All orchestra articles – Page 5
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NewsUK Treasury announces consultation on orchestral tax relief
Orchestras in the UK are to receive tax relief to match that currently enjoyed by Britain’s theatres, according to a statement released by the UK Treasury on 23 January. Originally announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on 3 December as part of his 2014 Autumn Statement, ...
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NewsGerman orchestras focused on music education, finds survey
According to the latest survey compiled by the German Orchestra Association, the 2013–14 orchestral season encompassed 4,160 concerts for children and young people – 94 per cent more than in the same period ten years ago.The total number of concerts taking place in the last season was 12,303 ...
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NewsFunding lifeline for Ulster Orchestra
The Northern Ireland executive has granted money to help the cash-strapped ensemble through the next few months
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NewsRome Opera reverses decision to dismiss orchestra and chorus
The company has come to a new agreement with musicians’ unions
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ArticleDanish orchestra performs while eating world's hottest chili
In one of the web's more bizarre experiments, the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, which is to disband at the end of 2014, performs Jacob Gade's Tango Jalousie while eating one of the world's hottest chili peppers. The performance is conducted by Danish chili enthusiast Chili Klaus.Subscribe to The ...
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NewsOrpheus Chamber Orchestra receives $400,000 from Andrew W Mellon Foundation
The ensemble will use the grant to launch ‘Next Generation Orpheus’
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NewsYouth orchestra concertmaster, 18, loaned c.1685 ‘Sauret' Stradivarius violin
Roberto Ruisi, the 18-year-old concertmaster of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB), will perform on the c.1685 ‘Sauret’ Stradivarius violin for the orchestra’s final three concerts this season. The instrument, valued at £1m, has been loaned by 83-year-old violinist and teacher John Ludlow, who in ...
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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra adds rare Guarneri violin to its collection
The 1714 Joseph Guarneri 'filius Andreae' has been bought for US$1.35m
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NewsMetropolitan Opera must cut orchestra and chorus wages to avoid bankruptcy, says manager
Negotiations are currently taking place, but unions have threatened strike action
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NewsDetroit Symphony Orchestra appoints Kevin Brown as new principal double bass
The 27-year-old has been a regular guest musician with major orchestras throughout the US
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ArticleSlatkin asks audiences to 'turn their cell phones on' at Detroit Symphony concert
Ensemble makes a bid to be ‘the most accessible orchestra on the planet'
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FocusBerlin Philharmonic pays tribute to former concertmaster Szymon Goldberg
The orchestra is to host a free exhibition on the Polish violinist in February and March
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ArticleOrchestra research explores impact of alternative formats
The Miami-based New World Symphony (NWS) has completed a four-year study tracking the effectiveness of alternative concert formats. The orchestra wanted to see how successful its alternative formats were at attracting new audiences, and how those audiences then engaged with the orchestra. Beginning in 2010, the orchestra ...
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ArticleGerman orchestras stage one-day strike
More than 100 orchestras in Germany staged a 24-hour strike on Monday 30 September. The largest such action in Germany since the 1950s, it was organised by the German Orchestra Union on the eve of salary negotiations with the German Stage Association (GSA), the body responsible for the payment of ...
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ArticleBudapest Festival Orchestra offers apprenticeships to European Union Youth Orchestra players
The musicians of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) will get the chance to play as part of the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) in 2014–15, under a newly announced apprenticeship scheme. The partnership between the two orchestras will mean that EUYO players can work on BFO projects for up to ...
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ArticleAustralian Chamber Orchestra debuts digital installation
A new music installation has been launched in Australia, designed to give listeners a concert experience without any musicians present. Devised by the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO), the project consists of 13 screens, each featuring an ensemble member in performance, surrounding the audience. The sound of each individual musician comes ...
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ArticlePhiladelphia Orchestra recruits associate concertmaster
Shanghai-born violinist Ying Fu has joined the Philadelphia Orchestra as associate concertmaster. A first-prize winner at the 2011 Schmidbauer and 2012 Rodolfo Lipizer competitions, he has been a first violinist in the Cleveland Orchestra for the past two seasons.Ying Fu studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music before moving to ...
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ArticleA quarter of orchestral musicians in constant pain, finds study
A new study of symphony orchestra musicians in Australia found that a significant minority experience chronic performance-related pain. Half of the 377 players from Australia's eight professional state orchestras questioned for the study reported that they currently have pain when performing. One quarter said that they experience performance-related pain constantly, ...
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ArticleUK study to assess cultural value of Sistema music education project
Researchers based at the University of East Anglia are to examine the cultural value of projects inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema music education programme. The study will focus on three projects across England: In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead, Sistema in Norwich and In Harmony Telford & Stoke.‘The value of young people's ...
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ArticleLong-serving Detroit Symphony Orchestra bassist Maxim Janowsky dies
Maxim Janowsky, who played double bass in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 49 years, has died at the age of 70. He joined the orchestra in 1964 and played under six music directors, including Antal Doráti, Neeme Järvi and Leonard Slatkin.Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Janowsky studied at the Tanglewood Institute, ...
