Why amateur music making deserves the UNESCO award
Thursday 15th June '17
On the 29th May, Minister of State Monika Grütters, Minister for Education Martina Münch and Vice president of the German UNESCO committee Prof. Christoph Wulf submitted a certificate for 34 different kinds of cultural heritage …
Read13th December: SF Symphony cancelled 2 tour concerts, QSO’s pop-ups at Brisbane Airport & studies on music’s effect on men and women
Tuesday 13th December '16
Classical News In today's classical news, The San Francisco Symphony cancelled two tour concerts in North Carolina, in response to the state's law that overturned protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Queensland Symphony Orchestra has been …
Read17th August: London’s ‘domination of culture’ must end, Dudamel Fellows 2016/17 announced & live symphony orchestra will perform entire Harry Potter film score
Wednesday 17th August '16
Classical News In our news today, Sir Jonathan Mills speaks about the “domination of London” in culture and politics, Dudamel Fellows announces 2016/17 partcipating conductors, and a live symphony orchestra will perform the entire Harry Potter …
ReadGender discrimination in the Iranian music industry
Friday 4th December '15
The last minute cancellation of a performance last week by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at the World Wrestling Cup, infuriated its conductor Ali Rahbari. As the orchestra was about to play the national anthem, it was announced …
Read6th November: Lifelong benefits of music lessons, Instrument Museum Destroyed, and Video Game music concerts
Wednesday 6th November '13
Mashable Pitchfork to Launch Magazine-Style App 'Pitchfork Weekly' Online music publication Pitchfork will launch its first mobile app in November, the company revealed exclusively to Mashable. Dubbed Pitchfork Weekly, the magazine-style app will be available on iOS at launch before …
Read5th January – A role for Rodarte, NY Phil announces its executive director and the (queen of) soul-search
Thursday 5th January '12
Jessica Duchen's classical music blog Ivan Fischer. Ivan Fischer on the future of the symphony orchestra. Financial Times Ctrl-Alt-Concerto. They may lack the glamour and impact of a philharmonic in full flight – but interest is growing in laptop orchestras. New …
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