Winners announced for Northern Ireland International Organ Competition 2023

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
| Choir and Organ

George Herbert has won first prize in the prestigious organ competition

Choirs Against Cancer

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
| Choir and Organ

A new carol has been composed to support a cancer charity

The Art of Fugue Study Day

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
| Choir and Organ

Eminent Dutch musician Pieter Dirksen performs and explores Bach’s final masterpiece at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Win Jurassic Park tickets and score

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
| Gramophone

Gramophone has a pair of tickets to watch Jurassic Park In Concert – the 30-year-old blockbuster accompanied live by the Hallé playing John Williams’s score – as well as a sheet from the film’s score, signed by its composer

Introducing the October 2023 issue of Opera Now, celebrating Maria Callas

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
| Opera Now

Maria Callas 100: celebrating the undying flame | Yshani Perinpanayagam: a multifaceted musician leads the English Touring Opera | Uncovering Der Wald: the story behind Ethel Smyth’s one-act opera

Longborough Festival Opera begins search for new Executive Director

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
| Opera Now

Oxfordshire-based opera company announces the resignation of Jennifer Smith, Executive Director since 2014

Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory collaborates on dementia-friendly opera

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Monday, August 28, 2023
| Opera Now

Edward Lambert's opera The Last Siren premiers at the University of West London, created with the safety of people living with dementia in mind

Introducing the September 2023 issue of International Piano, featuring Haochen Zhang

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Friday, August 25, 2023
| International Piano

Haochen Zhang: bringing imagery and character to Liszt | Hamelin plays Fauré: the adventurous virtuoso explores a world of French refinement | Horowitz's legacy: reflections on a pianistic icon

Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms following singer assault

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
| Opera Now

The Coronation conductor is alleged to have hit a singer following a performance of Berlioz's opera 'Les Troyens' on Tuesday night

London Piano Festival to celebrate Rachmaninov and Ligeti

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
| International Piano

The eighth London Piano Festival takes place at Kings Place on 5-8 October, once again with International Piano its media partner

Glyndebourne announces programme for 2024 festival

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Monday, August 21, 2023
| Opera Now

As the 2023 festival draws to a close, the company announces plans for 2024

Cecilia Bartoli on the cover of the September 2023 issue of Opera Now

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
| Opera Now

Cecilia Bartoli: a creative force of nature | Joana Mallwitz: ingenuity and instinct on the podium | UK festivals roundup: reviews from a glowing summer of opera

Winners announced for St Albans International Organ Competition 2023

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
| Choir and Organ

Sunkyung Noh has won first prize and the gold medal in this year's Interpretation competition

New outreach project marks 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death

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Monday, August 14, 2023
| Choir and Organ

The initiative takes Byrd’s 1588 ‘Reasons to Sing’ manifesto as a stimulus for exploring why individuals sing and the human desire to express emotions through music-making

New workshop for Dobson's

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Saturday, August 12, 2023
| Choir and Organ

On 5 July Dobson Pipe Organ Builders broke ground for the firm’s new workshop