All News articles – Page 162
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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
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NewsLondon Music Masters waives group teacher training fee
In response to the impact of Covid-19 on the arts, the music education charity will waive its course fee for the 2020/21 cohort of Team Teach
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NewsViolin and bow makers collaborate to raise money for musicians’ fund
Luthier Jacob Brillhart is live-streaming the building of a $10k violin for ’Musician Aid’
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NewsLondon’s Barbican extends closure to 30 June 2020
The arts space also calls for donations from audiences ’to enable it to keep investing in the artists and organisations it works with’
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NewsFundraising campaign launched for freelance musicians in Germany
The German Orchestra Foundation has so far raised more than €855,000 for the emergency fund
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NewsTamsin Waley-Cohen has co-founded Living Room Live
The violinist has co-founded a website streaming live concerts from musicians’ homes
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NewsJulian Lloyd Webber curates online concert series in aid of NHS workers
‘Art Saves Us’ is an online concert series in support of NHS Workers, launching on Friday 3rd April
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter pays tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki
The German violinist honours the Polish conductor and composer whose death was announced yesterday, describing his loss as ‘a huge void in my heart’
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NewsGeorge Enescu International Competition extends its application submission deadline until May 1st, 2020
The George Enescu International Competition has extended its application submission deadline until May 1, 2020, due to the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic worldwide
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter has tested positive for coronavirus
The German violinist addresses her fans in a video revealing that she has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus
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NewsSchoenfeld International String Competition 2020 announces deadline extension and changes to applications procedure
Preparations for the 5th Schoenfeld Competition in Harbin continue as planned for 15-29 July 2020
