Classical Music Daily's regular series of news from around the world

Classical music news - March 2024 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - A New Competition - The Tokyo Minato City International Music Competition and Workshop is being launched in 2024

Classical music news - Liberation Festival - Jersey's international festival of classical music and jazz runs from 9-18 May 2024

Classical music news - Wakkerstroom Music Festival - An annual classical music festival in South Africa begins later this month

Classical music news - Chandos Records - British classical record label Chandos Records has been acquired by Klaus Heymann, the founder of Naxos

Classical music news - Kublai Khan - The first performances of Salieri's opera 'Cublai, gran kan de' Tartari' will take place in April 2024

Classical music news - Turbulent Times - The Australian Youth Orchestra goes to Tasmania for its Autumn Season Concert

Classical music news. March 2024 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our March 2024 one hour video newsletter - Classical Music and Politics

Classical music news - Weight in the Fingertips - Ukrainian-American pianist Inna Faliks' recent book tells the story of her upbringing in a Soviet state and her path to becoming a concert pianist

Classical music news - Jess Gillam - The British saxophonist and her ensemble join Intermusica Artists' Management Ltd

Classical music news - February 2024 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Gurwitz Winners - Yungyung Guo, Tatiana Dorokhova and Young Sun Choi win medals at the 2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition

Classical music news. February 2024 Newsletter and other news - Our February 2024 PDF newsletter has just been published, and amongst other items of news, we also feature a conversation between Tamami Honma and Barry Cooper

Classical music news. A Miraculous Achievement - Claire Marsden visits Loughborough to play the Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No 1

Classical music news. New Releases for February 2024 and Later - Browse a selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Obituary - Peter Schickele (1935-2024)

Classical music news - Composers and Conductors - A selection of news items from Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the UK and elsewhere

Classical music news - January 2024 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Laughter and Tears - Announcing a new Canadian opera and marking the Gustav Holst anniversary at the UK's Thaxted Festival

Classical music news. Obituary - Alice Parker (1925-2023)

Classical music news. January 2024 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our January 2024 video newsletter - Twenty-five Years

Classical music news - Bruckner Year 2024 - Celebrating Anton Bruckner's two-hundredth birthday

Classical music news - December 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. New Year's Eve from Berlin - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's 2023 New Year's Eve concert will be broadcast live to around three-hundred-and-fifty cinemas across Europe

Classical music news. New Releases for January 2024 and Later - Browse a selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Melissa Gregory - An Australian mezzo has won the 2023 Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers' Competition

Classical music news. December 2023 Newsletter - Our December 2023 PDF newsletter, 'Time and Time Again', has just been published

Classical music news - International Opera Awards - A series of organisations and individuals were honoured at a ceremony in Poland on 9 November 2023, plus other news

Classical music news - November 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. National Contemporary Orchestra - The USA has a new professional orchestra

Classical music news. Solomon's Knot - Brown University's Lindemann Performing Arts Center opened recently, and Bach's Magnificat opens the Christmas season at London's Wigmore Hall

Classical music news. November 2023 Newsletter - Our November 2023 PDF newsletter, 'Beautiful, Powerful Music', has just been published

Classical music news. New Releases for November 2023 and Later - Browse a selection of new recordings

Classical music news. A Competition, a Resignation and a New Opera - The Global Music Education League's competition returns to China after a four-year break, Martyn Brabbins resigns from English National Opera with immediate effect, and excerpts from Jaap Nico Hamburger's new opera 'Ariella' are to be performed across Canada

Classical music news. Obituary - Maurice Bourgue (1939-2023)

Classical music news. Klein String Competition - Applications open on 1 November 2023 for the 2024 Irving M Klein International String Competition

Classical music news. World New Music Days - The International Society for Contemporary Music takes World New Music Days to South Africa for the very first time

Classical music news. New Releases for October 2023 and Later - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - October 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - Hallelujah! - Enjoy performances around the world of Handel's 'Messiah' in December 2023

Classical music news. October 2023 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our October 2023 one hour video newsletter - Classical Music and Artificial Intelligence

Classical music news - A New Worker-owned Cooperative - American classical recording company Soundmirror has transitioned to employee ownership

