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Royal Swedish Opera nominated for VR film award
The Royal Swedish Opera’s production of Sharon Eyal’s Half Life, recorded using Virtual Reality (VR), has been nominated for awardsRead More -
Opera Rara announces new distribution partnership
Opera Rara, a company that aims to bring back forgotten operatic repertoire from the early 19th century, has announced aRead More -
Patrick Hawes completes major new work for WW1
Patrick Hawes has completed his biggest work to date: the Great War Symphony, written to commemorate the centenary of theRead More -
BCMG composing competition winners named
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group has announced nine winners of the Wilde Liede Marx Music international composing competition. They are: EnsembleRead More -
Sheku Kanneh-Mason wins new breakthrough award
19-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has won the inaugural BRIT Certified Breakthrough Award for selling 30,000 copies of his debut album,Read More -
A-level results: figures show decline in uptake of music
Figures published today by the Joint Council of Qualifications show uptake of creative subjects at A-level, especially music, has declinedRead More -
Four key appointments at PRS for Music
PRS for Music has announced three new appointments and one internal promotion. Claire Jarvis joins from Sky, taking up theRead More -
New RAM building shortlisted for global architecture award
Projects from 81 countries have been shortlisted in the World Architecture Festival Awards 2018. Designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, theRead More -
Musicians honoured at Welsh Music Guild ceremony
The Welsh Music Guild held its annual awards ceremony at the opening weekend of the National Eisteddfod. Founded in 1955Read More -
Aled Jones to wing walk for Global’s Make Some Noise
Classic FM presenter and singer Aled Jones is set to take on a wing walk challenge to raise money forRead More -
Performers of Edinburgh finale revealed
Tenor Nicky Spence and soprano Lucy Crowe will perform songs from Bernstein’s West Side Story at the closing event ofRead More -
Kronberg Academy announces programme of cello masterclasses and concerts
This September, over 170 students from 40 countries will visit Kronberg to take part in masterclasses with renowned cellists includingRead More -
Donald Hunt dies aged 88
The English conductor Donald Hunt OBE died on 4 August aged 88. In 1976 he came master of choristers andRead More -
P-121: new portable piano from Yamaha
The new Yamaha P-121 has 73 keys (as opposed to the standard 88) while retaining the precise hammer weighting feltRead More -
Glyndebourne appoints new artistic director
Stephen Langridge has been appointed artistic director of Glyndebourne. He will take up the post in spring 2019. Langridge isRead More -
Simon Rattle steps in to conduct youth orchestra at Verbier
Simon Rattle stepped in at late notice for conductor Iván Fischer, who had to cancel due to illness. Fortunately, RattleRead More -
Daniele Gatti leaves Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Daniele Gatti has left the Amsterdam-based Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO) amidst allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The allegations were first madeRead More -
Elsa Thurley receives BASCA 2018 scholarship
The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) has announced Elsa Thurley as the recipient of the £27,000 BASCA Scholarship. Thurley willRead More -
Miloš joins Decca Classics
The guitarist Miloš has announced his move to Decca Classics ahead of his performance at the BBC Proms. He willRead More -
Watch: preview of a new work for Sing for Pleasure
The national choral charity Sing for Pleasure (SfP) has commissioned a new choral work by British composer Thomas Hewitt Jones,Read More
