2nd December – Rory Bremner, Karol Szymanowski and Arnold Schoenberg
Gramophone Hvorostovsky signs to Ondine. A Russian baritone for the Finnish label. Slipped Disc: Norman Lebrecht Arnold Schoenberg is declared UNESCO world heritage. Arnold Schoenberg’s documentary...
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16th November: Trainee Teacher Thief, Superhuman Speed Violinist, and Opera...
Gramophone Sound and Music launches public consultation New music body asks composers, arts organisations, educators and audience members to help shape its renewed vision Classic FM Placido Domingo to...
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14th December: CBE for Conductor, Youths Keen for Classical Music and Tristan...
Classic FM Harry Christophers invested with CBE The conductor of The Sixteen was invested at Buckingham Palace this morning for services to music. Survey shows under-25s want to explore classical music...
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25th March: Sexism in the Arts, Instrument with Lasers and Introducing the...
The Guardian It’s a man’s world… but why is sexism ingrained in the arts? Once again, the top jobs at two major British cultural institutions, the BBC and the Royal Opera House, have gone to male...
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11th October: More funding for arts television, Children in Need, and Covent...
Youtube Covent Garden flashmob – ‘Va, pensiero’ by Giuseppe Verdi As part of Deloitte Ignite Festival of Voices, Dominic Peckham brought together choral groups, first time singers and workshop...
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15th December: Christmas with the cathedral chorus, what classical music...
Classical News Guardian A tale of two cités: can the Philharmonie de Paris bridge the social divide? Built on the boundary between the capital’s banlieues and its affluent boulevards, the new...
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17th December: Dame Fanny Waterman retires from Leeds Piano competition,...
Classical News Guardian Dame Fanny Waterman retires from Leeds Piano competition The co-founder, chair and artistic director of the prestigious competition steps down from her position, aged 95....
View ArticleInternational Jazz Day: Focus on Michael Chillingworth & Kenneth Dahl Knudsen
Saturday will be the the 6th International Jazz Day celebrating jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. The day was initiated by UNESCO. This brings us to focus on...
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