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10th April: Vienna Philharmonic win Birgit Nilsson Prize, Birmingham...
The Telegraph Vienna Philharmonic: worthy winner of the Birgit Nilsson Prize It’s time to set the record straight on the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the deserving winner of opera’s richest prize,...
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14th April: Humour in classical music, higher standards for music GCSEs and...
The Telegraph Classical music, funny? Surely you’re joking… Ivan Hewett explains how classical music often contains more wit and humour than we give it credit for. The Guardian The story behind the...
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29th April: Julian Lloyd Webber to stop playing cello & today’s children more...
Classic FM Online Children today ‘more musical’ than previous generation, says study Young people today are more likely to learn a musical instrument than their parents, according to a new YouGov...
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1st May: English National Opera to branch out into musical theatre, Richard...
Classical Music Magazine English National Opera to branch out into musical theatre English National Opera ENO has announced it will be opening its doors to the world of musical theatre as part of...
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Bringing classical music to the general public: how WildKat has got it right
It would seem that state-funded arts organisations are having a bit of a rough time at the moment. Subsequent to Harriet Harman‘s discontent at the lack of inclusion by state-funded organisations,...
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24th June: Concert etiquette, a new era for the English National Opera and...
Classical News The Independent David Lister: It’s right to relax concert rules, but try not to get carried away Even radicals have to rein in their lack of inhibition sometimes. Symphonic crowd-surfing...
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2nd July: Arts Council Funding decision day summary, ENO the biggest loser in...
Classical News The Guardian Arts Council Funding decision day summary English National Opera see funding cut by 29%, 670 arts groups share annual grants totalling 340m a year and only a small increase...
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9th June: Why Opera is the new circus, Viola tennis racket is ‘the ultimate...
Classical News The Independent Opera is the new circus Showman Gerry Cottle was dragged to see the latest production of ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ and had an epiphany. Classic FM Viola tennis racket is ‘the...
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20th August: final talks at MET Opera, review of Young Euro Classic 2014,...
Classical News The New York Times Metropolitan Opera Clears Last Hurdle in Labor Talks The Metropolitan Opera and the union representing its stage hands reached a contract deal early Wednesday morning....
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22nd August: Berlin Philharmonic appoints one of its youngest members, The...
Classical News Classical-Music.com Berlin Philharmonic appoints one of its youngest members 18-year-old trumpeter Florian Pichler will join the brass ranks. Classical Source The City of Birmingham...
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12th September- Last Night of the Proms caught in the middle of Scottish...
Classical News The Telegraph Dame Vera Lynn urges UK to ‘stay together’ Dame Vera Lynn is the latest star to sign the better together campaign, ahead of the Scottish referendum. The Telegraph Britannia...
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17th September: Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in ENO Sweeney Todd, Lang Lang...
Guardian Emma Thompson takes on role in Sweeney Todd musical in West End Actor to play piemaker Mrs Lovett in Stephen Sondheim’s work after Broadway run and after 25 years away from London stage...
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12th November: Venezuela’s El Sistema music scheme is ‘model of tyranny’, ENO...
Classical News Guardian Venezuela’s El Sistema music scheme is ‘model of tyranny’, UK academic says Supporters rush to defend ‘beacon of social justice’ as study shows project fails to reach...
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14th November: The world’s fastest-playing pianist, James Horner: How I wrote...
Classical News Telegraph Watch: the world’s fastest-playing pianist Ukrainian Lubomyr Melnyk claims that he plays 19.5 piano notes on each hand every second Classic FM How I wrote… Pas de Deux – James...
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15th January: 2015 Opera Awards, Michael Kennedy Obituary, Philharmonie de...
Classical News The Guardian ENO strongly represented on new International Opera awards shortlist The only UK company on the shortlist for opera company of the year, elsewhere nominees include US mezzo...
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21st January: Martyn Rose to step down from funding-hit ENO, Alexander...
Classical News Guardian A very brief guide to the world’s first ‘mindfulness opera’ Lost in Thought aims to ‘stretch the boundaries of what opera can be’, which seemingly includes ‘a yoga session’...
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27th January: LSO’s needs a new hall to lure Rattle, ENO battles another...
Classical News The Times LSO needs a new hall to lure Rattle The London Symphony Orchestra’s illustrious conductor’s podium looks set to welcome a homecoming star in Sir Simon Rattle, although he may...
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30th January: Modest good news for music education, drama at the opera as...
Classical News Guardian Modest good news for music education as government stick to their word Hubs funding is to increase, but Arts Council England chief Darren Henley has a fight on his hands if he...
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2nd February: Conductor Israel Yinon dies after collapsing onstage, Tom...
Classical News Guardian The crisis at the Coliseum is just part of our national opera’s malaise Once the ENO stood for something. Now the artform no longer feels as if it speaks to its audience...
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5th January: Politicians can learn from Wagner’s Hans Sachs, Bryn Terfel...
Classical News The Guardian ‘I hope our artistic leaders will heed Sachs’s advice. The survival of ENO may depend on it’ Wagner’s Hans Sachs could teach today’s politicians a thing or two about the...
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