Classical music news - Echoes of the Ages - History in the making: orchestral performance in Iceland of instruments made entirely by Hans Jóhannsson

Classical music news - Quebec Appointment for Strategic Reflection - Composer Simon Bertrand is appointed as interim artistic director of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec

Classical music news - Malcolm Arnold Festival - The eighteenth Malcolm Arnold Festival will run from 14-15 October 2023, live in Northampton, UK, with an online day on 29 October 2023

Classical music news - Ben Glassberg - British conductor Ben Glassberg will become Music Director of Volksoper Wien in January 2024

Classical music news - Pacifica Quartet - The Pacifica Quartet returns as Don Michael Randel ensemble-in-residence at Chicago University

Classical music news - The Compleat Busoni and other delights - A book launch, first performance and signing will take place this month in Canberra, Australia

Classical music news - A Bridge Between Genres - Beethovenfest Bonn features the first appearance of Israeli-American conductor Yoel Gamzou's new kind of orchestra, bridging genres and playing 50% first performances

Classical music news - September 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Homo Sentiens - A veteran British conductor steps down from forthcoming performances, and the Polish festival Wratislavia Cantans embraces Mother Nature

Classical music news. September 2023 Newsletter - Our September 2023 PDF newsletter, 'A Spiritual Journey', has just been published

Classical music news. September 2023 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - The Innocent Fields - Recent items of interest, including the Presteigne Festival, Jonathan McPhee adapting Wagner, Nick Hely-Hutchinson's Perfect Pitch podcast, the Stabat Mater music calendar and a study of unusual vocal techniques

Classical music news - Pafio e Mirra - A rediscovered Salieri ballet was 'hiding in plain sight'

Classical music news - Rossini Opera Festival - The programme for next year's Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro is announced during this year's festival

Classical music news - Alberta in Harmony - A brief look at the 2023/24 season of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical music news - August 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - Emotional Highs - Forthcoming performances in the USA and UK

Classical music news. Obituary - Carl Davis (1936-2023)

Classical music news. August 2023 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our August 2023 one hour video newsletter - The Creative Spark

Classical music news - Previews - Looking ahead to events during the 2023/24 season

Classical music news - July 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - André Watts (1946-2023)

Classical music news. Appointments - New (and existing) jobs for members of the international classical music community

Classical music news. July 2023 Newsletter - Our July 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. Making the world safe for small pianists - The Stretto Piano Festival and other forthcoming events, including the Verbier, Berkshire High Peaks, Presteigne and Oxford International Song festivals

Classical music news. July 2023 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Obituary - Peter Dickinson (1934-2023)

Classical music news - June 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)

Classical music news. June 2023 Newsletter - Our June 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. Davidsbündler Feest - Celebrate the Davidsbündler Music Academy's successful first year

Classical music news. June 2023 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - May 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Rhythms of the Brain - Performance news from Iceland, New Zealand and Malta

Classical music news. May 2023 Newsletter - Our May 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. The Pursuit of Musick - Some new publications and other news

Classical music news. May 2023 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - April 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. April 2023 Newsletter - Our 1 April 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news - March 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. March 2023 Newsletter - Our March 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published, along with some extra classical music news and our February 2023 classical music obituaries

Classical music news. March 2023 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Obituary - Hilary Tann (1947-2023)

Classical music news. Tan Dun - Decca signs the multi-award-winning composer of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

Classical music news. Animal Farm - Dutch National Opera's Opera Forward Festival explores uncharted territory, plus Conlon Collective news

Classical music news. Choral Music by Black Composers - Oxford University Press publishes Marques L A Garrett's significant choral music anthology

Classical music news. February 2023 Newsletter - Our February 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. Obituary - Easley Blackwood (1933-2023)

Classical music news. February 2023 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - Nevis Ensemble - Due to severe funding challenges, the Glasgow-based orchestra with a vision of 'music for everyone, everywhere', has had to cease operations

Classical music news - Juliane Banse - The German soprano will be the new head professor of voice at Madrid's Reina Sofía School of Music for 2023-24

Classical music news - Music, Migration and Mobility - Malcolm Miller previews a new exhibition in London about émigré composers

Classical music news. Obituary - José Evangelista (1943-2023)

