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The BBC Proms Reveals Lineup For 2025 Edition
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

The BBC Proms has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition. The BBC Proms will present an eight-week celebration of  music featuring over 3,000 artists, the first overnight Prom  in almost half a century and more than 80 solo debuts.

Renowned Pianist Michael Stephen Brown Debuts With Phoenix Symphony Orchestra In Mozart’s Concerto For Two Pianos
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 16, 2024

Renowned American pianist Michael Stephen Brown will join the PHOENIX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and fellow pianist Adam Golka for three concerts in April 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Aspect Chamber Series to Present Pianist Michael Stephen Brown & Adam Golka
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 16, 2024

Join renowned American pianists Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka for a duo piano recital presented by the Aspect Chamber Series. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL, Royal Opera House
by Michael Higgs - Dec 18, 2023

Antony McDonald's production simply oozes glamour and matches perfectly the opera’s quintessentially Romantic music. Eerie forests cast in twilight, cluttered huts, and old-fashioned costumes mix and mingle to give audiences a feeling of watching something straight out of the 19th century.

VIDEO: Watch A Spooky Tour of The Royal Opera House
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2023

Watch a spooky tour complete with opera ghost stories in this video from the Royal Opera House here!

ENO's Musical Director Martyn Brabbins Resigns Over Cuts
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 16, 2023

 British conductor and the ENO's Musical Director Martyn Brabbins has resigned from the company in response to cuts to the orchestra. 

The Royal Opera House Reveals 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2023

The Royal Opera House has announced its 2023/24 Season, unveiling a bold programme of thrilling new work, UK premieres and much-loved revivals, alongside the biggest national learning programme in our history, exciting new regional partnerships, and a host of daytime events, behind the scenes tours, exhibitions and artistic Insights at our home in the heart of Covent Garden. 

Lang Lang Returns to the Royal Albert Hall in November
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 22, 2023

Superstar classical pianist, Lang Lang, will return to the Royal Albert Hall in November for two headline concerts spotlighting the work of composer Camille Saint-Saëns.

The Seattle Symphony Announces Its 2023/2024 Season At Benaroya Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2023

The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.

Percussionist Jordan Ashman Wins BBC Young Musician 2022
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2022

18-year-old percussionist Jordan Ashman from Milton, Cambridgeshire is the winner of BBC Young Musician 2022.

Pianist Ethan Loch, From Glasgow, Is The BBC Young Musician 2022 Keyboard Winner
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2022

17-year-old pianist Ethan Loch, from Glasgow, has won the Keyboard Final of BBC Young Musician 2022 and will progress through to the Grand Final of the competition. He is the fifth and last finalist to be announced as part of the 2022 edition of the contest, joining viola player Jaren Ziegler, flautist Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez, trumpeter Sasha Canter, and percussionist Jordan Ashman.

BBC Young Musician Returns in October 2022 To Celebrate UK's Most Promising Young Musical Talents
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2022

The ultimate UK talent contest for young classical performers, BBC Young Musician returns to BBC Four, Radio 3, iPlayer and Sounds this October for its 23rd instalment. 

BBC Philharmonic Announces Spring Season At The Bridgewater Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2021

The BBC Philharmonic is known for its distinctive energy and character and its Spring season (February – June) continues to build that reputation. 

First Ever Proms Festival Orchestra Announced as BBC Reveals Four Mystery Proms
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2021

On Friday 20 August the Britten Sinfonia and National Youth Chamber Choir perform Mozart's Requiem conducted by David Bates. The Prom will open with a selection of excerpts from operas by Jean-Philippe Rameau and an orchestral work by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Announces July-December 2021 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2021

Running from 26 November to 4 December at the Adelaide Showground, the Festival of Orchestra is an Australian first, and features six concerts celebrating the world’s greatest orchestral music from the concert hall, Broadway, dance club, rock arena and the silver screen.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At LA CLAMENZA DI TITO at Royal Opera House
by Alan Henry - May 27, 2021

Watch as Soprano Nicole Chevalier sings the aria 'Deh! se piacer mi vuoi' in Richard Jones' Royal Opera production of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito.

VIDEO: Cast And Creative Team Of LA CLAMENZA DI TITO Talk About Royal Opera House's Upcoming Production
by Alan Henry - May 17, 2021

Find out all there is to know about Richard Jones’s new production of La Clemenza di Tito from members of the cast and creative team.

Royal Opera House Announces Schedule For Spring and Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2021

Today the Royal Opera House has announced more details of its schedule of in-person and streamed Spring and Summer performances, with public booking opening on 7 May 2021 and the doors opening to socially-distanced, in-person audiences from 17 May 2021.  

Royal Opera House to Open its Doors on 17 May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2021

Today the Royal Opera House has announced that it will once again open its doors to audiences on 17 May 2021, with a packed schedule of in-person performances from both The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, brand new work available to stream online, and the world's first opera in hyper-reality.   

BBC TWO To Broadcast Mozart's Requiem From English National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2020

In what promises to be a poignant moment of remembrance, reflection and ultimately hope at a time of national crisis, BBC Two is to broadcast Mozart Requiem from English National Opera on Saturday 14 November at 7pm. It is presented by Danielle De Niese.