18th September: Frédéric Chopin’s heart shows signs of TB, Gramophone Award...
Guardian Frédéric Chopin’s heart shows signs of TB, say Polish experts Findings appear in line with composer’s 1849 death certificate which says he died from tuberculosis in Paris Telegraph Daniel...
View Article1st October: Archbishop Welby snubs the Royal College of Organists, elusive...
Telegraph Archbishop Justin Welby snubs the Royal College of Organists Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has broken with tradition and declined an invitation to be a vice president of the...
View ArticleLaunch of BBC Music with “The Impossible Orchestra”
At 8pm last night BBC viewers and listeners everywhere were in for a treat… In their first ever pan-channel broadcast the BBC launched BBC Music, an ambitious wave of new programmes, innovative...
View Article20th May: Royal Opera House celebrates 150th La Traviata, St John’s Smith...
Classical News In today’s news the Royal Opera House has celebrated its 150th performance of Verdi’s La Traviata and Katie Derham presents a special podcast about Donizetti’s Poliuto, which will open...
View Article21st May: Pianist James Rhodes wins right to publish autobiography telling of...
Classical News In today’s news the BBC have announced the extension of their Ten Pieces project to secondary schools, however Ivan Hewett comments that we shouldn’t dumb down music for teenagers and...
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