Classical music news - A New Organ in Poland - Iveta Apkalna gives the first performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Organ Concerto to inaugurate the new organ in Katowice's NOSPR Concert Hall

Classical music news - English Touring Opera - New productions of Donizetti's 'Lucrezia Borgia' and Rossini's 'Il viaggio a Reims' will tour in Spring 2023

Classical music news - American Invention - The New York Virtuoso Singers present a February 2023 concert of first performances

Classical music news - The Richter Scale Premixes - News from Eric Fraad's Heresy Records

Classical music news - January 2023 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - January Newsletter and December Obituaries - Our January 2023 PDF newsletter has just been published, along with a summary of those the classical music world lost in December 2022

Classical music news. Obituary - John Aler (1970-2022)

Classical music news. December 2022 Newsletter - Our December 2022 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. The Birth of Chords - Watch Marina Frolova-Walker's lecture, which discusses the system that has dominated western music since the seventeenth century

Classical music news - November 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Great Resilience and Creativity - Twenty finalists have been announced for the 2023 Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition

Classical music news. Bernstein's String Quartet - Two movements of an early string quartet by Leonard Bernstein are to be recorded and issued on Navona Records next year

Classical music news. November 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Beethoven Marathon - Julian Jacobson plays all thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas, from memory, in one day

Classical music news. String Competition - Applications open on 1 November 2022 for the 2023 Irving M Klein International String Competition

Classical music news. Dutch National Ballet - Wins for young dancers, plus an online concert of music by Steven R Gerber

Classical music news - October 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Edinburgh is a Story - Various items of news from around the world

Classical music news. October 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. October 2022 Newsletter - Our October 2022 MP3 newsletter has just been published

Classical music news - September 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Winners, Projects, Cancellations - Items in the news

Classical music news. Obituary - Lars Vogt (1970-2022)

Classical music news. Gothic Opera - This Halloween in London UK, Gothic Opera presents a double bill of unknown supernatural operas by female composers Louise Bertin and Pauline Viardot

Classical music news. September 2022 Newsletter - Our September 2022 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. September 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - August 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Gramercy Brass - A high profile brass group based in New York, the Gramercy Brass Orchestra, celebrates its fortieth anniversary and the ninetieth birthday of film composer John Williams

Classical music news. Santander Piano Competition - Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Xiaolu Zang and Marcel Tadokoro have won first, second and third prizes in the 2022 Santander International Piano Competition this month

Classical music news. August 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. August 2022 Newsletter - Our August 2022 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news - Return of the Discovery Orchestra - An American orchestra returns post-pandemic to help its audience find inspiration

Classical music news - July 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Bard Music Festival - Bard Music Festival, beginning 5 August 2022, explores the life and times of one of the last great romantics in 'Rachmaninoff and His World'

Classical music news. Pierrot Chamber Music Festival - The Pierrot Chamber Music Festival celebrates its summer season at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center in Garden City, New York, USA

Classical music news. Obituary - Richard Taruskin (1945-2022)

Classical music news. July 2022 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our July 2022 newsletter - Youth Involvement in Classical Music

Classical music news - June 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - David Lloyd-Jones (1934-2022)

Classical music news. June 2022 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our June 2022 newsletter - a special feature on women composers

Classical music news - May 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. June 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Obituary - Teresa Berganza (1935-2022)

Classical music news. The Book of Moments - Heresy Records releases Chinese pianist Ji Liu's eighteen hour 'Sonata Fantasy, The Book of Moments', which honours frontline pandemic workers

Classical music news. May 2022 Newsletter - Our May 2022 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. Music Competitions - Here are details of various music competitions taking place during the coming months

Classical music news. April-May 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Ana Sokolovic - Quebec's contemporary music society appoints Serbian-born Ana Sokolovic as its new artistic director

Classical music news - April 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - Philippe Boesmans (1936-2022)

Classical music news. Obituary - Karl Korte (1928-2022)

Classical music news. Obituary - Boris Brott (1944-2022)

Classical music news. Obituary - Lyell Cresswell (1944-2022)

Classical music news. April 2022 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our April 2022 newsletter

Classical music news - The Usedom Music Festival - A German music festival features three concerts with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical music news - March 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. No Russian Music? - Should we ban Tchaikovsky because of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine?

