ISABELLE BATTIONI has been appointed Director of the Ambronay Festival and Cultural Centre, effective January 2021.
"Founded forty years ago, the Ambronay Festival is internationally regarded for its programming of early music. It welcomes annually the finest early music conductors such as William Christie, Jordi Savall, Christophe Rousset, Philippe Herreweghe, Leonardo García...
SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 🌍 ‘A Life On Our Planet’ Soundtrack Out Today.
WATCH A CLIP HERE Decca Records releases a breathtaking new soundtrack to accompany Sir David Attenborough’s newest feature documentary, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, which premieres in selected global cinemas today (28th September 2020). The...
The Royal Opera House Announces Autumn 2020 Programme.
#OurHouseToYourHouseThe Royal Opera House unveils programme of new work alongside much-loved classics for live audiences this AutumnThe Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet present:4/4 and New Dark Age – two brand-new opera productionsCurrent, Rising – world’s first new...
Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, The Who + more, for ‘Teenage Cancer Trust Unseen’.
Exclusive live performances from:Ed Sheeran, Muse, The Who, Sir Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Stereophonics, Pulp, Noel Gallagher, Rudimental, Them Crooked Vultures, The Cure Streaming to raise money for Teenage Cancer TrustOctober...
Paavo Järvi records Franz Schmidt’s Four Symphonies in Frankfurt for Deutsche Grammophon.
Paavo Järvi is following in his father Neeme’s footsteps who recorded Franz Schmidt’s Four Symphonies in Chicago and Detroit for Chandos. (Other complete Schmidt cycles are available.) It’s wonderful repertoire, which the Frankfurt Radio Symphony now does proud,...
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Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Göteborgs Symfoniker – Schumann’s Second & Beethoven’s Fifth [live webcast]
Thursday, September 24, 2020 Göteborgs Konserthuset, Götaplatsen 8, Gothenburg, Sweden Guest Reviewer, Ateş Orga Accelerating second-wave Covid-19 and empty hall notwithstanding, the Gothenburg Symphony, Sweden’s go-getting national orchestra, perseveres nobly, with...
Many Happy Returns to soprano Dame Josephine Barstow, 80 today.
Many Happy Returns to director Peter Sellars, 63 today.
Soohong Park wins Guildhall School’s Gold Medal 2020.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama is delighted to announce Soohong Park as the winner of this year’s Gold Medal, the School’s most prestigious prize for outstanding musicians. The prize is awarded to singers and instrumentalists in alternate years, and...