We’re not being given a viable future': how Brexit will hurt British music

If European musicians start needing visas and other permissions – such as certificate of sponsorship and so on – the cost of the time spent on administration, aside from the extra charges, would present further barriers to booking these artists. When it comes to ensembles and orchestras, multiply the problem – and the cost – by 50 to 100. Someone will have to pick up that bill

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5 steps to help save music education in the UK

Rob Adediran, executive director of the London Music Masters education charity, comments on the #SaveOurMusic campaign

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Prize Winners Announced at Berlin's Max Rostal International Viola Competition

24-year-old German violist Tobias Reifland has been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Max Rostal International Viola Competition.

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Readers sound off on striking CSO musicians

Howard Reich features letters from amid the deluge that followed a recent column, "Don't tell me CSO musicians have it easy."

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Five Singers Named Winners of the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions

Each winner receives a $15,000 cash prize.

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Guess who's Bach? Composer's popularity surges 334 years after his birth

More millennials are listening to classical music according to research released by the Royal Albert Hall and music streaming service Deezer

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Johan Dalene wins violin section of Nielsen Competition 2019

The violinist wins a cash award of €12,000, a CD recording with the Odense Symphony Orchestra on Orchid Records, and performance opportunities

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