Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
Welcome to my Column, a bit of a blog: news, reviews, things to watch, and other posts to read; a mix of things. I hope you like the contents.
Cheers, Col
BBC Statement: Alternative funding solution for the BBC Singers.
Pinned post The BBC has received approaches from a number of organisations offering alternative funding models for the BBC Singers. We have agreed with the Musicians’ Union that we will suspend the proposal to close the BBC Singers, while we actively explore these...
John Adams’s statement about the BBC music cuts.
Pinned post Further support from composers: https://jamesweeks.org/bbc-singers-open-letter-from-composers/
BBC Singers & the BBC’s Orchestras in England (Symphony, Concert, Philharmonic), an update…
Pinned post Some MPs are calling for a Parliamentary debate on the BBC’s classical music cuts, and a letter (following one from orchestra conductors and another from various BBC Young Musicians) has now been sent to Tim Davie, Simon Webb, Charlotte Moore and Lorna...
Petition: Save the BBC Singers. “Petition to close at 5pm Friday 17th March 2023”. Update, March 16, petition to stay open given the interest and momentum. Update, March 26, petition has reached 150,000 signatories.
Pinned post https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-planned-closure-of-the-bbc-singers Update, March 17:...
New Strategy for Classical Music Prioritises Quality, Agility and Impact. From which the following: “… therefore the BBC has made the difficult decision to close the BBC Singers (20 posts) and invest resources in a wider pool of choral groups from across the UK.”
Pinned post Following last year’s classical review looking at the sector and the BBC’s role within it, the BBC today sets out a new strategy to strengthen its public purpose for classical music, delivering the best music to a wider audience, with a significant new...
King Charles Chooses Rep and Artists for May 6 Coronation.
Pinned post "He has personally commissioned 12 new works—six for orchestra, five for chorus, and one for organ. Andrew Lloyd Webber will compose a Coronation Anthem; John Eliot Gardiner will conduct The Monteverdi Choir; soloists include Welsh bass-baritone Bryn...
Ansermet update: release date for Decca’s 88-CD box of all his stereo recordings is now April 28.
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Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings announces partnership with Apple Music Classical.
Berlin (31 March 2023) – Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings today announces a partnership with Apple Music Classical. All of the label’s recordings to date are available on the new app, developed especially for classical music and now available in the App Store. The...
Remembering Rachmaninoff – Deutsche Grammophon celebrates the 150th anniversary of one of the most popular of all classical composers with three outstanding albums and a screening on STAGE+.
Deutsche Grammophon celebrates the 150th anniversary of one of the mostpopular of all classical composers with three outstanding albums and a screening on STAGE+ Discover some of his greatest masterpieces in: Daniil Trifonov’s acclaimed Destination...
BMOP makes Carnegie Hall debut as part of its 25th season 4/15.
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) Makes its Carnegie Hall Debut on Saturday, April 15, 2023, with New York Premieres by Andrew Norman, Lei Liang, and Lisa Bielawa “The Boston Modern Orchestra Project is currently one of the world’s greatest...
New York Philharmonic Announces Launch of Apple Music Classical.
The New York Philharmonic announces its partnership with Apple Music in the launch of Apple Music Classical, a new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver classical music lovers the optimal listening experience. The NY Phil is joined in this...
Carnegie Hall – Urgent Artist Update: Marin Alsop and Donald Nally Step in for Yannick Nézet-Séguin Leading The Philadelphia Orchestra This Friday, March 31.
Marin Alsop by Nancy Horowitz, Donald Nally by Stuart Wolferman (NEW YORK, NY; March 30, 2023)—Carnegie Hall today announced that conductors Marin Alsop and Donald Nally have agreed to step in for Yannick Nézet-Séguin, leading The Philadelphia Orchestra this Friday,...
Manchester Collective and Slung Low stage Benjamin Britten’s community opera Noah’s Flood.
In their first ever co-production, pioneering theatre company Slung Low andclassical music ensemble Manchester Collective come together to present a full-scale production of Benjamin Britten’s much-loved community opera, Noah’s Flood, as part of LEEDS...
Welsh singer Elgan Llŷr Thomas champions queer British culture in his new album of music by LGBTQ+ composers and poets.
Elgan Llŷr Thomas © Tom Gradwell photography Unveiled will be released on Delphian Records on 23 June 2023 Launch concert at Wigmore Hall at 1pm on 29 June 2023 Welsh-born tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas has already established himself as a modern representative for young,...
Deutsche Grammophon Signs Joe Hisaishi Japan’s Most Influential Composer of Film and Classical Music.
A Symphonic Celebration – Hisaishi’s first DG album – will come out on 30 June 2023 A joyful new version of the streaming hit “Merry-Go-Round of Life”from Studio Ghibli favourite Howl’s Moving Castle will be released tomorrow, 31 March Joe Hisaishi...
PAAVO JÄRVI and DKAM release Vol 1 of Haydn London Symphonies.
VOLUME 1Symphonies No. 101 "The Clock" and No. 103 "Drum Roll"RCA Red LabelInternational Release 28 April 2023 Since their first concert together in 1995, Paavo Järvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (DKAM) have impressed audiences with...