UMG poach Graham Parker
Universal Music Group (UMG) has turned to the airwaves for its next president of US classical music labels, with WQXR’s general manager Graham Parker appointed. … Read more
Calidore String Quartet win USD100,000
Calidore String Quartet has won the world’s biggest classical music prize, taking home USD100,000 (€89,160). The M-Prize, set up in October 2015, is the single … Read more
Coppola’s first opera due to open
American film director Sofia Coppola’s first ever opera is about to open at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. La Traviata features costume design by iconic fashion … Read more
Thousands take the floor for Big Dance
Thousands of dancers from countries across the world took part in a simultaneous dance routine on Friday, choreographed by Akram Khan. The Big Dance Pledge … Read more
The giant ‘cellofest’ gathering fans in Los Angeles
Chiliads of cello fans arrived in Los Angeles earlier this week for the launch of the 2nd Piatigorsky International Cello Festival (13 – 22 May), named … Read more
Flash mobs protest EUYO closure
Flash mobs have gathered across Europe to protest European Youth Orchestra’s closure. Since EUYO’s demise was announced on 12 May a campaign to save the … Read more
Panter and Squire step down at ATG
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire are leaving their chief executive roles at Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) in a move that has shocked the theatre sector. … Read more
17-year-old cellist wins BBC Young Musician competition
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a seventeen-year-old cellist from Nottingham, has won the career-boosting BBC Young Musician competition. Co-hosted by former winner Alison Balsom and BBC presenter Josie … Read more
Harry Potter tickets up for auction
Harry Potter might come from humble origins – a cupboard under the stairs – but tickets for his theatre outing Harry Potter and the Cursed … Read more
International Opera Awards announced
The International Opera Awards were presented in a ceremony at London’s Savoy Theatre last night. Hosted by BBC Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny, the night included … Read more