Just two days after International Women’s Day, and a UK campaign on BBC Radio 3 to celebrate the achievement of women composers – including programmes … Read more
A lucky group of 109 young musicians have been selected to tour Europe with National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). Not … Read more
The judges and presenters for the famed BBC Young Musician 2016 award have been announced. Trumpeter Alison Balsom, herself a former finalist, will co-host the career … Read more
Southbank Centre, the UK’s leading arts venue in London, has announced the launch of a brand new award for women – the first ever … Read more
Line-up announced for Nils Frahm-curated Barbican weekend Nils Frahm, the Berlin-based contemporary composer and pianist with a cult-like following, is to curate this year’s Barbican … Read more
Richard Alston is premiering his latest internationally-flavoured piece An Italian in Madrid at Sadler’s Wells later this month. Taking his musical cues from Italian composer … Read more
Mark Dobson has been announced as the new executive director of Manchester’s iconic Royal Exchange Theatre. Dobson was former chief executive Tyneside Cinema, a unique … Read more
A musician and composer from the Netherlands has launched her own special range of composer shower curtains, mugs, T-shirts, duvets and more. Manchester-based Cellist Margit … Read more