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November 23, 2023

David Pickard to step down as Director of the BBC Proms

After leading the world’s greatest classical music festival for nearly a decade, David Pickard has decided to step down as the Director of the BBC Proms. He will remain in...

October 25, 2023

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND BBC PHILHARMONIC APPOINT NEW DIRECTORS

Following a very competitive recruitment process, Bill Chandler has been appointed Director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and Adam Szabo has been appointed Director of the BBC Philharmonic. Bill...

September 8, 2023

Marin Alsop conducts the last night – ending an extraordinary summer of music making

James B. Wilson’s 1922, celebrating the BBC’s centenary and Laura Karman’sHigher. Further. Faster.(main theme from The Marvels) will be performed alongside traditional Last Night favourites The BBC Proms 2023 season culminates in the celebratory Last...

September 8, 2023

Gramophone reveals top three recordings in 11 categories for the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023

33 recordings now compete to win their category as well as to be named Recording of the Year Winners to be announced at star-studded ceremony on Wednesday October 4 at...

September 1, 2023

King’s Lynn Festival announces the second Charles Burney Early Music Festival

Following the success of the annual Early Music Days in July and the inaugural Charles Burney Early Music weekend in 2022, King’s Lynn Festival announces the second Charles Burney Early...

August 14, 2023

BBC confirms sale of its Maida Vale Studios

The BBC has today announced that its Maida Vale recording studios have now been sold. Maida Vale Studios has become a much-loved and seminal part of musical history, having been...

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June 16, 2023

Anna-Maria Helsing appointed Chief Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra

Officially starting in the role on October 1 2023, the appointment builds on Anna-Maria Helsing’s fruitful existing relationship with the orchestra which began in 2020 when she became Principal Guest...

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June 7, 2023

Oxford Lieder Festival renamed as the Oxford International Song Festival

Well established as one of the world’s leading song festivals and the biggest in the UK, the Oxford Lieder Festival has been renamed, and is now called the Oxford International Song Festival. The...

April 28, 2023

Apple Music Classical arrives for The Times subscribers

In a special partnership, subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times who are new to Apple Music will be offered three months free access to Apple Music and the...

April 20, 2023

BBC Proms 2023 brings the UK together in celebration of classical music with eight weeks of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, a new weekend festival at Sage Gateshead and Proms in all four nations

84 Proms to feature over 3,000 musicians Friday 14 July – Saturday 9 September 2023 The 2023 Proms features a huge breadth of programming, from Berlioz to Bollywood, large scale...