Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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Metropolitan Opera Announces Landmark $1.5 Billion “Make the Met Forever” Fundraising Campaign.
Metropolitan Opera Announces Landmark $1.5 Billion “Make the Met Forever” Fundraising Campaign to Secure Its Future Met reinforces its standing as one of New York City’s cornerstone cultural institutions with Opera for All, a new free-ticket initiative for underserved...
Malcolm Arnold Festival – 24 October, Northampton (UK).
21st MALCOLM ARNOLD FESTIVAL24 October - LIVE in Northampton1 November - LIVE-STREAM DAY Celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber opens a day of live performances honouring Sir Malcolm Arnold at Cripps Hall and St Matthew’s Church on Saturday 24 October in the...
Apple Music Classical and Kahoot! partner to help students discover and explore classical music.
Apple Music Classical and Kahoot! partner to help students discover and explore classical music Apple Music Classical, the world’s leading classical music app, and Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform, have partnered to launch a new collection...
The Cambridgeshire orchestra that gave Shostakovich a British premiere and turns 50.
The Cambridgeshire orchestra that gave Shostakovich a British premiere and had Sir John Major as President turns 50 Season launch performance: Sat 17 Oct 2026, 7.30pm An amateur orchestra in Huntingdon that once gave Shostakovich a British premiere and had a sitting...
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Helsinki Music Centre Choir with tenor Mihails Čuļpajevs – Hannu Lintu conducts Szymanowski’s Symphony No.3 (‘Song of the Night’) and Liszt’s A Faust Symphony. Live Yle Areena webcast.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Concert Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, Mannerheimintie 13 A, 00100 Helsinki, Finland The ambition alone of pairing these two works - Symphonies by name if not in nature - is noteworthy in itself. Even more laudable was the excellent...
Finalists revealed for International Opera Awards 2026.
FINALISTS REVEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL OPERA AWARDS 2026 Petroc Trelawny presents International Opera Awards 2025 © G.Antonoglou Winners to be announced in glittering ceremony on Saturday 21 November at MusikTheater an der Wien, hosted by Petroc Trelawny Opera...
Award-winning Mezzo-Soprano Anna Starushkevych brings Music to the Rescue to London.
Ukrainian-British mezzo-soprano presents a special concert combining music, storytelling and humanitarian action in support of Ukraine London, UK — On Friday 9 October 2026, 7.30pm, award-winning Ukrainian-British mezzo-soprano Anna Starushkevych will perform Music to...
Apple opens Apple Music Hall, a brand‑new state‑of‑the‑art live music venue in London.
Artists can perform an intimate live show for fans, record it in Spatial Audio, create a broadcast-ready mix, and capture multicamera video - all directly from the venue Apple today [Sept 22] announced the opening of Apple Music Hall, a brand-new state-of-the-art live...
Music Director Designate Elim Chan expands 2026–27 schedule with SF Symphony conducting two new programs in January and June in addition to her scheduled October 29–31 program. | Herbert Blomstedt cancels Jan 14-16.
.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE ELIM CHAN EXPANDS 2026–27 SCHEDULE WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONDUCTING TWO NEW PROGRAMS IN JANUARY AND JUNE IN ADDITION TO HER SCHEDULED OCTOBER 29–31 PROGRAMOctober 29–31: Elim Chan Conducts...
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Further Strengthens Financial Footing & Artistic Excellence While Expanding Community Impact.
The organization’s 2025/26 achievements were reported at its AGM, along with news of a leadership extension and succession.TORONTO, ON—At its Annual General Meeting held this afternoon [Sept 22], the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) reported to stakeholders that it...