed into opera by a direct descendent, Roxanna Panufnik to release new album, conductor Hartmut Haenchen receives prize from Leipzig Richard Wagner Foundation, …
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 …
Read9th November: An interview with clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, rediscovery of lost Kurt Weill’s song, Menuhin Competition announces record-breaking applications
Thursday 9th November '17
In today's news: Creating a piano with electric paint, Hans Zimmer's fear of the stage, AudioCoin and its future in the music industry, Blockchain as the new P2P file sharing technology, The rise of mobile apps in …
Read27th April: new name for Colston Hall & music of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Thursday 27th April '17
In today’s news: Meet the Typewriter Orchestra! After protest Colston Hall was renamed, and a Simpsons moment became true. A new program for the UIMF, and 20 million € for the Berlin Philharmonics. Principal director Firmbach …
Read19th April: Overview of Menuhin Competition, Eoín Fleming receives award & Northern Ireland’s top school choirs
Tuesday 19th April '16
Classical News The winners of the Menuhin competition, pianist Eoín Fleming has been awarded with The 2016 Catherine Judge Memorial Award & the BBC Radio Ulster School Choir Of The Year competition names North Ireland's top school choirs. The …
Read12th March: Semi finalists for the Menuhin Competition, Getatchew Mekurya died & Rosie Lowe calls out record industry misogyny
Tuesday 12th April '16
Classical News In today's news, the Menuhin Competition names violinists for the Semi Finals, Jazz saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya died at age 81 and singer Rosie Lowe comments on the misogynistic record industry. The Strad Menuhin Competition 2016 names 10 violinists …
Read6th April: New season for Komische Oper Berlin, safety precautions for Bayreuther Festspiele & Menuhin Competition in London
Wednesday 6th April '16
Classical News In today's news, Tagesspiegel presents Barrie Kosky's new season for Komische Oper Berlin, the construction of Barenboim-Said-Akademie to be finished by the end of 2016 & more safety precautions for Bayreuther Festspiele. Also, Menuhin …
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