The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) today announces the appointment of Spanish-born Jesús Herrera to the role of Artistic Director from June 2025. He joins the Orchestra from Intermusica, where he has been Director, Creative Partnerships […]
Legendary composer Yoko Shimomura to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship Yoko Shimomura is best known for composing many iconic game music scores, including the Kingdom Hearts series, Final Fantasy XV and Xenoblade Chronicles. The Fellowship, […]
Unwanted musical instruments present a recycling challenge. Musical instruments are typically made of high value materials such as rare woods and metals, that are complicated to manufacture and contain intricate parts made from a range […]
On Tuesday 15 April, Radio 3 celebrates the 30th anniversary of Private Passions, the series in which guests from all walks of life share the music that matters most to them with presenter Michael Berkeley. Michael, […]
Opera for Everyone The Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 will be ten days of Operas, Concerts, and Education Workshops throughout the most beautiful area of Britain. Following our Opera Festivals in 2021 and 2023, both critically-acclaimed by international […]
The festival includes concerts by the Hallé, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera, Manchester Collective, Riot Ensemble and Royal Northern College of Music Festival opens with a Steve Reich special featuring Radiohead guitarist Jonny […]
The Concours de Genève is now accepting applications for its 2025/2026 viola and conducting competitions, offering talented musicians the opportunity to take part in one of the world’s most prestigious international music competitions. VIOLACOMPETITION2025 The viola competition is open to candidates born after 12 November 1995. The deadline for registration is 10 April 2025. Forty shortlisted candidates will present a video recital, which will be broadcast online from 8 to 14 September 2025. From these, eight semi-finalists will be selected to take part in the semi-final and final rounds in Geneva from 6 to 12 November 2025. The three finalists will perform with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, presenting L. Albisetti’s compulsory concerto Nouvel Élan – winner of the 2024 composition competition – as well as a concerto of their choice from a set of prescribed pieces. Legendary violist Tabea Zimmermann, winner of the first prize at the Concours de Genève in 1982, will chair the international jury alongside Tomoko Akasaka, Ettore Causa, Hsin-Yun Huang, Cynthia Phelps, Jean Sulem and German Tcakulov. CONDUCTINGCOMPETITION2025/2026 The conducting competition is open to candidates born after 13 November 1991. The deadline for entries is 7 May 2025. Lasting two years, the competition will begin with the first two rounds from 31 October to 3 November 2025, followed by the semi-finals and final in November 2026. Participants will have the opportunity to conduct prestigious ensembles, including the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, the Ensemble Contrechamps and the Haute école de musique de Genève Orchestra. Between the 2025 and 2026 editions, the six semi-finalists will take part in masterclasses, workshops and professional meetings. The official jury, made up of conductors, composers and renowned experts, will be announced shortly. PRIZESANDCAREERDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME In addition to a wide range of official and special prizes, the winners will benefit from the Concours de Genève’s career development programme, which offers them performance opportunities and industry support to help launch their international careers. Both competitions will be broadcast live on the Concours de Genève’s website, social networks and partner platforms. For more information and to apply, go to concoursgeneve.ch. […]
Featuring Jacqui Dankworth, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dame Imogen Cooper, Fantasia Orchestra and Matthew Parris. Tickets for one of Yorkshire’s leading classical music festivals, the Northern Aldborough Festival, go on sale this March. Sopranos, operatic stars, […]
1–24 AUGUST 2025eif.co.uk / @edintfest| Edinburgh International Festival’s 2024 programme offers opportunities to experience world-class artists in thought-provoking and unconventional ways – including an eight-hour choral extravaganza, a distinctive outdoor promedande dance piece and a circus […]
The Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters star brings a performance described by the Chicago Tribune as “a show no-one else could have done” to Birmingham for one night only. Making a very welcome visit to Birmingham […]
