If you are looking for a stimulating weekend of contemporary music-making, I can’t recommend Leuven’s Transit Festival enough. It takes place as part of a wider festival of contemporary music—the longer Festival…
Described by John Adams as ‘One of the few whose music will last’, American composer Christopher Rouse died on Saturday. He was 70. Rouse was born in Baltimore, studying at…
Sound Festival (23 October – 3 November) takes place in venues across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This year the festival focuses on the oboe, with leading performers and ensembles showcasing…
The death has been announced of French pianist, conductor and composer Roger Boutry. He was 87. Boutry studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where his many awards – he took…
It has been reported that French composer Ivo Malec died on 14th August. He was 94. Malec was born in Zaghreb, Croatia. He received a classical training there before a…
Composers Richard James Harvey and Liz Lane Two contemporary choral works celebrating St Alban and the Martyrs will be performed in St Albans Cathedral on 23 November 2019 as part…
Tragic news, with the death of French composer Julien Gauthier, who was attacked and killed by a bear whilst on a field recording expedition in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. He…
On Wednesday the Incorporated Society of Musicians called upon the government to cover any post-Brexit costs associated with travelling to the EU27/EEA if there is a no deal Brexit. They estimated that…
Ultima, Oslo’s festival of contemporary music take place in a number of the Norwegian capital’s performance spaces, including large auditoriums, churches, theatres and art galleries. This year the theme is Traditions…
Belarusian composer and organist Anna Korotkina has died. She was just 57. Korotkina graduated from the Minsk Institute of Culture and the State Academy of Music. She was a member…