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Selby Abbey’s ‘Battle of the Organs’
Selby Abbey’s Celebrity Organ Recitals series reaches its climax at 7.30pm on 2 September with a mammoth ‘Battle of the Organs’,
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Inside the August 2022 issue of Opera Now
The August issue of Opera Now celebrates... -
Casio Music UK launches Wellness Hub
Casio Music UK, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronic keyboards and digital pianos, has launched a Wellness Hub –...
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New York Liszt Competition 2022 invites applications
Applications are now open for the New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, which will take place at Carnegie Hall from...
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Pianist and teacher Joseph Banowetz dies aged 85
Open-mindedness and adventure were bywords for American pianist and teacher Joseph Banowetz, who died on 3 July at age 85.
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Nethsingha appointed at Westminster Abbey
Andrew Nethsingha, currently director of music at St John’s College, Cambridge, has been appointed the new organist and master of choristers at Westminster...
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Divas & Scholars evening this week with soprano Claire Booth – Last chance to book
On Thursday 30 June,the superb Soprano Claire Booth comes under the Divas & Scholars spotlight.
She will be appearing at the Landsdowne Club...
Freddie De Tommaso – latest album Il Tenore: review
This week sees...
Grimeborn celebrates 15 years at the cutting edge of opera in London
It may be a hotbed of the operatic Fringe, but the Grimeborn Opera Festival is now a summer institution in London as it returns...
Outrage provoked by gay porn in Bavarian State Opera’s staging of Berlioz’s Trojans
Make love, not war: ‘Yes, but do we have to watch?’ Asks our reviewer after witnessing the scandal provoked by a new staging of...
Opera UK calls for change in opera’s post-covid future
The membership organisation for British opera professionals and companies has announced a series of online events, taking place in July,
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Inside the July/August 2022 issue of International Piano
The July/August issue of International Piano celebrates... 
Inside the July 2022 issue of Opera Now
In the July issue of Opera Now,... 
Inside the July/August 2022 issue of Choir & Organ
In the July/August issue of... 
Jane Parker Smith Memorial Recital
London N1, St John the Evangelist, Duncan Terrace at 7.30pm on 25 June.
On 25 June,
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Watch: Aria Final performances from Montreal Competition Voice 2022
From 31 May to 9 June 2022, 32 young singers selected from among the most promising talents of their generation took part in the...
ABRSM launches new piano syllabuses 2023-2024
Music exam board ABRSM has launched new piano syllabuses for practical and performance grades in 2023-2024.
Repertoire lists have been extended to 39 pieces per...
Festival Choice: Grange Park Opera’s Rusalka – opening soon
Dvorák’s opera Rusalka is a piece for our time, says director Jack Furness, exploring communication across the divide…
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Anne Howells – tribute to a down-to-earth Diva
Anne Howells – the down-to-earth and often outspoken Diva who was a popular fixture in mezzo soprano roles in from the late 1960s to...
Winners announced at Montreal Singing Competition
The winners of the 20th edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) were announced at compeitition’s Aria Grand Finale in Montreal on...
