Sony and Warner announce social justice funds
Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group have both announced USD100m (€88.7m) funds to support social justice and anti-racist causes. Record labels, particularly in the … Read more
Riccardo Muti leads return of classical music
Riccardo Muti will lead Italy’s first public post-lockdown concert. On 21 June the Italian maestro takes to the stage with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra … Read more
Khachaturian International Competition plans digital edition
The Khachaturian International Competition is the latest event to go digital. The competition, which takes place annually in Armenia, is running the 2020 edition online. … Read more
Jamie Barton and the Gabrieli Players among BBC Music Award winners
Sinfonia of London, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and the Gabrieli Players are among the winners of this year’s BBC Music Magazine Awards. Led by Paul McCreesh, … Read more
Play along with Les Talens Lyriques – for free
The NomadPlay music education app – featuring the music of Les Talens Lyriques – is free for anyone to try until the end of the … Read more
Queen Elisabeth Competition postponed, puts archive performances online
The Queen Elisabeth Competition has rescheduled its 2020 edition. The move comes as COVID-19 lockdown continues across the globe. QEC intended to host a piano … Read more
Classical:NEXT moves Innovation Award online
Classical:NEXT might be postponed, but its Innovation Award is going ahead – only now, in online form. “True to our experimental spirit, Classical:NEXT is trying … Read more
John Adams and Yuja Wang release new composition
John Adams’ latest composition has been released on streaming platforms. Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? was recorded in November 2019 with soloist … Read more
LPO signs Karina Canellakis
London Philharmonic Orchestra has signed up Karina Canellakis as principal guest conductor. Currently chief conductor of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and principal guest conductor at Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester … Read more
Free concerts and kids’ activities from Philharmonie de Paris
Philharmonie de Paris is running a concert at home programme as the COVID-19 lockdown continues. Archive concerts will be posted each night at 8:30pm and … Read more