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16th March: Georgia Mann to replace Ian Skelly on BBC Radio 3’s Essential Classics, Riccardo Chailly renews as music director of La Scala Milan, Salzburg Easter Festival postponed

Tuesday 16th March '21

Georgia Mann to replace Ian Skelly on BBC Radio 3’s Essential Classics BBC Radio 3 has announced a change to its presenting line-up, with Georgia Mann taking over from Ian Skelly on the station’s mid-morning weekday …

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9th December: Vienna Opera’s First Opera by Woman, HMV Christmas Crunch, Pereira’s last triumph at La Scala

Monday 9th December '19

Vienna opera house stages first opera by woman For the first time in its 150-year history, the Vienna State Opera is staging an opera by a woman. Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth has written a new opera …

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5th February: Royal Opera House tickets sold £3,500 on Viagogo, Help Musicians UK conduct tinnitus research and Riccardo Chailly renews Lucerne Festival contract

Tuesday 5th February '19

‘Outrageous’: tickets to Royal Opera House are being resold for £3,500 Tickets to see Verdi’s opera La forza del destino at the Royal Opera House are being resold for up to £3,500 each, on secondary ticketing website Viagogo – …

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1st November: programme for London Contemporary Music Festival 2017 announced, Michael Tilson Thomas set to leave San Francisco Symphony and a new concert hall for Munich

Wednesday 1st November '17

In today's Classical news, the programme for the London Contemporary Music Festival 2017 is announced, a virtual museum about some of the UK’s most important musical instruments is now live, Michael Tilson Thomas will leave San Francisco …

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22nd August: Presidential Committee on Arts and Humanities resigns, Big Ben’s chime

Tuesday 22nd August '17

In today's news: Mass resignation of the Presidential Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Outrage as St Sepulchre’s stops taking bookings from musicians, and what tune does Big Ben chime? Bebersee Festival to open with family concert, Dudamel's …

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WildKat PR freut sich, die europäische Promotion für Accentus Music zu übernehmen

Friday 10th February '17

„Accentus Music ist eines der weltweit erstklassigsten Labels für klassische Musikproduktionen. Es arbeitet mit den renommiertesten internationalen Musikern zusammen und hat auch in diesem Jahr viele sehr hochwertige Neuproduktionen geplant. Wir fühlen uns sehr geehrt, …

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26th January: Aimard wins Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, PRS Foundation announces Composers’ Fund beneficiaries & Chailly begins new series of recordings

Thursday 26th January '17

Classical News In our classical news today, Pierre-Laurent Aimard wins 2017 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, PRS Foundation announces latest Composers’ Fund beneficiaries, and Bournemouth Symphony announces partnership with Trinity Laban. Also, Riccardo Chailly starts a …

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14th June: Nottingham’s Von Trapp family, London’s pop-up opera and Singapore cuts same-sex kiss

Tuesday 14th June '16

Classical News In our news today, comic pop-up events in London are supposed to revolutionise opera, the RNCM gold medal competition names its winners & a same-sex kiss in the musical Les Miserables in Singapore has been …

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14th August: more musical benefits, Lucerne Festival announcement, violin made from human hair

Friday 14th August '15

Classical News In today's news, Riccardo Chailly announced as new musical director, Organist and choirmaster John Scott dies and music can reduce pain and anxiety for surgery patients. BBC Music Magazine Lucerne Festival announces new musical director Riccardo Chailly succeeds …

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2nd March: Is Riccardo Chailly the man to save La Scala? Joseph Calleja, Alex Beard and Sir Nicholas Kenyon team up for artist residency and can singing in a choir make children more moral?

Monday 2nd March '15

Classical News Guardian Facing the music: Bob Chilcott He wants to put 400 singers in a railway station, and he loves a bit of Barbra Streisand … composer and conductor Bob Chilcott shares his musical passions The Times Is Riccardo …

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