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26th June: Composition for Grenfell Tower victims, Britton performed on a lake, and Film composer wins Shostakovich Prize

Monday 26th June '17

In today's news: Oboist Nicholas Daniel performs Britten in the middle of a boating lake, the winners of the 2017 St Magnus Composers Competition are announced, composition for the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and …

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10th December: Warner Classics appoints new UK head, Voce Chamber Choir performs exclusive carol and are theatre audiences too white?

Wednesday 10th December '14

Classical News Guardian Elim Chan wins 2014 Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition The 28-year-old UK conductor is competition’s first female winner Telegraph Are theatre audiences too white? The British performing arts - and theatre in particular - are under fire for …

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3rd December: Wolfgang Rihm wins the Grawemeyer, Alfie Boe to star in orchestral version of The Who’s Quadrophenia and British Composer Awards announced.

Wednesday 3rd December '14

Classical News Guardian Wolfgang Rihm wins the Grawemeyer $100,000 composing award honours the prolific 62-year-old musician Classic FM Alfie Boe to star in orchestral version of The Who's Quadrophenia Who guitarist Pete Townshend has announced that an orchestral version of his …

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31st May:’Babur in London’, the Israeli Orchestra and Thomas Hewitt Jones

Thursday 31st May '12

Classical Music Magazine Former Royal Academy of Music director jailed for £230,000 fraud Janet Whitehouse, the former director of finance at the Royal Academy of Music who earlier this month pleaded guilty to charges of having defrauded …

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