Classical music news. March 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. March 2022 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our March 2022 newsletter

Classical music news - February 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - January 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world lost this month

Classical music news. February 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - December 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world lost last month

Classical music news. Taiwan's New Landmark - Taipei Performing Arts Centre is to open in Summer 2022

Classical music news. January 2022 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Eden - Joyce DiDonato presents a multi-faceted initiative embracing a global tour of more than forty-five venues across five continents, an album, education programmes and multiple partnerships

Classical music news. December 2021 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news - October and November 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this and last month

Classical music news. November 2021 New Releases - Browse a large selection of new recordings

Classical music news. November 2021 Newsletter - Watch and listen to our November 2021 newsletter

Classical music news. Obituary - Bernard Haitink (1929-2021)

Classical music news. Training in Vienna - The second group of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy students is beginning its training

Classical music news. Paloma O'Shea Competition - Register by 18 October 2021 to take part in the 2022 Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition

Classical music news. Newsletter and October 2021 New Releases - Watch and listen to our October newsletter, and browse a large selection of new recordings, plus a book, a film and various concerts

Classical music news - September 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. The Ideal Bridge - Michele Mariotti is to make his debut at Vienna State Opera with The Barber of Seville

Classical music news. Obituary - Sylvano Bussotti (1931-2021)

Classical music news. Obituary - András Ligeti (1953-2021)

Classical music news. Obituary - Igor Oistrakh (1931-2021)

Classical music news. John Poole - A memorial concert for British conductor John Poole was live-streamed from London

Classical music news. Joint Commissions - Four organisations from different countries collaborate to commission new works from Quebec composer Samy Moussa

Classical music news. Obituary - Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021)

Classical music news. Newsletter and September 2021 New Releases - A selection of new recordings

Classical music news - August 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. August 2021 New Releases - A selection of new recordings

Classical music news - Notations - Oregon Symphony's latest digital series celebrates the connection between culture and music, spotlighting the diversity of Oregon's extraordinary musical landscape

Classical music news - July 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - Female Grief, Sacrifice and Heroism - Announcing the release of 'iGIRL', a new electronic opera by Roger Doyle with libretto by Marina Carr

Classical music news. Obituary - Louis Andriessen (1939-2021)

Classical music news - Newsletter plus June Obituaries - Classical Music Daily's July 2021 Newsletter, has just been published, along with a summary of musicians the classical music world lost last month

Classical music news. July 2021 New Releases - A selection of new recordings

Classical music news. Obituary - Alexander Maykapar (1946-2021)

Classical music news. Defining Our Field - Classical Music Daily's June 2021 Newsletter is a panel discussion led by John Dante Prevedini, and has just been published as a video podcast

Classical music news. Petrichor Competition and Save Lev's Violin - The submission deadline for a new international music competition will pass in a few days' time, and money is being raised to restore a precious violin

Classical music news - May 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - Ester Mägi (1922-2021)

Classical music news. Streaming, Downloads and CDs - Classical Music Daily's May 2021 Newsletter has just been published as a video podcast

Classical music news. Obituary - Christa Ludwig (1928-2021)

Classical music news - April 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Profile. Donald Nally - Ona Jarmalavičiūtė talks to American choral conductor Donald Nally, director of The Crossing

Classical music news. Obituary - Simon Bainbridge (1952-2021)

Classical music news. Obituary - Jane Manning (1938-2021)

Classical music news. Creativity, Innovation and Re-invention - Classical Music Daily's April 2021 Newsletter has just been published as a video podcast

Classical music news - Vienna Deadline - There are a few more days to apply for the 2021 Vienna International Music Competition

Classical music news - Occurrence, Concurrence and Recurrence - A recent CD from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra has been published and recorded by Sono Luminus

Classical music news - March 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. The Schoenberg Effect - The Berlin-based Notos Quartett's second album, devoted to Brahms, will be released on Sony Classical this month

Classical music news. Buxton Festival - The Buxton International Festival (8-25 July 2021) announces its headline events

Classical music news. Hang in there together - Classical Music Daily's March 2021 Newsletter has just been published as a video podcast

Classical music news - Steven Gerber - The English Symphony Orchestra presents a Steven Gerber portrait concert

