Blackwood to release their immersive debut album, Lost and Found, on September 24th
Friday 27th August '21
Pianist and Bass Clarinet Duo Blackwood to release their immersive debut album Lost and Found on September 24th, with their single "Lost and Found" Out Today With over two decades of musical synergy and experience together, …
Read24th May: Royal Academy of Music Set to Decolonise Their Collection, Lyon Opera Occupants Announcers Move On
Monday 24th May '21
Royal Academy of Music Set to Decolonise Collection The UK’s oldest conservatoire is considering moving on some of its collection of rare instruments as part of a decolonisation review of its 22,000-piece collection. Officials at the …
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Sunday 27th September '20
Here at WildKat, we will be recommending five items that we have found inspiring, educational or enjoyable recently. Every Monday, a member of WildKat will recommend an Album, a Livestream or Concert, and three other …
Read29th July: Musical instruments, Salzburg Festival tickets, Carine Rolland, Rhiannon Giddens
Wednesday 29th July '20
Surge on spending on musical instruments brings music into lockdown homes Musical instrument sales have been impacted positively by coronavirus lockdown, a local music shop has reported. It’s one of the coronavirus clichés: that many people …
Read21st July: Orchestra of the Year Award 2020 Festival, Bayreuth Baroque Festival, Anna Netrebko and Natalie Dessay at ONB
Tuesday 21st July '20
Gramophone launches Orchestra of the Year Award 2020 Festival Gramophone is hosting a 10-day online festival focusing on the 10 nominated orchestras in the running for this year’s Orchestra of the Year Award. The Award is the only …
Read7th July: Youth Music launches £2m Incubator Fund, Bach Composition Prize, Roselyne Bachelot, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday 7th July '20
Youth Music launches £2m Incubator Fund with support from People's Postcode Lottery Youth Music has launched a £2 million Incubator Fund and a campaign to fix the music industry’s “diversity deficit”.In its new report, A Blueprint …
Read1st July: Ryedale Festival goes online, VOCES8 Foundation ‘Live From London’, Hamburg restarts cultural activities, breakfast at the Nice Opera House
Wednesday 1st July '20
Ryedale Festival goes online this year to create fantastic programme for fans It will feature leading musicians including pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, Yorkshire-born soprano Rowan Pierce, organist Anna Lapwood, cellist Abel Selaocoe and violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen amongst …
Read23rd June: Drive-in concerts, Night of Light, New director of Arte France
Tuesday 23rd June '20
UK promoters talk drive-in concerts A raft of live music bosses have spoken to Music Week about the potential of drive-in concerts as Live Nation prepare to host a series of shows across 12 venues in …
Read9th June: Domingo Hindoyan, any black musicians in classical music, concerts and operas in drive-in, Lizzo’s Powerhouse Flute Performance
Tuesday 9th June '20
Domingo Hindoyan announced as new chief conductor of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Hindoyan will take the helm in 2021 while Vasily Petrenko steps into the music director role at Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Domingo Hindoyan has been …
Read26th May: Riccardo Muti, Austria restarts cultural life, artists return to the concert halls without audience, Live Performance Producers Are Giving Up on 2020
Tuesday 26th May '20
Riccardo Muti leads return of classical music Riccardo Muti will lead Italy’s first public post-lockdown concert. On 21 June the Italian maestro takes to the stage with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra for the opening concert …
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