European Union Youth Orchestra to move from London to Italy because of Brexit
The European Youth Orchestra has been driven from London as a result of the UK's decision to leave the EU. It will now be based in Rome and in the…
Klaus Huber (1924–2017)
Swiss composer Klaus Huber died in Perugia, Italy on October 2nd. He was 92. Born in 1924, Huber attended the Zürich Conservatory, studying the violin with Stefi Geyer and composition…
Where are the competitions for older composers?
I can imagine that the story of Richard White has warmed the heart of many a middle-aged (and older) composer. White has just had his 900-page opera selected for a workshop…
What if East Midlands Airport had advertised for composers?
The latest request from a commercial organisation that musicians work for free has been given a withering response on social media. The organisation in question was East Midlands Airport, who recently…
Borough New Music
Borough New Music was founded in January of this year with the aim of celebrating the music of today and of living composers. Following its first series of concerts in February,…
October Concert Highlights
Julian Anderson is the subject of A BBC Total Immersion Day on 21st October. It begins at 1pm at Milton Concert Hall with Guildhall musicians performing chamber works Ring Dance, The Colour of Pomegrantes, Van…
Madeleine Mitchell Interview
Madeleine Mitchell. Photo by Rama Knight Christian Morris talks to Madeleine Mitchell, who will be giving the world premiere of a newly discovered work by Grace Williams on 7th September…
In Damascus and other album releases
The title work Jonathan Dove’s new Signum disk, In Damascus, is the composer’s response to contemporary events in Syria. Written for tenor and string quartet it is a haunting collection of eleven short movements,…
Das Rheingold/Richard Wagner/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle
September Concerts and Festivals
September sees the return of Simon Rattle to London as LSO Music Director, an event that will be celebrated with a series of Barbican concerts that have contemporary music front…
Why we shouldn’t worry about the future of opera
After spilling more than a few column inches over the Tête à Tête Opera Festival I thought, today, that it was probably time to move on. Then I came across…
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