13th March: ‘Opera remains the preserve of the rich,’ Boris Giltburg on Brahms’ neglected piano scores, Arts Impact Fund makes £7million available to arts organisations, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Vladimir Ashkenazy honoured by Royal College of Music
Friday 13th March '15
Classical News The Guardian Will Self: ‘Opera remains the preserve of the rich’ Brecht and Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satire on money and hedonism written in an age of crisis. So …
Read8th January: The Queen doesn’t like dissonance, classical performers’ fashion sense is becoming more eccentric, & the WaterAid H2Orchestra
Wednesday 8th January '14
Classic FM Online Playing violin for an hour sheds two glasses of wine Great news for dieting musicians: a new estimates that one hour of violin playing will burn around 170 calories, which is equivalent to two …
Read23rd September: Print and digital change, Orchestra goes gangam, and new iPad app
Monday 23rd September '13
The Guardian Ben Preston: 'Radio Times needs to get people talking' As the magazine celebrates its 90th birthday, its editor discusses the role of print, digital change and life outside BBC Worldwide Classic FM Online Classic FM to broadcast …
Read13th March: new opera, the Queen’s Jubilee and silk violin strings
Tuesday 13th March '12
Guardian March Of The Women: Discovering Classical Music's Forgotten Voices. The Southbank Centre's Women of the World festival is shining a light on lost composers from Amy Beach to Lili Boulanger – and proving you have to look …
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