BBC Radio 3 to treat listeners to exclusive “Lockdown Playlists” from prominent BBC conductors.
BBC Radio 3’s In Tune is set to air “Lockdown Playlists” created by world-renowned conductors from the BBC’s Orchestras and Choirs, in partnership with the European Broadcasting Union. In a special listening experience, the project, designed by the EBU, asks...
Royal Opera House announces programming for second Live from Covent Garden concert on Saturday 20 June.
As we look forward to the first in the series of three Live from Covent Garden concerts this Saturday, the Royal Opera House is proud to announce the programming for the second concert on Saturday 20 June at 7.30pm BST which will be broadcast live...
More live music on BBC Radio 3, July 14-17.
BBC RADIO 3 TO BROADCAST LIVE MUSIC FROM GLASGOW’S CITY HALLS Following Tony Hall’s extension of BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine and the recent success of Lockdown Live at London’s Wigmore Hall series throughout June, live classical music will return to Scotland with...
Three AYM Award winners progress to BBC Young Musician Category Finals.
Awards for Young Musicians (AYM) is proud to support three talented young musicians who have progressed to the category finals of the BBC Young Musician competition this year. Thomas Luke, piano16 year old pianist Thomas Luke has won the...
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Stockholm: Alan Gilbert conducts the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring & Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony [live webcast]
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Stockholms Konserthus, Hötorget 8, 10387 Stockholm, Sweden Guest Reviewer, Ateş Orga Another hall in lockdown. An audience – 1,770 – denied. Distanced players. Seeing out the current season, this Royal Stockholm Philharmonic programme...
Joint letter to the Guardian newspaper from Mark Elder and Simon Rattle.
There are so many pressing problems to solve in the UK that it takes courage even to mention the desperate situation of classical music in the time of Covid-19. There’s a real possibility of a devastated landscape on the other side of this; orchestras may not survive,...
New York Philharmonic Concerts Have Been Cancelled Through January 5, 2021.
The New York Philharmonic’s concerts through January 5, 2021, have been cancelled. “While the New York Philharmonic deeply regrets having to cancel our fall concerts, we had no choice,” said President and CEO Deborah Borda [pictured]. “Our number one concern is the...
2020 George Enescu International Competition.
Bucharest, June 10, 2020 2020 George Enescu International Competition ends its application process with great results despite pandemic 272 young artists from 41 countries participate in the Competition out of a total of 292 candidates entered from 42 countries A...
Paul Lewis @ Wigmore Hall – Piano Sonatas by Beethoven & Schubert: Moonlight & D894 – Live on BBC Radio 3 and in HD video.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Wigmore Hall, London It may not be the composer’s nickname, but ‘Moonlight’ is apt for the first movement of Beethoven’s C-sharp minor Piano Sonata (Opus 27/2, quasi una fantasia), Paul Lewis capturing well the music’s placid nocturnal...