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

Musicians' Union calls off further ENO strike action

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
| Opera Now

All further strikes and action short of a strike are called off at English National Opera

Czech Philharmonic names Sir Simon Rattle as Principal Guest

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Monday, February 12, 2024
| Gramophone

London’s loss is Prague’s gain as Czech Philharmonic announces appointment of new Principal Guest Conductor

RSC announces Britten and Holst play

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
| Opera Now

Mapping the friendship between Imogen Holst and Benjamin Britten, Mark Ravenhill's play is set as Britten completes his opera Gloriana

Recipients of RCO Medal announced

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
| Choir and Organ

Royal College of Organists announces recipients of its highest award

RPS announces winners of 2024 awards

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
| Gramophone

UK music society hosts its awards in Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music for the first time

Six new works premiered at JAM's 'Music of Our Time' concert

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
| Choir and Organ

Tonight sees the premieres of six new works at JAM's concert at St Brides, Fleet St

The Borletti-Buitoni Trust announces 2024 BBT Award and Fellowship winners

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
| Gramophone

BBT awards a varied line-up of ensembles and instrumentalists with prizes

Norwich Cathedral announces ‘Organ Reborn!’ Festival.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
| Choir and Organ

Celebrating its newly refurbished pipe organ, the cathedral will host a week long festival

Deutsche Grammophon announces signing of Nobuyuki Tsujii

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Monday, April 22, 2024
| Gramophone

The exclusive partnership will see the pianist's debut DG album released in 2025

Peter Holder appointed organist at Christ Church, Oxford

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
| Choir and Organ

The current Sub-Organist at Westminster Abbey will assume the position this autumn

Dmytro Udovychenko wins Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
| Gramophone

The Ukrainian violinist emerged victorious after a performance at the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts

Welsh National Opera announces joint directors

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
| Opera Now

Stage director Adele Thomas and creative producer Sarah Crabtree combine forces to become joint CEOs and general directors at the Cardiff-based opera company

The internationally renowned conductor James Loughran has died aged 92

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
| Gramophone

The Glasgow born conductor was the first Brit to be appointed principal of a major German orchestra

Igor Levit's next album to feature Brahms's Piano Concertos and late solo works

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Monday, June 10, 2024
| International Piano

Advance track of collaboration with Christian Thielemann available to hear now

Matthew McKinney wins 2024 Kathleen Ferrier Competition

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
| Opera Now

Friday's competition at the Wigmore Hall revealed three winning singers

Sing for Pleasure announces diamond jubilee conference 'Shaping the Choral Future'

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Thursday, August 22, 2024
| Choir and Organ

The choral charity hosts a day conference in celebration of its 60th anniversary looking at the future of choral music

Royal Opera House announces its 2023/2024 season

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
| Opera Now

Pappano’s last new production will be Strauss’s Elektra in January 2024 with Nina Stemme in the title role, and Karita Mattila as the haunted queen Klytämnestra

Leeds Lieder loses out on Arts Council funding

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Monday, June 5, 2023
| Opera Now

2023 Festival still to go ahead, but leaving an uncertain future for the charity

Introducing the July/August 2023 issue of International Piano, featuring Yunchan Lim

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Monday, June 26, 2023
| International Piano

Yunchan Lim: life after the Cliburn | Georges Cziffra: compelling charisma or empty showmanship? | Villa-Lobos’s Rudepoêma: a survey of recordings

Europe's first Classical Pride concert takes place tonight at the Barbican

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Friday, July 7, 2023
| Gramophone

Nicky Spence, Pavel Kolesnikov and the CBSO are joined by a line-up of star performers celebrating individuality in classical music

Easterly Winds

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Friday, November 10, 2023
| Choir and Organ

Organist Thomas Trotter to give recital on newly rebuilt Norwich Cathedral organ

Salisbury Cathedral celebrates Holst's 150th anniversary

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
| Choir and Organ

‘Holst 150’ features a full-length film of The Planets performed on the Cathedral’s Father Willis organ alongside specially tailored online resources

Manchester-based creative wins DARE Art Prize

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
| Opera Now

The fifth winner of the prestigious prize has been announced

Pam Wedgwood wins Lifetime Achievement Award

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
| International Piano

Composer Pam Wedgwood to be recognised for her contribution to piano education