Saturday, 3 August 2019

Opera Memphis Announces Second McCleave Fellowship Recipient

Opera Memphis announces the second participant in The McCleave Fellowships - Bethania Baray.

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Friday, 2 August 2019

Barrie Kosky interview: ‘If you want to wear a T-shirt to the opera, please do’

Barrie Kosky is arguably the most exciting director working in opera today.

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‘Rising star’ Nathan Aspinall recruited for Nashville Symphony

There’s another Australian shining bright in the Nashville music scene, and he’s not country..

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'Stolen from right out under me': Musician seeks trumpet stolen at Tenderloin jazz club

Dave Levy, a New York-based freelance horn player, was visiting San Francisco last week for a gig. Around 9 p.m. on July 26

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Radio 3's listening figures are on the up...

The station has seen a 6% increase in listeners, compared to last year...

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Thursday, 1 August 2019

Making classical music accessible - The GuardianLetters

If you want to address imbalance in the classical music world you need to increase opportunity for those without the means, writes David Williams.

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The world’s most talented family of musicians (so says Simon Cowell and he should know!)

The Kanneh-Masons, all nine of them, are off to Wales this week on a walking holiday.

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