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1st February: UK National Opera announces rollout of breathing programme, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania increases support for theatre renovation, Culturebox, an ephemeral channel of France Télévisions

Monday 1st February '21

English National Opera announces rollout of breathing programme to help people recovering from COVID-19 The English National Opera begins the UK-wide rollout of ENO Breathe, a new prescribed programme of singing, breathing and wellbeing, designed to help …

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Welcome back Dmitry Masleev!

Wednesday 28th March '18

We are delighted to announce our continued collaboration with the exceptional and award-winning pianist, Dmitry Masleev. Dmitry, the 2015 first prize winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, has performed all over the world in countries including …

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23rd January: Max Richter on British music, Philip Glass turns 80, LSO’s new identity, & Jukedeck using A.I. in composition

Monday 23rd January '17

  In today’s classical news, composer Max Richter calls for a greater appreciation of Britain's classical music heritage.  Philip Glass, soon to turn 80, discusses his career and his relationship with minimalism.  Design Week explores the story …

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12th January: Burnett collection sold for charity, Opera Platform streaming programme & Rc4 Festival Rio

Tuesday 12th January '16

Classical News In today’s news, Classical Music Magazine reports that Richard Burnett’s collection is to be sold at auction for charity and fear has brought Egypt’s audience closer to Classical music. Also, Opera Platform announces its …

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16th July: Addict musicians to join LSO for TV symphony performances, ever-versatile director Tom Cairns is off to Edinburgh and the Buskaid Soweto Strings Project bring to their live performances the wonder of music infused with the passions of those who play for their very lives

Wednesday 16th July '14

Classical News Classic FM Addict musicians to join LSO for TV symphony performance 10 classical musicians recovering from addictions are to be the subject of a new Channel 4 documentary called 'Addicts' Symphony' that sees them perform a …

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23rd January: Renee Fleming to sing Super Bowl anthem, Swedish ice orchestra, and West End stars downplay theatre safety issue

Thursday 23rd January '14

The Washington Post Opera singer Renee Fleming chosen to sing anthem at Super Bowl Renée Fleming has hit some important pop-culture markers in the past few months. In September, she went on David Letterman’s show to sing the …

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2nd January: UK entertainment spending rises, Vivienne Westwood designs for Vienna State Ballet, and New Years Honours List is announced

Thursday 2nd January '14

The Guardian UK entertainment spending rises with surge in film and music streaming Value of film and TV downloads, streams and subscriptions rises to £621m, and number of tracks streamed doubles to 7.4bn The Telegraph Valencia sues opera house …

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16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines

Monday 16th December '13

Gramophone Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra The singer-songwriter makes a birthday gift The Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …

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14th August: Hans Zimmer wins Classic BRIT Award, Dame Kiri’s Downton performance, and an interview with Russell Watson

Wednesday 14th August '13

The Guardian Philip Glass, composer - portrait of the artist Philip Glass talks about the stars he'd like to work with, the price of fame and why an artist has to be true to himself The Times Dame Kiri …

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