February 12th – February 18th: RPO Reports Surge in Classic Music Listeners, German Minister of State on Pandemic Management, Verdi’s Rigoletto to Open Opera to Blind and Deaf Children, New Gilmore Jazz Awards
Friday 18th February '22
RPO Research Reveals Classical Music Could Have 6.2 Million More Listeners This Year New research commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has revealed that a third of the 2,020 people surveyed by MaruBlue who admitted ‘not knowing …
Read24th February: Conductor stops performance over ‘phone miscreants’, Record attendance for Leopold Mozart exhibition, winners of the Victoires de la musique classique 2020
Monday 24th February '20
Conductor stops performance over 'phone miscreants' A conductor has twice stopped an opera in Cardiff after mobile phones rang in the audience. Carlo Rizzi was conducting Welsh National Opera's new production of Verdi's Les Vêpres Sicilienes, …
Read27th May: Stella Chen wins Queen Elisabeth Competition, Garsington Opera announces 2020 season and Professors of the Hanns-Eisler-Musikhochschule dismayed over deselection of the rector
Monday 27th May '19
Stella Chen Awarded 1st Prize at Brussel’s Queen Elisabeth Competition 26-year old Stella Chen from the United States has just been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition – in Brussels, Belgium. A …
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 …
Read3rd April: Classical Music launches mental health campaign, Sondheim awarded honorary Membership of RPS, and Article 13 is passed
Wednesday 3rd April '19
Classical Music launches Harmony In Mind mental health campaign Classical Music magazine has today launched a major campaign to unite the sector in combatting mental illness. Joined by six of the leading mental health and industry charities working in …
Read5th February: Royal Opera House tickets sold £3,500 on Viagogo, Help Musicians UK conduct tinnitus research and Riccardo Chailly renews Lucerne Festival contract
Tuesday 5th February '19
‘Outrageous’: tickets to Royal Opera House are being resold for £3,500 Tickets to see Verdi’s opera La forza del destino at the Royal Opera House are being resold for up to £3,500 each, on secondary ticketing website Viagogo – …
ReadClassical News: 14th August: Performers of Edinburgh finale revealed, How a young generation of opera lovers uses social media
Tuesday 14th August '18
In today’s news: Ticketmaster shutters secondary ticketing sites Get Me In! and Seatwave. Nominate for the 2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence. Performers of Edinburgh finale revealed. New releases: James Horner - The Classics, Chouchane Siranossian …
Read9th May: Jesuit music found in jungle, hidden compositions revealed in painting, possible Liszt Opera premiere
Wednesday 9th May '18
In today's news: Baroque manuscripts found in South American village, mystery of composer Robert Ramsey portrayed in 17th century painting, Iain Grandage announced as Perth Festival’s new Artistic Director, 70th anniversary of RIAS Chamber Choir, …
Read14th December: Why classical music can be as mainstream as pop, Christoph Waltz to direct Opera and a piano world record in Bosnia
Thursday 14th December '17
In today's news: Bryn Terfel has pulled out of the Met Opera's production of Tosca due to vocal fatigue, Composer Alexis Ffrench's approach to condensing compositions into three-and-a-half-minute tracks to make them more accessible and …
ReadCreative Entrepreneurship: International Festival Encounters 2017
Monday 25th September '17
WildKat PR offers a training fund to all members of staff to help them learn new skills, develop their interests, and also to bring something new back to the team. James Hardie returned to his …
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