Inside the Berlin Phil’s Digital Concert Hall
Berlin Philharmonic’s Tobias Möller tells Maria Roberts how the orchestra built its pioneering online concert hall With every angle covered, from sold-out tours to audience-grabbing … Read more
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20 Questions: composer Richard J Birkin
Name: Richard J Birkin Occupation: Composer Age: 32 Place of birth: Derby, UK Main workplace: My studio in Belper, Derbyshire Current project: Songs For Spoken Words [due for release in … Read more
AMA Conference 2014: the highlights
This year’s Arts Marketing Association Conference saw arts marketers from around the world head to Bristol for two days of workshops, sessions and networking. With the … Read more
Taking Sistema to Britain’s students
Inspired by El Sistema, UK initiative In Harmony provides creative, innovative music education for the children who need it most, says project manager Richard Shrewsbury Old … Read more
Art by Numbers: email is actually more effective than social media
It’s easy to see social media as the hipper, switched-on sibling of the humble email. But regarding the lowly inbox as yesterday’s technology is a big … Read more
Sydney Symphony extends webcasting programme
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced plans to live stream its performances via YouTube. The launch has been made possible through a new partnership with … Read more
MTC launches new site
Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) has launched a new website which provides information on hotels, restaurants and transport to ticket buyers. It’s hoped that linking information … Read more
Can digital ever replace the live experience?
We used to watch shows in theatres and concert halls, now they’re on screens and podcasts. But Maria Roberts says there’s nothing like the live … Read more
Cinemacasts don’t attract new audiences to opera
Opera broadcasts in cinemas do not appear to be building a new audience for the art form, according to new research from English Touring Opera. … Read more
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons reimagined by new app
Deutsche Grammophon and UK-based developers Touch Press have teamed up to create a new app exploring Vivaldi’s classic work, The Four Seasons. The app includes two … Read more