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3rd July: Richard Rodney Bennett, the London Philharmonic and John Cage
The Telegraph London Symphony Orchestra to play piece created by computer program Iamus Computer program Imaus has created works of music so successful that world-class performers such as the London...
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5th July: Tamsin Little, Puccini’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’ and Vangelis
The Telegraph Tamsin Little on Delius: regrets of a lost composer Violinist Tamsin Little tells Ivan Hewett why she loves the music of Delius. The opera voice: Gianni Schicchi by Puccini If you were...
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6th July: George Fenton, Music in Prisons and Sir Mark Elder
The Guardian The Shard will open to the wrong music The London Philharmonic is to mark the inauguration of the corporate monolith with Fanfare for the Common Man. Surely Elgar’s visions of the end of...
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12th July: The Chalk Legend, Nina Schumann and Yvonne Fontane
The Guardian How Dorset’s 1000-year-old Viking bones inspired my new oratorio As the BSO’s composer, I was tasked with writing a piece for the London 2012 festival. And it was the skeletons in Dorset’s...
View ArticleDavid Green to appear on Midweek
This morning, David Green will be appearing on Midweek to discuss his grandfather – Ignatz Waghalter. Waghalter, a German-Polish Jewish composer, was renowned and celebrated during his lifetime for his...
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First ever Yellow Lounge in Stockholm with Daniel Hope and Ludovico Einaudi...
Tonight, at 8pm CET, the first ever live stream of a Yellow Lounge performance will be broadcast to the Deutsche Grammophon website. Featuring Daniel Hope (violin) and Ludovico Einaudi (piano), the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Composer Tom Hodge
WildKat PR recently interviewed composer Tom Hodge, to understand his compositional techniques and to investigate the different approaches he undertakes in music for television, film and advertisements...
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3rd May: Nina Stemme, Ludovico Einaudi and Mariinsky II Opera House
The Guardian Nina Stemme: ‘I am always questioning myself – could it be better?’ The Swedish soprano is the outstanding Isolde and Brünnhilde of her generation and, in July, will sing the latter role...
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9th May: Benjamin Britten, Sally Beamish and the Proms 2013
The Guardian Britten’s comic hero Albert Herring: the only virgin in the village How many operas feature a man who is crowned May Queen because no one can vouch for the virginity of the village girls?...
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10th May: Richard Wagner, York Bowen and Angela Gheorghiu
The Guardian German Nazi-themed opera cancelled after deluge of complaints Production of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser leaves some in audience so traumatised they have to seek medical help. The...
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14th August: Hans Zimmer wins Classic BRIT Award, Dame Kiri’s Downton...
The Guardian Philip Glass, composer – portrait of the artist Philip Glass talks about the stars he’d like to work with, the price of fame and why an artist has to be true to himself The Times Dame Kiri...
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21st August: Brighton Philharmonic saved from closure, Gilmore Award winners...
Classic FM Online Classical music doesn’t improve brain function, study claims The Mozart effect could be completely non-existent, according to a new neuro-scientific study in America Katherine Jenkins...
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Raymond Yiu to speak at conference event in London
WildKat is pleased to announce that Raymond Yiu, award-winning composer, is going to be speaking at an event in September in the Barbican, London. ‘Battle of Ideas’ will take place on Monday 27...
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22nd August: Google marks Debussy’s anniversary, YouTube signs licensing deal...
The Guardian Claude Debussy: Google orchestrates a doodled Clair de lune To mark 151st anniversary of French composer’s birth, an animation is set to Clair de lune, one of his best-known pieces Media...
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3rd September: Marin Alsop on the Proms, music listening for fitness, and...
Classic FM Online Music could make you fitter without exercising Listening to your favourite pieces could improve the health of your heart even without doing any exercise, according to a new study...
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9th October: Drastic change for Financial Times, Naxos Christmas app, and...
The Guardian Financial Times to move to single global print edition The Financial Times is to institute path-breaking changes to the production of its printed newspaper that appear to be the...
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11th October: More funding for arts television, Children in Need, and Covent...
Youtube Covent Garden flashmob – ‘Va, pensiero’ by Giuseppe Verdi As part of Deloitte Ignite Festival of Voices, Dominic Peckham brought together choral groups, first time singers and workshop...
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17th October: 1750 instrument for auction, Jack Topping for Christmas No. 1,...
Gramophone Leila Josefowicz puts her violin up for sale The 1750 instrument by Michele Angelo Bergonzi will be auctioned through Ingles and Hayday Classic FM Online Jack Topping to enter race for...
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18th November: Wireless Opera, minority receive good music education, and...
Variety ‘Invisible Cities’ Opera Gets Immersive With Wireless Technology It’s billed as the future of opera, live performance, technology and art, at least according to German audio company Sennheiser....
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22nd November: Eric Whitacre with Pentatonix, Tom Hodge on Collaboration, and...
Classic FM Online Eric Whitacre to work with Pentatonix? The choral composer met the ‘Daft Punk’ singers in London, discussing the possibility of working together Huffington Post Tom Hodge On The...
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