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Ádám Fischer splits prize with Paul McCartney
Hungarian conductor Ádám Fischer and musician Paul McCartney have won this year’s Wolf Prize for Music. Awarded by the Israeli Wolf…
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Young listeners are tuning in to classical music
Classic FM, the UK’s most popular classical music radio station, significantly increased its young listenership in the last quarter of 2017.…
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Sylvain Cambreling to lead Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Sylvain Cambreling will lead Hamburg Symphony Orchestra – Laeiszhalle Orchester (HSO) from the 2018-19 season onwards. Frenchman Cambreling is currently…
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Turning out the touts
TheTicketSellers, an online platform for selling concert tickets, has adopted a new system aimed at combatting ticket touts. BitTicket makes use…
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Conservatoire offers carrot workshop
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (BRC) is giving young musicians the chance to play a recorder – made out of a carrot. The…
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Disabled-led ensemble launches
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has become the world’s first symphony orchestra to have its own disabled-led ensemble. The project is…
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Young cellist hits the UK top 20 pop chart
The 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year winner, 18-year-old cello player Sheku Kanneh-Mason, has become the best selling British…
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Nigel Kennedy booked for Academy of Ancient Music debut
Violinist Nigel Kennedy will make his Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) debut as part of the orchestra’s 2018-19 season. Programmed…
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SIVC at the semi-final stage
Singapore International Violin Competition (SIVC) is underway and already at the semi-final stage. 12 candidates have made it through after…
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Alsop picked for ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra post
January is turning out to be a stellar month for Marin Alsop. Just a few days ago the American conductor…