That prediction turned out to be incredibly well-founded since all five musicians who performed there would go on to achieve worldwide fame. Nupen’s documentary followed … Read more
A concert by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta came to an abrupt halt earlier last month when concertmaster and first violinist James Cuddeford collapsed on stage … Read more
The ceremony for this year’s British Composer Awards will be held at the British Film Institute on 9 December. A total of 33 composers have … Read more
Classical music participation in the US suffered a 29 percent dip in the last twenty years, and, since 2010, the orchestras of Philadelphia, Louisville, and … Read more
Kansas City’s concert hall, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, started out as an idea and a sketch on a napkin. This uniquely shaped … Read more
In the run-up to the recently concluded World Series between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets, the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra laid down … Read more
As hundreds of mourners gathered outside Paris’ Bataclan venue, where a terror attack resulted in the death of 118 people, a musician set up a … Read more
Mexican pianist and conductor Alondra de la Parra will become one of the few women to lead a major orchestra when she takes over as … Read more
Help Musicians UK, a charity aimed at supporting musicians from all genres with a wide range of issues, has published results of a survey showing … Read more
London’s Royal Opera House has unveiled plans to stream performances online, allowing those who can’t make it to the capital or who would rather watch … Read more
If you ever happen to be in Hong Kong travelling with a cello, don’t count on being able to get on a train. Under the … Read more
This eclectic mix comes with a solid foundation of baroque dance, which McCormick has been pursuing since he was eight on top of a ballet … Read more
Vaughan Williams was born into an upper middle class family on October 12, 1872, in Down Ampney, where his father was the vicar of All … Read more
A letter written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sold at a Boston auction for $217,000 recently. Although it is not dated, Mozart wrote it shortly after … Read more
The Montreal Chamber Orchestra (MCO) has been playing with up-and-coming musicians for more than 40 years. But now it is in a deepening financial crisis … Read more