Classical music news. Peter Forbes - A recently retired medical doctor launches Forbes International Artist Management to help a new generation of classical musicians

Classical music news - February 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Hans van Manen Variations - Dutch National Ballet livestreams six ballets from the Dutch master of dance, with musical accompaniment by the Dutch Ballet Orchestra

Classical music news. Ching-Lien Wu - The Chorus Master of Dutch National Opera has been appointed Chef des choeurs at Opéra National de Paris

Classical music news. Barlow Endowment - Applications are open for the Barlow Prize, Barlow General Commission and Barlow Latter-day Saints Commission

Classical music news. Singing in Cars? - Classical Music Daily's February 2021 Newsletter has just been published as a video podcast

Classical music news. New Conducting Competition - Only Stage Management Company in cooperation with Classics Management Budapest announces the first edition of the Only Stage International Conducting Competition

Classical music news. In Memoriam Krzysztof Penderecki - Polish Cultural Institute New York presents a worldwide programme honouring the life and legacy of the Polish composer

Classical music news. Obituary - Elijah Moshinsky (1946-2021)

Classical music news. Jim Hutton - RLPO violinist celebrates forty years with the orchestra

Classical music news. Rattle to Munich - Simon Rattle is appointed Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and extends with the London Symphony Orchestra

Classical music news - Dreams of a New Day - Cedille Records announces new releases for 2021

Classical music news. Obituary - John Georgiadis (1939-2021)

Classical music news - January 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Upgrading to the Visual - Classical Music Daily's January 2021 Newsletter has just been published in a new video podcast format

Classical music news. Obituary - Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Fou Ts'ong (1934-2020)

Classical music news - Contemporary Classical Music from Iran - Petrichor Records announces four new CD releases of contemporary classical music from Iranian and Iranian-American composers

Classical music news - Free Tuition in Spain - Madrid's Reina Sofía School of Music is accepting applications for auditions

Classical music news - December 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Pirates Ahoy! - A new anti-piracy software service is set to curb the lockdown spike in illegal music streaming

Classical music news. Personal, Political and Social Lockdown - An assortment of short news items, plus 'Seven Deadly Sins', Classical Music Daily's December 2020 Newsletter, just published in a new audio podcast format

Classical music news - November 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Edward Chilvers - Idiosyncratic pianist Edward Chilvers has devised a dice and mathematical chart system 'to follow nature not convention'

Classical music news. Winner's Tour - Dmytro Choni gives recitals in Spain after winning the nineteenth Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition

Classical music news. November 2020 Newsletter - 'Time and Space', Classical Music Daily's November 2020 Newsletter, has just been published, along with an assortment of short news items

Classical music news - Muti Returns to Palermo - Riccardo Muti will be back in Palermo for three concerts and will be granted freedom of the city

Classical music news - Refugee Orchestra Project - New commissions are up and running in Lidiya Yankovskaya's project which demonstrates the importance of refugees to the United States cultural scene

Classical music news - The Piano Student - A 2019 novel about pianist Vladimir Horowitz is published in the United States and United Kingdom this month in an English translation

Classical music news - Schubert via Zoom - Sing and/or play Schubert's Mass in G online

Classical music news - Fermi's Paradox - Sono Luminus releases a new recording by Carolyn Surrick and Ronn McFarlane

Classical music news - October 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - The Story of Babar - On Friday 6 November 2020, Nimbus will release a CD single of Miriam Margolyes and Simon Callaghan performing Poulenc's setting of Cécile and Jean de Brunhoff's 'The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant'

Classical music news - MITO SettembreMusica - Hosted by the Italian cities of Milan and Turin, MITO SettembreMusica 2020 was different to all other previous editions of the festival

Classical music news - Virtual Cellobello Gala 2020 - Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Alisa Weilerstein and Pieter Wispelwey will perform at the virtual CelloBello Gala on Sunday 11 October 2020

Classical music news - Eleonora Perretta - A young Neapolitan guitarist wins the 2020 Mottola Guitar Competition in south-east Italy

Classical music news - The English Music Festival - The Sussex-based festival plays its part in the return to music-making in the UK with an Autumn Festival on 9 and 20 October 2020

Classical music news - September 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. September 2020 Newsletter - 'A Quiet Logic', Classical Music Daily's September 2020 Newsletter, has just been published, along with an assortment of short news items

