22nd December: Esa-Pekka Salonen awarded knighthood, Federal government awards grants for classical music, A Christmas on antidepressants for classical music
Tuesday 22nd December '20
Esa-Pekka Salonen awarded honorary knighthood Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has been awarded an honorary knighthood by the UK, for services to music and to UK-Finland relations. Salonen is his final season as the Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and …
Read3rd January: Rare flutes destroyed by US customs, Young Musician finalists announced, and online piracy still lives
Friday 3rd January '14
Classic FM Online Flute virtuoso's instruments 'destroyed by US customs' Performer Boujema Razgui claims his 13 handmade wooden flutes have been destroyed by U.S. customs officials after being deemed to be 'agricultural products' BBC Music Magazine BBC Young Musician …
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