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August 19, 2020
North York Moors Chamber Music Festival Refuses to be Silenced and Triumphs with Live Music Performances and Calls for Others to Follow Suit
2020 has been a challenging year for the music industry due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but the North York Moors Chamber Music Festival has bucked the trend with characteristic imagination, passion, and...
August 19, 2020
CBSO to perform centenary concert in warehouse on Saturday 5th September
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has today announced that it will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first ever concert with a landmark performance featuring the full orchestra and filmed...
August 18, 2020
Artistic director John Gilhooly confirms 100 concerts for newly revised Wigmore Programme from 13 September to 21 December 2020
Over 200 artists confirmed, of which over two-thirds are UK born or UK based, underlining Wigmore Hall’s efforts to get artists earning again. Reaffirming Wigmore Hall’s ongoing commitment to diversity of...
August 18, 2020
Mozart goes mainstream as younger fans hit play on Classical
The BPI, Deezer and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra join forces for new report revealing under 35s new interest in Classical and orchestral music, especially in lockdown Young Classical talent and cross-over...
August 18, 2020
Small ensemble makes classical music TV with the “wow factor”
Leading early music group The Telling has been punching above their weight to wow audiences with a “visually stunning” show, the first in their #HomeTour series.  The Telling’s #HomeTour is the early...
Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin c.Royal College of Music
August 18, 2020
Northern Ireland International Organ Competition to go ahead in Belfast on 23 and 24 October 2020
The Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC) is set to go ahead on 23 and 24 October 2020, but the venue has been changed to St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. The...
Song of our Heartland community rehearsals in Shildon, November 2019. Photo credit Graeme Rowatt
August 18, 2020
Switch On: Opera North announces new projects for Autumn 2020
Abel Selaocoe composes new soundwalk for Leeds, As You AreWill Todd’s community opera, Song of our Heartland, will be released as a filmLive outdoor, socially distanced performances of ‘Whistle Stop’...
Cecilia de Maria - photo: cecilia-demaria.com
August 18, 2020
Sony Music Masterworks signs harpist Cecilia de Maria
Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment is delighted to announce that it has signed an exclusive agreement with British/Maltese harpist, Cecilia De Maria. The new partnership will...
August 18, 2020
Sony Music Masterworks announces new partnership with film composer James Newton Howard
Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment has announced a new, multi-album deal with acclaimed Grammy and Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated film music composer, conductor, musician and music producer, James...
August 18, 2020
La Biennale di Venezia – Dance Music Theatre for the Biennale Days
26, 27, 28 August. Three days of dance, music and theatre with the young artists of the Biennale College, featuring choreographic installations, DJ sets and guided improvisations in the name...
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