Classical music news - Leonard Bernstein at 102 - The Knights Orchestra celebrate with a streamed production of Bernstein's opera 'Candide'

Classical music news - August 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - Julian Bream (1933-2020)

Classical music news. Diabelli Variations - American pianist David Korevaar completes his Beethoven project and will appear in a virtual recital at Snake River Music Festival with violinist Charles Wetherbee

Classical music news. Obituary - Leon Fleisher (1928-2020)

Classical music news. August 2020 Newsletter - 'A Fresh Vision', Classical Music Daily's August 2020 Newsletter, has just been published, along with an assortment of short news items

Classical music news. Obituary - Paul Reale (1943-2020)

Classical music news - July 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Ida Haendel (1928-2020)

Classical music news. July 2020 Newsletter - 'A Miracle in Ravenna', Classical Music Daily's July 2020 Newsletter, has just been published, along with an assortment of short news items

Classical music news - Harold Rosenbaum - American conductor Harold Rosenbaum presents a free online group conducting lesson on 29 June 2020

Classical music news - Donatella Flick Conducting Competition - The deadline for the 2021 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition has been extended until 13 August 2020

Classical music news - Gabrielle Després - Nineteen-year-old Canadian-born violinist Gabrielle Després wins the thirty-fifth Irving M Klein String Competition

Classical music news. The Mother - In July 2020 Dacapo Records will release the first recording of Carl Nielsen's complete music for Helge Rode's play 'Moderen'

Classical music news. The Prison - The first recording of Ethel Smyth's 1930 work 'The Prison' is to be released on Chandos Records

Classical music news - June 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Obituary - Marcello Abbado (1926-2020)

Classical music news. Manhattan Music Competition - Applications for the fifth Manhattan International Music Competition should be made by 30 June 2020

Classical music news. Obituary - Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)

Classical music news. June 2020 Newsletter - 'The Art of Thinking', Classical Music Daily's June 2020 Newsletter, has just been published, along with an assortment of short news items

Classical music news. Obituary - Mady Mesplé (1931-2020)

Classical music news - Alienati - Coccia Theatre, Novara, Italy presents the first Smart Working Opera

Classical music news. Obituary - John Poole (1934-2020)

Classical music news - If The Night Grows Dark - Bright Shiny Things releases soprano Camille Zamora's survey of four centuries of Spanish song

Classical music news - May 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - April 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world lost last month

Classical music news - Five Thoughts on Everything - Bright Shiny Things releases a recording of music by Dutch composer Jobina Tinnemans

Classical music news - Bocelli: Music for Hope - Andrea Bocelli and Emanuele Vianelli performed live from the Duomo in Milan on Easter Sunday

Classical music news - Klein String Competition - One of America's top string competitions goes digital

Classical music news - March 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world lost last month

Classical music news. Obituary - Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Gerard Schurmann (1924-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Charles Wuorinen (1938-2020)

Classical music news - UK Vacancies - Opportunities in London, Essex, Sussex and Devon

Classical music news - February 2020 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world lost last month

Classical music news. Guido Cantelli - The Italian conductor's international conducting competition comes back to life

Classical music news. The Elgar Festival - An annual celebration of the great British composer takes place in Worcester and Malvern, UK, during May

Classical music news. Obituary - Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020)

Classical music news. Frutillar Music Weeks - The Municipal Symphonic Orchestra of Copiapó gives a spectacular concert at Chile's most important classical music event

Classical music news. Darya Dadvar - The Iranian opera singer is to appear in Los Angeles on 8 March 2020

Classical music news. Obituary. Mirella Freni (1935-2020) - The Italian soprano died on 9 February 2020

Classical music news. Stjepan Hauser - The Croatian cellist performs with orchestra at Egypt's Soma Bay in April 2020

Classical music news. Obituary - Nello Santi (1931-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Peter Serkin (1947-2020)

Classical music news - January Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world lost last month

Classical music news. Obituary - Barry Tuckwell (1931-2020)

Classical music news. Obituary - Jaap Schröder (1925-2020)

Classical music news. Music and Spirit: An Unconference - The deadline for applications has been extended for this event in Lexington, MA, USA

