WOMEX responds to refugee crisis
Building bridges and crossing borders, culture tops the agenda in Budapest Music’s role in facilitating social change and cultural understanding will come into focus this … Read more
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Julliard plans new campus in China
Julliard School is to open its first ever academy outside of New York. Tianjin Juilliard School campus in Beijing, China, will offer US-accredited master’s degrees … Read more
Prized winners
The competition scene is bigger and better than ever before: Glen Kwok, president of the board of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC), … Read more
HELLO STAGE: the social media platform for musicians
Launched a year ago, HELLO STAGE is the largest online platform for classical music. Founder and CEO Bernhard Kerres talks to Mark Powell about his … Read more
Young musicians to learn career tools at workshop
It’s a jungle out there for young musicians, but the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) are cutting a path through it with Make Music Work … Read more
Edinburgh Festival classical line-up revealed
New Edinburgh International Festival director Fergus Linehan has this week revealed the classical music offering for its 2015 edition, which will run from 7-31 August. … Read more
The view from India
Writer and arts critic Veejay Sai on the modern revival movement sweeping across India Art has always been a response to society, and has never survived … Read more
Long-awaited Philharmonie de Paris opens its doors
A hotly anticipated new international centre for music, designed by the renowned French architect Jean Nouvel, will finally open its doors in the New Year. … Read more
App makes music from your movements
A new app generates music from your heartbeat and adapts to your movements. The possibilities are endless, says developer Dr David Plans I started my … Read more
Reinventing the Czech Philharmonic
After a restless couple of decades for the Czech Philharmonic, Mark Powell journeys to Prague and finds a wholly revitalised orchestra Prague’s historic Rudolfinum auditorium … Read more