21st May: Philharmonia Orchestra and Colburn School announce Salonen Fellows, winners of Vienna Classic Strings competition and Heinz Holliger celebrates his birthday
Tuesday 21st May '19
Philharmonia Orchestra and Colburn School announce inaugural class of Salonen Fellows The Philharmonia Orchestra, together with principal conductor and artistic advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Sel Kardan, President and CEO of the Colburn School in Los Angeles, …
Read12th April: Stradun Classic festival returns, John Gilhooly awarded Musicians’ Company Cobbett Medal, acoustician Tateo Nakajima contracted for new Munich concert hall
Friday 12th April '19
Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra’s Stradun Classic festival returns for 2019 Stradun Classic festival, taking place in Dubrovnik and organised by the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, returns this year from 1 – 11 October 2019. This year the festival will …
Read26th June: Composition for Grenfell Tower victims, Britton performed on a lake, and Film composer wins Shostakovich Prize
Monday 26th June '17
In today's news: Oboist Nicholas Daniel performs Britten in the middle of a boating lake, the winners of the 2017 St Magnus Composers Competition are announced, composition for the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and …
Read3rd January: Sasha Waltz inaugurates foyer of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Jonas Kaufmann scheduled for Paris performances & Aarhus is European Capital of Culture 2017
Tuesday 3rd January '17
Classical News In today’s classical news, the foyer of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has been inaugurated by choreographer Sasha Waltz, Jonas Kaufmann is still scheduled for his Paris performances in January, and Oboe has been chosen to …
ReadWildKat welcomes Damian Marhulets | Project Agency
Wednesday 8th July '15
WildKat PR is excited to introduce our newest client, artistic director Damian Marhulets and the German based Project Agency he founded. Damian began his musical career at the age of six when he was accepted into …
ReadGet inside industry tips with Musical Orbit’s free webinars
Wednesday 4th February '15
After much anticipation, the website which offers personal one-to-one lessons, webinars and masterclasses with some of the best principal orchestral players in the world is up and running! Alongside being able to sign up for …
Read29th July: Max Hole confirms third Bristol Proms for 2015, Gabriel Prokofiev launches new violin concerto at Proms and Oxford students release acapella version of Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie
Tuesday 29th July '14
Classical News Classic FM Max Hole confirms third Bristol Proms for 2015 The Bristol Proms will return to the Bristol Old Vic for a third year running in 2015, Universal boss Max Hole has confirmed. BBC News Gabriel Prokofiev launches …
ReadVideo Blog: WildKat PR catch up with composer and sound artist Soosan Lolavar
Thursday 13th March '14
WildKat PR spoke to British-Iranian composer and sound artist Soosan Lolavar who founded the music project 'Stay Close', which harnesses contemporary classical music as means of a cultural exchange between Iran and the UK. Take a look …
Read16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines
Monday 16th December '13
Gramophone Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra The singer-songwriter makes a birthday gift The Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …
ReadBenedict Cumberbatch confirmed to appear at International Wimbledon Music Festival with Nicholas Daniel
Thursday 1st November '12
The International Wimbledon Music Festival is pleased to announce that actor Benedict Cumberbatch will join oboist Nicholas Daniel to narrate a performance of Benjamin Britten's Six Metamorphoses after Ovid on November 18th at Trinity Church in Wimbledon. The concert …
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