10th June: First International Youth Choir Festival, musician forced to carry instrument unprotected & graphic listening guides at TSO
Friday 10th June '16
Classical News In today's news, the first International Youth Choir Festival will take place in 2017, British Airways forces musician to carry his instrument unprotected and Vienna Philharmonic opens their home for refugees. Also, the Toronto …
Read9th June: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies memorial service, her Majesty’s Music & Anish Kapoor on Wagner
Thursday 9th June '16
Classical News In today's news, the memorial service for Sir Peter Maxwell Davies will take place on 27 June, the rich music legacy of the Royal family & Anish Kapoor comments Wagner. Also, Juilliard-trained cellist embraces her immigrant …
Read23th May: Toronto Symphony Orchestra faces jeopardy, Calidore String Quartet wins chamber music prize & Valery Gergiev honoured
Monday 23rd May '16
Classical News In our news today, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra faces triple jeopardy, discord revealed as Theodore Kuchar leaves the Fresno Philharmonic, and new transgender choruses are springing up in North Carolina. Also, the Calidore String …
Read2nd May: Copyright expires on “Bolero”, Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition winners & Rachmaninov Hall of Moscow Conservatory reopened
Monday 2nd May '16
Classical News In our news today, copyright expires on Ravel's "Bolero", Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition announces its winners and Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Conservatory is reopened. Also, the English National Opera appoints Daniel Kramer …
Read4th April: Frankfurt’s “opera without borders”, Hamburg’s grants for Elbphilharmonie & investments in Stradivari
Monday 4th April '16
Classical News In today's news, the opera house in Frankfurt collecting donations for aid to refugees, Elbphilharmonie receiving grants from the city of Hamburg & investments in Stradivari violins. Also, Jeremy Menuhin on classical performances and …
Read15th April: How Bizet’s Carmen became a male prostitute, censoring Valentina Lisitsa shames the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and can Classical Music Be Cool?
Wednesday 15th April '15
Classical Music News Guardian How Bizet's Carmen became a male prostitute What can Bizet’s great opera – and the globetrotting singers who perform it – tell us about our own disconnected lives? Playwright Simon Stephens on how the …
Read7th April: Alexander Rahbari says Tehran Symphony Orchestra’s return after three years is due to President Rouhani, Video games music star in Classic FM Hall of Fame 2015, Boston Symphony Orchestra’s longest serving violinist dies
Tuesday 7th April '15
Classical News The Guardian Tehran's reborn symphony orchestra: an ovation before playing a note After a three-year hiatus, orchestra has been revived with an ambitious programme and a world-class conductor, Alexander Rahbari – and he says it’s all …
Read5th December: Berlin orchestras announce 2015 London residency, video game opera to live-stream & Toronto Symphony announces $1.2million deficit
Thursday 5th December '13
Guardian Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic announce 2015 London residency Capital's two main arts centres to host concerts, masterclasses and family events in February 2015. Classic FM Mozart Minecraft opera to live-stream this week An opera based on the phenomenally popular …
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