Classical music news. January 2020 Newsletter - 'Pinchgut Opera's "Farnace"', Classical Music Daily's January 2020 Newsletter, has just been published

Classical music news. Obituary - Peter Schreier (1935-2019)

Classical music news. Beethoven in his Time - Registration has begun for a new international competition for historical performance practice

Classical music news. Obituary - Mariss Jansons (1943-2019)

Classical music news. Tapiola Sinfonietta - The Finnish Orchestra has received the 2019 Diapason d'Or for its disc of Saint-Saëns' Piano Concertos

Classical music news. December 2019 Newsletter - 'A Spanish Nativity', Classical Music Daily's December 2019 Newsletter, has just been published

Classical music news. Obituary - Juan Orrego-Salas (1919-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Colin Mawby (1936-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Cecilia Seghizzi (1908-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Stephen Cleobury (1948-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Rémy Stricker (1936-2019)

Classical music news. Christmas Carols with Libera - South London boys' choir Libera releases its Christmas album

Classical music news. Sponsored Features - Classical Music Daily's procedure for sponsoring articles and features is back online

Classical music news. The Great Composers - Five films to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, in cinemas from December 2019

Classical music news. A Tour of Great Britain - Orchestre National de Lille is the only French orchestra planning to tour the UK in 2020

Classical music news. Obituary - Márta Kurtág (1927-2019)

Classical music news. November 2019 Newsletter - 'Jessye Norman', Classical Music Daily's November 2019 Newsletter, has just been published

Classical music news. Obituary - Zoltán Jeney (1943-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Hansheinz Schneeberger (1926-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Chou Wen-chung (1923-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Hans Zender (1936-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Raymond Leppard (1927-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Alicia Alonso (1920-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Hossein Dehlavi (1927-2019)

Classical music news. Martín García García - The young Spanish pianist will give a recital in New York city

Classical music news. 2023 World Symposium of Choral Music - Qatar wins the bid to host this prestigious musical event expected to attract between 2,000 and 4,000 delegates

Classical music news. Obituary - Marcello Giordani (1963-2019)

Classical music news. Rich with Music and Human Kindness - The Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford announces winners of the Young Professional Division (US) national competition - Alexander Pattavina, Joseph Russell and Elena Baquerizo

Classical music news. Obituary - Giya Kancheli (1935-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Jessye Norman (1945-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Martin Wesley-Smith (1945-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Paul Badura-Skoda (1927-2019)

Classical music news. Mortality and Loss - Carolina Eyck releases 'Elegies for Theremin & Voice' on Butterscotch Records on 27 September 2019

Classical music news. Obituary - Christopher Rouse (1949-2019)

Classical music news. The Prometheus Revolution - Composer Keith Burstein showcases his subversive opera about revolution alongside the UK Labour Party's annual conference

Classical music news. Just Listening - John Morrison's shared listening workshop creates a sound haven which awakens compassion for ourselves and others

Classical music news. Learn to Conduct in London - Learn to conduct orchestras on a one-year course based in London

Classical music news. The Crossing - Donald Nally's professional chamber choir is featured on the New York Philharmonic's new recording of Julia Wolfe's 'Fire in my mouth'

Classical music news. Oxford Lieder Festival 2019 - Tales of Beyond - Magic, Myths and Mortals

Classical music news. September 2019 Newsletter - 'Myths and Modernity', Classical Music Daily's September 2019 Newsletter has just been published

Classical music news. STEIM 50 Years - Amsterdam's STudio for Electro-Instrumental Music celebrates its fiftieth birthday

Classical music news. Plácido Domingo - The Spanish tenor has been accused of multiple sexual harrassment

Classical music news. Obituary - Barrington Pheloung (1954-2019)

Classical music news. Barlow Winners - The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University Announces Commission Winners for 2019

Classical music news. A Warm Day in Winter - Naxos has released a CD of chamber music by American composer and bassoonist Truman Harris, written for his orchestral colleagues

Classical music news. ROF at Forty - Giuseppe Pennisi looks forward to the Rossini Opera Festival, 11-23 August 2019, and explains why investing in Rossini can be profitable

Classical music news. Adrian Williams - The English Symphony Orchestra announces Adrian Williams as its John McCabe Composer-in-Association for 2019/20

