All News articles – Page 151
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NewsMelbourne Symphony Orchestra enacts a stand down of musicians
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will keep only ‘essential’ employees on staff during the lockdown
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NewsWest Cork Chamber Music Festival is cancelled
The 25th West Cork Chamber Music Festival has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis
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NewsCleveland Orchestra announces audition for vacant concertmaster seat
The seat has been vacant since October 2018, when its previous occupant was fired over allegations of sexual misconduct
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NewsJennifer Koh commissions new works for ‘Alone Together’ project
The violinist has commissioned 21 composers to donate a new work and to nominate 21 freelance composers for new commissions
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NewsNicola Benedetti is to release a new Elgar album and ‘Salut d’Amour’ project
Video: Elgar With Nicky
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NewsFrench double bassist Gildas Delaporte has died
The French double-bass player, a member of the South Netherlands Philharmonic who also composed chansons and played the carillon, has died aged 54
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NewsBBC Proms delays announcement of season
In response to the uncertainty resulting from the Covid-19 crisis, the BBC Proms have delayed the announcement of their 2020 season
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NewsNew technology turns violins into digital music creators
Inventors Alessandro Baticci and Rafal Zalech have begun a Kickstarter campaign to launch the product
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NewsIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra suspends payment for musicians
The orchestra has cancelled all performances until 27 May and is placing its musicians in unpaid furlough
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NewsUK cellist Martin Loveday dies of coronavirus
The 62-year-old performed with a number of leading London ensembles
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NewsSt John’s Smith Square introduces free ticket scheme for NHS staff
‘Pay it forward’, a new project at the London concert venue, aims to fund free tickets for National Health Service workers
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NewsNew Music Emergency Covid-19 Solidarity Fund increased
The New Music Solidarity Fund, an initiative aimed to grant emergency funding to musicians impacted by COVID-19, has increased its funds to $270,000
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NewsBenedetti Foundation announces online daily music lessons
As part of the programme, Nicola Benedetti is to host three sessions a week ‘Live at Five’ on her channels every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
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NewsTarisio announces auction to benefit musicians affected by Covid-19
Tarisio presents GiveBack, a special auction to benefit the musicians who have been profoundly affected by COVID-19.
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NewsMetropolitan Opera Orchestra violist dies of coronavirus
Vincent Lionti, a violist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has died due to complications related to Covid-19
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NewsNew cello album explores the life of a man caught up in the Albanian conflict of the 1990s
Cellist Redi Hasa, a member of Ludovico Einaudi’s touring group, has put together an album that tells his personal story
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NewsWorld Federation of International Music Competitions appoints new Secretary General
The Geneva-based federation has appointed Florian Riem as its new Secretary General, with immediate effect
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NewsTasmin Little postpones retirement
In response to concert cancellations as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the violinist has postponed her retirement from the concert platform to December 2020
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NewsIsabelle Faust plays Bach in empty St Thomas Church, Leipzig
The concert took place at 4pm on Sunday 5 April
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NewsGeneva Competition extends its cello application deadline to 15 June
Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the Geneva Competition has extended the registration deadline for this year’s Cello Competition to 15 June
