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Classical music news. Obituary — Matthew Best (1957-2025)
Anniversaries: Arthur Sullivan (1842); Daniel François Esprit Auber (1871); Anthony Milner (1925); Dominic Cossa (1935); Kari Løvaas (1939); Anand Modak (1951); Paul Brown (1960); Christopher Tambling (1964); Tasmin Little (1965); Olivier Greif (2000); Wolfgang Ostberg (2011); Glenn Branca (2018); Teresa Berganza (2022); more >>
Twenty-five years ago today:
CD Spotlight — The dizzy sixties - Wilfrid Mellers listens again to George Crumb (published 13 May 2000)
; twenty years ago today:
Ask Alice — A review of Margaret Bartley's biography of Russian-American cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, by Classical Music Agony Aunt Alice McVeigh (published 13 May 2005)
Today's background image: derived from a photo of Hyde Park in London by Marco Chilese
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Classical music news. Obituary — Ronald Corp (1951-2025)
Classical music news. Winchendon Music Festival — Andrew Arceci's Massachusetts-based concert series celebrates its tenth anniversary with five concerts between May and October 2025
Ensemble. The Music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Mike Wheeler is impressed by a Sinfonia Viva event, presented by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
Classical music news. Notes from the Fires — News from Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, USA and UK
Ensemble. Admirable Clarity — Mike Wheeler explores the complex plot of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra', as performed by Opera North
Ensemble. Dated Classical Stoicism? — Paul Bodine, in his first feature for Classical Music Daily, reports on a Beethoven/Tchaikovsky concert in San Diego
Ensemble. An Irresistible Fiery Vigour — Mike Wheeler reports on a memorial concert for one of Derby Chamber Music's founding members, Jon Turner
Classical music news. Obituary — Kari Løvaas (1939-2025)
Ensemble. The 'Alice in Wonderland' Phenomenon — Frances Forbes-Carbines listens to Andrea Bocelli presented using innovative sound technology to an audience of twenty thousand
Ensemble. Serenade to Shakespeare — Mike Wheeler has no complaints about the choral contribution to this inspired idea
Classical music news. May 2025 Newsletter — Watch and listen to our May 2025 video newsletter - The Performing Artist as Co-creator
Classical music news - Firedove — English organist Anna Lapwood's new album was recorded in a Norwegian cathedral
Music on the Front Line — Peter King discusses the special place that music has for journalists at the sharp end of conflict zones
Classical music news - Schumannfest 2025 — 'Romanticise yourself' is the motto of Düsseldorf's Schumann Festival in June 2025
Classical music news. Obituary — Dumitru Zamfira (1940-2025)
Classical music news. Obituary — Martin Graham
Classical music news - April 2025 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month
Ensemble. A Remarkable Achievement — Mike Wheeler is impressed by the clarity of Derby Cathedral Choir's 'St John Passion'
Classical music news. The Last Days of Immanuel Kant — Donald Nally's professional chamber choir The Crossing gives the first performance of a new work by British composer Gavin Bryars
Ensemble. La traviata in Strasbourg — Andreas Rey, in his first report for Classical Music Daily, has mixed feelings about a 2025 Alsatian production of Verdi's famous opera
Classical music news. Jorge Mario Bergoglio — Pope Francis died on Monday 21 April 2025
Classical music news. WNYC saves New Sounds — John Schaefer's radio programme is to continue, thanks to the support of listeners and major donors
Ensemble. An Integral Voice Among Many — John Dante Prevedini attends an evening with American film director Ken Burns
Spotlight. Relevant Authenticity — John Dante Prevedini explores the music of contemporary American composer Alicia Rytlewski. '... a highly original path ...'
Spotlight. Exotic Flavours — Geoff Pearce listens to two works by Gustav Holst. '... very evocative and enjoyable ...'
Ensemble. Firm and Incisive — Mike Wheeler reports on Haydn, McDowall and Handel from Derby
Classical music news. Adèle Charvet — The French mezzo-soprano has been signed up by the Intermusica agency
Classical music news. David Chan — The long-term concertmaster of the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra becomes a professor at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Texas, USA
Classical music news. Obituary — Roberto Cani (1967-2025)
Atayoskewin — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae
Classical music news. The Performing Artist as Co-creator — John Dante Prevedini led an online discussion for Classical Music Daily on Wednesday 23 April 2025
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