Classical music news. Giovanni Sollima - The first performance of Giovanni Sollima's 'Tarantulae Cadenzas' took place at the Küstendorf Klasik Russian Music Festival in July 2019

Classical music news. Argument for Strings - British artist Dan Michaelson's 'first work for string quartet' also contains parts for piano and bell

Classical music news. Voice of the Lake - Margaret Brouwer's new environmental oratorio is now available on DVD and at YouTube

Classical music news. The Month of June - A new painting by Jeromyah Jones honours American singer June E Townes, founder of 'Gospera'

Classical music news. Obituary - Franco Zeffirelli (1923-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Sven-David Sandström (1942-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Ib Nørholm (1931-2019)

Classical music news. Bartók Plus - A short preview of the Bartók Plus Opera Festival in Miskolc, Hungary

Classical music news. Stanisław Moniuszko Competition - The deadline for applications to take part in a new Polish music competition is 23 June 2019

Classical music news. Totally Tchaikovsky - The Milton Keynes City Orchestra gives its farewell concert

Classical music news. Obituary - François-René Tranchefort (c1933-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Alfred Janson (1937-2019)

Classical music news. Olympic Voices - A new competition for baroque voices will be held in Vicenza, Italy, from 1-7 November 2019

Classical music news. Obituary - Étienne Perruchon (1958-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Arif Melikov (1933-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Georg Katzer (1935-2019)

Classical music news. Chagall Quartet Tour - The Chagall String Quartet from Italy will tour China in October 2019

Classical music news. Christopher Gabbitas Appointment - Former King's Singers member Christopher Gabbitas is to become Phoenix Chorale's next Artistic Director

Classical music news. Obituary - Alejandro Planchart (1935-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Heather Harper (1930-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Atli Heimir Sveinsson (1938-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Ruth-Margret Pütz (1930-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Marilyn Mason (1925-2019)

Classical music news. Call to Action - ICSOM is supporting the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the fifth week of their strike

Classical music news. Le Poisson Magique - Resonus issues John McCabe's complete organ music on CD to mark the composer's eightieth birthday year

Classical music news. International Keyboard Institute and Festival - The application deadline for this year's New York-based event is 15 April 2019

Classical music news. Music Mountain - The Connecticut-based concert series celebrates ninety continuous years

Classical music news. Obituary - Peter Hurford (1930-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Heinz Winbeck (1946-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Geoff Harvey (1935-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Victor Hochhauser (1923-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Wolfgang Meyer (1954-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Michael Gielen (1927-2019)

Classical music news. Obituary - Jacques Loussier (1934-2019)

Classical music news. Alberto Nepomuceno - Announcements of new releases from Naxos, Divine Art, SOMM Recordings and Warner Classics

Classical music news. In Homage to Schubert - Launch of renewed online Winterreise resource by Iain C Phillips

Classical music news. Obituary - André Previn (1929-2019)

Classical music news. Luc Ferrari Competition - Submissions are requested for a Hörspiel spectacle performed through headphones

Classical music news. College Prep for Musicians - A new book about applying to music schools

Classical music news. February 2019 Classical Music Obituaries - A look at some of the figures who have passed away during February 2019

Classical music news. January 2019 Classical Music Obituaries - A look at some of the figures who passed away during January 2019

Classical music news. Rosalie Coopman - Brixworth Music Festival announces the winner of its International Competition for Women Composers

Classical music news. Schubertiade 2019 - Austria's unique festival celebrating Franz Schubert in two different locations has announced its 2019 concerts

Classical music news. Grapes come before Music? - This year's Huntington Estate Music Festival has been billed as the last

Classical music news. Brahms and Schumann - András Schiff joins the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a series of concerts

Classical music news. Three Composers - Three Continents - A new cello concerto is being written for German cellist Jan Vogler and will be performed at the 2019 Dresden Festival. 'Our world today could be just like this particular cello concerto: colourful, rich in contrast and in happy cultural coexistence.'

Classical music news. Mahler Education - Joy Lisney conducts a special performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony

Classical music news. Towards the Light - Helsinki Chamber Choir's new CD will be released on 1 March 2019

Amazingly Kind - Keith Bramich marks the passing of South African-born composer John Joubert, who died on 7 January