Tuesday 27th October '15

The film 'Following the Ninth', is a documentary exploring the worldwide cultural and political influence of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. 'Ode to Joy' has inspired flash mob performances by musicians in countries around the world. There …

Monday 26th October '15

Today, the WildKat London office share our favourite symphonies. Victoria: Mozart's Symphony No. 40, composed 1788. "It was one of the first symphonies I heard, it was also one of the first pieces of classical music to send a shiver …

Friday 23rd October '15

Grammy-award winning a cappella group Pentatonix perform their original song "Can't Sleep Love". The five young artists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan and Kevin "K.O." Olusola, all with amazing musical backgrounds, had …

Thursday 22nd October '15

We're pleased to announce that Ella Marchment has just been named one of the recipients of the prestigious Opera Awards Foundation Bursary. She's one of the youngest recipients and also the first stage director to receive this …

Thursday 22nd October '15

How quickly can you recognise/ name these famous pieces of classical music? Listen to the video and test yourself!

Wednesday 21st October '15

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is a concert tour featuring music from Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda video game series. It brings Zelda fans and symphony goers alike an entirely new, exciting multimedia …

Tuesday 20th October '15

150 years ago, on 20 October 1865, Cosima von Bülow (wife of Richard Wagner) allegedly went to the Bavarian treasury in Munich to collect 40,000 florins owed to her husband by King Ludwig.  Officials had no …

Tuesday 20th October '15

Auch dieses Jahr konnten Besucher der Frankfurter Buchmesse fünf Tage lang viele neue Ideen, Bücher und Trends kennen lernen. Vom 14. bis zum 18. Oktober konnten Interessierte und Handelnde über Geschichten aus aller Welt staunen …

Monday 19th October '15

Farinelli is perhaps the most well known castrato singer and the new West- End production of Farinelli and the King brings his story back to life for the stage. Between the 17th and early 20th centuries, many …

Friday 16th October '15

Yesterday evening the No Hunger Orchestra opened a concert at Expo Milan to raise awareness of the fight against undernutrition in lieu with World Food Day, which is today! The concert was organised by the European …

Thursday 15th October '15

Yesterday in Madrid, eight pianos were placed in different spots about the city for everyone to play. The initiative was taken in connection with a concert by Ukrainian pianist Stanislav Khristenko at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, …

Wednesday 14th October '15

Russian violinist Sergei Dogadin was awarded first prize at the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover. The competition is named after the violinist and composer Joseph Joachim who was royal concertmaster in Hannover from 1852-1867. …

Tuesday 13th October '15

 At a concert at the Sendesaal in Bremen, Anna Reszniak catches falling pages of music during a performance by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt.

Monday 12th October '15

Composers are being challenged to compose a work out of 140 notes or less as a sort of pun on twitter. Professionals are finding it difficult to compose such condensed compositions, although it has been revealed …

Friday 9th October '15

2015 marks the 25th year since German reunification. Take a look at this video, which discusses the Soviets' commitment to the arts, how music was used and misused for political means & the travel restrictions faced …

Friday 9th October '15

WildKat PR is delighted to introduce our latest client, Syzygy Quartet, who release their debut CD in November! Syzygy saxophone quartet was formed in 2009, after performing together at the World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok with the …

Friday 9th October '15

Klara Min has performed extensively both in solo recitals and with orchestras from around the world. In recent years, she has given concerts at the most prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital …

Thursday 8th October '15

For National Poetry Day, we’ve decided to celebrate by making a collection of our favourite poems that have been set to music. Poetry has been a source of inspiration to composers for centuries, and whilst …

Thursday 8th October '15

2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) This video takes us on a journey through the Finnish landscape which inspired his music. Erkki Korhonen talks of the "landscape which …

Wednesday 7th October '15

It is with great excitement that we introduce Helios Collective’s two upcoming events: Toi Toi and Formations masterclasses. Helios Collective has earned a reputation for putting on bold projects and quality productions, working from the ground …

Wednesday 7th October '15

Cantate Domino is the first album ever to be recorded in the Sistine Chapel by the resident choir. The recording includes Renaissance music written for the Sistine Chapel Choir by Allegri, Palestrina, Lassus and Victoria. The story goes …

Tuesday 6th October '15

WildKat PR are looking for a budding in-house photographer to work for us on a freelance basis. Specialising in classical music PR, we attend lots of client events and concerts, and are looking for someone to …

Tuesday 6th October '15

Basses are nominating one another to attempt and record themselves singing the final scale at the end of the fifth movement of Sergej Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil. The challenge is to sing the scale from Bb2 to …

Monday 5th October '15

Enjoy this video of six of the world's leading cellists playing some of the world's greatest Stradivari cellos at Brompton’s Auctioneers’ Simply Strad event, at the Royal Academy of Music, in October 2013

Friday 2nd October '15

The Radio 3 performance of Max Richter's Sleep broke a Guinness World record for the longest live broadcast of a single piece of music. Richter describes the piece as “an eight-hour lullaby… my personal lullaby for a frenetic world. A …

Thursday 1st October '15

We are now in #Vlogtober so throughout the month we will be posting interesting videos as well as creating some of our own. Take a look at this video about Opera North's work at a school …

Tuesday 29th September '15

Here at WildKat PR we are delighted to introduce our latest client, Isobel Waller-Bridge. As an upcoming British composer for film, television and theatre, Isobel’s career has been widespread, with productions in the West End and …

Monday 28th September '15

Today is the day JazzUK launches, revealing its new website, social media accounts with full upcoming programme for this year’s #4Jazz Festival Coventry revealed tomorrow. WildKat PR is delighted to welcome the new face of the …

Thursday 17th September '15

Katherine Bryan is rapidly confirming her place as one of Britain’s brightest musical stars of the future, and tomorrow marks the day of her new CD release, Silver Bow. The disc provides a fresh view …

Wednesday 16th September '15

With only two weeks to go, we’re very excited here at WildKat PR as we prepare for the Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2015. The festival takes place 30 September – 3 October, with concerts in …