Cleveland named World’s Favourite Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra (pictured) has taken the Bachtrack title of World’s Favourite Orchestra. Since voting opened on the Bachtrack website on 6 September, 11,895 votes … Read more
Record audiences at Beethovenfest Bonn
Visitor numbers to this year’s Beethovenfest Bonn reached 75,000, the largest ever audience since the festival was re-established in 1999. The figure is evidence of … Read more
London Chamber Orchestra joins HarrisonParrott
In a radical move, London’s oldest chamber orchestra has signed a three-year interim management deal with classical music agency HarrisonParrott. The London Chamber Orchestra had … Read more
Vänskä steps down from Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, has resigned following news that the musicians of the orchestra have rejected a fourth contract proposal … Read more
New award for UK’s young composers
A new award to celebrate the UK’s finest young composers has been launched by the National Centre for Early Music and BBC Radio 3. The … Read more
More musicians trading rare instruments for loans
A British personal asset management company has reported a growing trend in the number of rare instruments being traded as collateral for loans. borro, a … Read more
ProGuard appoint new UK distributor
ProGuard, a leading supplier of hearing solutions for music, has recently appointed Strings and Things as its new distribution partner in the UK. Strings and … Read more
Kurt Masur receives lifetime achievement award
Conductor Kurt Masur (pictured left) has been awarded this year’s European Cultural Prize by the European Foundation for Culture Pro Europa. Masur received the foundation’s … Read more
Royal Mint unveils Britten coin
The UK’s Royal Mint has unveiled the design for the 50p coin commissioned to mark the centenary of of the birth of composer Benjamin Britten. … Read more
Gramophone winners announced
The winners of this year’s Gramophone Classical Music Awards have been revealed. The Choral Award went to Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Chorus for … Read more