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3rd Apr: Noah Stewart tops UK classical charts, plus music critics to undergo...
Gramophone Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir Take Three ‘Water Night’ for more than 3000 voices to launch tonight. Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition Winners Announced £1000 to a young...
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20th April: BBC Proms 2012, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra & My Fair Lady
The Independent An inventive addition to the Proms: Wallace promises a grand day out Multi-talented Wallace is turning his hand to composing, with a new commission for this year’s Proms. The Guardian...
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9th May: RPS Awards announced, Stephen Barlow and Riccardo Muti
Telegraph Composer threatens to withdraw tax after latest opera rejected Michael Nyman, who has worked as a film composer for 30 years, complained he had proposed to stage a work in Covent Garden but...
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Raymond Yiu on BBC Radio 4′s ‘One to One’
Next Tuesday, Raymond Yiu will be featuring on BBC Radio 4’s ‘One to One’ show, sharing his story with Kate Silverton, and discussing the fear of failure and his route into composition. Born in Hong...
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1st November: Classics in the Slums, Sandy Destroys Scores and Studio, and...
The Independent Jessica Duchen: How I put the tale of music in a Nazi camp on the stage The Independent’s writer on her play about the Messiaen Quartet Opera cancelled after baritone Robert Poulton...
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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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5th February: Artist Payout Figures, Digital Music Sales and Piano Department...
LA Times Philip Glass’ Walt Disney opera to be broadcast live online Can’t get to Madrid for the world premiere of Philip Glass’ Walt Disney Opera? “The Perfect American,” a fictionalized account of...
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1st May: Sound and Music, Burt Bacharach and The Rite of Spring
The Guardian Sound and Music: A new era dawns Sound and Music has gone back to basics. Is it time to call for an end to hostilities and get behind the new-model institution? Epoch Times Music and...
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17th July: Tasmin Little goes busking, Nicky Benedetti’s album hits top 20 of...
Classical News The Independent Proms 2014: Tasmin Little is preparing for her 20th Proms – but busking is her real passion The chart-topping violinist tells Jessica Duchen that her real passion is for...
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August 21st: Average composer fee is now ‘shockingly low’, £74 eBay piano led...
Classical News Classic FM Average composer fee is now ‘shockingly low’ A survey and report commissioned by Sound and Music has revealed that the average fee received by a composer for each commissioned...
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27th January: LSO’s needs a new hall to lure Rattle, ENO battles another...
Classical News The Times LSO needs a new hall to lure Rattle The London Symphony Orchestra’s illustrious conductor’s podium looks set to welcome a homecoming star in Sir Simon Rattle, although he may...
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1st June: Italy plans to save the EUYO, MIMC names finalists & Sound and...
Classical News In our news today, Italy proposes to save the European Youth Orchestra, Montreal International Music Competition 2016 names six violin finalists & Michael Berkeley, Kuljit Bhamra and...
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13th January: SAM Summer School, Ray Chen signs with Decca Classics & more...
Classical News In today’s classical news, applications are now open for the 9th Sound and Music’s Summer School, which will take place from 30th July to 5th August this year. Violinist Ray Chen, former...
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17th January: RCM partners with SHCM, SAM’s new programme ‘New Wave’&...
Classical News In today’s classical news, Royal College of Music partners with Shanghai Conservatory of Music to establish a joint institute, offering collaborative projects between the two...
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27th January: Southbank Centre 17/18 Season, ABO 17, Sound and Music
In today’s Classical News, the Southbank Centre launches its 17/18 season, Dobrinka Tabakova is appointed composer-in-residence at BBC Concert Orchestra, and Sound and Music announces its new...
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WildKat PR welcomes UK charity Sound and Music
As announced yesterday in PR Week, WildKatPR is very happy to welcome our newest client, Sound and Music. Director Kathleen Alder says: “We are thrilled to be working with such a rich organisation...
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7th March: BBC announces season of opera programming & tackling ‘tokenism’...
In today’s classical news: BBC has announced a season of opera programming, which will coincide with a new exhibition at the V&A in London titled Opera: Passion, Power And Politics, and Gemma Okell...
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8th March: GEMA Honors Russian Composer Sofia Gubaidulina & the 18 Women...
In today’s classical news: Sound and Music is marking International Women’s Day 2017 with a week of activities promoting female composers. An uncredited sonata by Fanny Mendelssohn will be performed...
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10th March: New Order at Manchester International Festival
In today’s news: a guide to newly opened Pierre-Boulez hall, a short profile of baritone Sir Bryn Terfell, and conductor Václav Luks is awarded Mozart Prize, the ICMA trophy revealed in Paris,...
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15th March: Stolen Stradivarius’& Robert Murray withdraws from ENO’s Partenope
In today’s classical news: Roman Totenberg’s stolen Stradivarius is reintroduced by Mira Wang, and PRS for Music celebrates the first birthday of its Member Anti-Piracy System. Duelling’ violin...
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