Press Releases

Here you will find news releases sent to us by record companies, individuals and promoters. There has been no editing of the content either, so if you have an item of news (and by news we don’t mean simply an advertisement for a new CD/Concert) please get in touch.

Apple Music Classical
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...
BBC Proms 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...
Alan Davey, Controller, BBC Radio 3
Alan Davey to step down as Controller of BBC Radio 3
Alan Davey, Controller of Radio 3, BBC Proms, and BBC Orchestras and Choirs has announced that he will leave the BBC in March 2023 after over eight years in post....
BBC Proms Logo 2022
Proms 2022 – Final two Proms cancelled
Following the very sad news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, as a mark of respect we will not be going ahead with Prom 71 on Friday 9...
La bohème at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, South London.
Casting announced for the ENO’s concert of Puccini’s classic opera La bohème at Fairfield Halls, Croydon
On Sunday 21 August, the English National Opera (ENO) will present a concert performance of Puccini’s much-loved opera La bohème at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, South London.  Every ticket in...
Bath Festival Orchestra announces its 2022-23 season
The Bath Festival Orchestra announces its 2022-23 season
The Bath Festival Orchestra announces a season of live concerts commencing in September 2022 and running until June 2023.The concerts will take place in two of the country’s leading concert...
BBC Proms Logo 2022
Omari Douglas confirmed for Dream Prom at Royal Albert Hall on 1 September 2022
BBC Proms are pleased to announce that Omari Douglas has been confirmed to take part in the Dream Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 1 September. The actor, best known for It’s a Sin, will take on the...
A Child In Striped Pyjamas - opera by Noah Max
A child in striped pyjamas – the new opera by Noah Max
John Boyne's masterpiece The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas still features regularly on international bestseller lists nearly two decades after its publication. Boyne’s story is a symbolic exploration of why the Holocaust is...
A strange tale of love and loss retold in music and mime at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
The Dong with a Luminous Nose This magical performance of Edward Lear’s complete poem is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022 With words by the author of ‘The Owl...
Programme announced for CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure
Programme announced for CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure
The BBC Proms today announces the full programme for the CBeebies Prom, taking place on Saturday 23 July at 11am and 3pm at the Royal Albert Hall. Created especially for the Proms’ youngest audience members, it features music reflecting...
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