February 5th – February 11th: The Benedetti Foundation’s Virtual Sessions, Sir Simon Rattle Receives High Order of Merit in Germany, Riccardo Muti on the Rise of Women in the Conducting World, Study Reveals 10 Million Arts Sector Jobs Lost
Friday 11th February '22
Star-studded String Line-up For Benedetti Foundation’s Half Term Sessions The Benedetti Foundation’s Virtual Sessions return for the first time in 2022 with Building Foundations: Exploring the Physicality and Psychology of Playing. From 12 to 18 February, …
Read19th January: Faber Music Bursaries widen access to Summer School, Dogs sniff out possible COVID 19 infection of Vienna Boys’ Choir, Brexit: a disaster for British musicians
Tuesday 19th January '21
Faber Music Bursaries widen access to Sound and Music Summer School Ten young people who face financial barriers to participation will be able to attend the summer school for young composers, thanks to a partnership between …
Read11th January: Sir Simon Rattle ready to quit LSO for job in Germany, Berliner Theatertreffen hopes for live program, Largest database of female composers created by Donne
Monday 11th January '21
Sir Simon Rattle ready to quit London Symphony Orchestra for job in Germany Britain’s most famous conductor, Sir Simon Rattle, is expected to quit his London job and take up a new post in Germany, The Times has …
Read30th November: Uncertainty over concertmaster’s resignation, Saxony music schools to open, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2021 plans unveil
Monday 30th November '20
Uncertainty ensues over concertmaster’s apparent resignation When Reiko Niiya, concertmaster of the Southwest Florida Symphony, sent an email with the subject line ‘My resignation’ to friends, two symphony board members and the symphony’s company email address …
Read14 August: Indoor music venues to reopen and The BR-Symphoniker look for a boss
Friday 14th August '20
Indoor music, theatre and performance venues will be able to reopen with socially distanced audiences Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that live indoor performances will be able to resume in England from Saturday, as lockdown …
Read11th June: UK orchestras may not survive coronavirus pandemic, The dream of making music together online, George Floyd: New York’s Metropolitan Opera called upon to take better account of diversity
Thursday 11th June '20
UK orchestras may not survive coronavirus pandemic, conductors warn Two of Britain’s most influential conductors, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder, have warned of a “devastated landscape” in classical music after the pandemic in which …
Read16th September: LSO celebrates 20 years of LSO Live with new Apple Music collaboration, Countdown für Berlins größtes Symphonic Mob, La rentrée connectée de l’Opéra de Paris
Monday 16th September '19
LSO celebrates 20 years of LSO Live with new Apple Music collaboration The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has today (13 September 2019) launched a new initiative that brings the themes of its 2019/20 season to Apple …
Read30th April: Vanessa Reed exits PRS Foundation, Jess Gillam acts on music education pledge and Spotify reaches 100 million paying users
Tuesday 30th April '19
Vanessa Reed exits PRS Foundation Vanessa Reed has been appointed president and chief executive of New Music USA, following 11 years at the helm of PRS Foundation. During her time as chief executive of the UK’s leading …
Read4th April: More than half of new ENO productions to be directed by women, Guildhall’s summer season announced and latest IFPI Global Music Report
Thursday 4th April '19
More than half of new ENO 2019-20 productions to be directed by women More than half of new productions by English National Opera (ENO) in the 2019-20 season will be directed by women in a season which the …
Read21 December: BBC Proms Japan, Global Awards return and Mozart goes digital
Friday 21st December '18
What happened in this week's #ClassicalNews? BBC Proms announces the launch of BBC Proms Japan The BBC Proms has announced that it will be adding Japan to its growing list of international tours, following Australia in 2016 …
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