WATCH: A Century of Music by British Women
- Monday, March 8, 2021
Watch live from St John's Smith Square a special concert for International Women's Day by violinist...
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PRS report: women composers earn 70% less than male counterparts
- Monday, March 8, 2021
A new report by PRS for Music also shows that over 80% of composers and songwriters in the UK are...
International Opera Awards to be held in May
- Monday, March 8, 2021
The 2020 winners will be revealed at a virtual ceremony on Monday 10 May 2021.
Winners of Basel Composition Competition announced
- Monday, March 8, 2021
The third edition of the Basel Composition Competition took place from 4-7 March.
UK conservatoires ranked second and third in world rankings
- Friday, March 5, 2021
In the QS World University Rankings for Performing Arts, the Royal College of Music comes in at...
Deutsche Grammophon signs harpist Magdalena Hoffmann
- Friday, March 5, 2021
Hoffmann is currently principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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The Long View | If the City won't build London a new hall, someone else must
- Wednesday, February 24, 2021
We mustn't give up on a new concert hall for London, writes Andrew Mellor
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- Monday, February 22, 2021
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- Friday, February 12, 2021
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‘Women didn’t compose back then’ – or did they?
Pianist and musicologist Samantha Ege urges music lovers to explore the wealth of repertoire by...
Buried treasure: Red Squirrel's plans for championing forgotten operas
Stephen Pritchard speaks to John Andrews, the founder of a opera company that aims to breathe new...
International Women's Day: A century of music by British women
Violinist Madeleine Mitchell introduces her International Women's Day a concert - a celebration of...
'Tiring but replenishing': one pianist's commitment to the community
Pianist Clare Hammond describes how engaging with her community, through work in prisons and...
'Like writing on water': the challenges of planning an international festival in a pandemic
Michael Williams, CEO of Buxton International Festival, talks us through the difficulties of...
Opera UK: a new hub for opera makers
In their first media interview, four of the founder directors of Opera UK speak to Stephen Pritchard...