Lars Petter Hagen – Six in Sixty
Early bird or night owl? I used to like staying up very late, but in later years I have developed into more of a morning … Read more
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Hildur Guðnadóttir becomes first solo woman ever to win GRAMMY for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
An Icelandic record-breaking composer made history – again – earlier this week when she picked up a GRAMMY for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media … Read more
Kronos Quartet and Terry Riley collaborate again
Following the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Kronos Quartet have released a video for Beebopterismo, a track from Sun Rings in collaboration with composer … Read more
Pietari Inkinen makes Bayreuth debut
Finish conductor Pietari Inkinen will make his debut at Bayreuth Festival next year when he conducts a new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. The four operas will … Read more
John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter team up for new album
The five-time Oscar winning film composer and conductor, John Williams, has teamed up with violinist friend and collaborator Anne-Sophie Mutter for a new album. Across The Stars … Read more
Donizetti: Il Paria will perform at the Barbican
Opera Rara and Britten Sinfonia will collaborate for the first time to present a concert performance of Donizetti’s Il Paria. Conducted by Opera Rara’s artistic … Read more
25 year-old composer Dani Howard on the premiere of her first full-length work
The Opera Story will premiere 25-year-old composer Dani Howard’s first opera, Robin Hood, in Peckham on Wednesday 27 February. Performed over three floors in the … Read more
2019 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize announces winner
A British composer has made history as the first woman to take the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for her life-long service to music – … Read more
The British-Iranian composer caught up in Trump’s “Muslim Ban”
New opera ID, Please took on a shocking realism for its female British-Iranian composer at the height of Trump’s “Muslim Ban”. Here Soosan Lolavar writes … Read more
Shirley J Thompson: Spirit of Independence
Composer and writer Shirley J Thompson explains how she is bringing history to life in modern opera – and finding brand new audiences in the … Read more