Winners of The International Opera Awards 2014
The stars of the opera world were out in force this evening for the second annual Opera Awards. After performances from Stuart Skelton, winner of the Male Singer Award, Duncan…
Winners of The International Opera Awards 2014
The stars of the opera world were out in force this evening for the second annual Opera Awards. After performances from Stuart Skelton, winner of the Male Singer Award, Duncan…
The new president of Warner Classics and Erato, Alain Lanceron
Alain Lanceron has been name as the new president of Warner Classics and Erato – the company which now includes what was the EMI Classics and Virgin Classics labels. A…
Clean Bandit’s ‘Extraordinary’ on Guardian website
Clean Bandit have revealed their new music video for forthcoming single ‘Extraordinary’. The video, shot on location in Cuba, shows various members of the string quartet playing cellos and violins…
The world-renowned pianist receives honorary doctorate
The world-renowned pianist Lang Lang receives honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University. The award will be presented to Lang Lang ahead of the artist’s sold-out recital at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, his only UK…
Pianist Iain Burnside talks t about recording all of Rachmaninov’s songs with seven different singers
[asa]B00IE6ZWJQ[/asa] Edinburgh-based Delphian Records has just released a three-CD set and downloads of the complete songs of Sergey Rachmaninov. Seven singers take about through the 72 songs, but only one pianist,…
Il Divo serenaded on their concerts in Las Vegas
Well, earlier this week they went rather above and beyond the call of duty at one of their concerts in Las Vegas as part of their US tour. They stopped…
Il Divo serenaded on their concerts in Las Vegas
Well, earlier this week they went rather above and beyond the call of duty at one of their concerts in Las Vegas as part of their US tour. They stopped…
Beethoven statue monument causes controversy
The monument – one of 12 statues of the composer in Bonn, Germany – features an armless torso with a swollen head looking longingly into the distance, sitting in front…
Beethoven statue monument causes controversy
The monument – one of 12 statues of the composer in Bonn, Germany – features an armless torso with a swollen head looking longingly into the distance, sitting in front…