About Gramophone March 2014 issue
In the March 2014 issue of Gramophone it focus on the art of the encore. Martin Cullingford speaks to violinist Hilary Hahn about her new album of 27 specially-commissioned encores for violin and piano and…
2014 Oscar Best Original Score predictions
John Williams – The Book Thief He’s the most Oscar-nominated person ever, but it’s been a good few years since he’s taken an Academy Award home. Not since 1993, in…
Classical musicians Benedetti and Glennie are among ‘Outstanding Women of Scotland’ ?
Scots from every walk of life are to be honoured in a new project for International Women’s Day. Following a two-week Twitter poll to generate nominations, Scotland’s female pioneers will…
Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony spectaculated by Classical music
Opening to a soundtrack of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, as a young girl named Lubov (translated as ‘Love’) recapped some of the most exciting moments of the games. As three…
Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony spectaculated by Classical music
Opening to a soundtrack of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, as a young girl named Lubov (translated as ‘Love’) recapped some of the most exciting moments of the games. As three…
Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony spectaculated by Classical music
Opening to a soundtrack of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, as a young girl named Lubov (translated as ‘Love’) recapped some of the most exciting moments of the games. As three…
The reasons why classical music is never dead
1. It’s cheaper than football For perhaps the first time in history, it’s cheaper to go to the opera than a football match. If you’re a student, you can go…
New Vivaldi and Disney’s Frozen video on YouTube
Posting this video on YouTube, where so far it has received more than 800,000 views in less than 24 hours, they said they wanted to add a little more drama…
Alfie Boe and Julian Lloyd Webber…joining for Parkinson’s concert
The classical stars are joining forces for ‘Symfunny’, a performance to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s UK. It’s a charity close to the heart of leading conductor James Morgan…
The second annual Opera Awards 2014 nominations announced
The nominations and the awards have and will be decided by the judging panel, made up of chairman John Allison, critics Hugh Canning, Fiona Maddocks and George Loomis, and Sir…