ENO announces 2024-25 season at London Coliseum

From September, English National Opera will present new productions alongside revivals in a season running to February 2025 English National Opera

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Bristol Beacon appoints chief executive

Simon Wales will take up the role in August, succeeding Louise Mitchell who will step down after 12 years in the post Bristol Beacon

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A well-rounded approach to music in Sheffield

Music in the Round chief executive Jo Towler celebrates the roots of Sheffield Chamber Music Festival and looks forward to the season ahead as the festival celebrates its 40th anniversary Music in the Round

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Equity responds to ‘unjust’ WNO Chorus cuts

The entertainment trade union has responded to the Welsh National Opera’s decision to reduce full-time contracts and cut the salaries of union members in chorus

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RWCMD releases statement on future of Young RWCMD

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama confirmed it is undergoing a consultation on ending its junior programmes after word spread on social media

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Alexander Chiu Yinghong presents 'Oriental Charm on the Keys'

Sponsored content: The pianist and composer will present a programme of his own works at the Royal College of Music's Britten Theatre on 17 May

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Britten Pears Arts launches three-year programme to boost accessibility

The programme will cost £13.4 million, of which £750,000 will come from Arts Council England’s capital investment programme Britten Pears Arts

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Belfast Ensemble and Ulster Orchestra present ‘celebration of protest’

Composer Conor Mitchell combines texts by Pussy Riot and Sophie Scholl with the Ukrainian national anthem in his new work ‘Riot Symphony’ Ulster Orchestra thebelfastensemble

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Angela Dixon to become RPS chair

Dixon succeeds John Gilhooly as the chair of the Royal Philharmonic Society Royal Philharmonic Society

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Michael Ronan wins 2024 Prince’s Prize

The bass-baritone won the £5,000 award, while accompanist Zany Denyer took home the Audience Prize of £500 The Musicians' Company

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The King becomes patron of RLPO

King Charles III has accepted the patronage of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, Orchestra and Choir following a recent review of royal patronages Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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CBSO reveals 2024-25 season

Alongside a packed performance season, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has also announced that chief conductor Kazuki Yamada has been given the new title of music director CBSO

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Music sector calls for choirs to be eligible for Orchestra Tax Relief

Organisations across the industry have called for ‘voice’ to be added to the eligible instruments, so that choirs can claim Orchestra Tax Relief Musicians' Union ISM Making Music UK

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WNO launches summer programme

Welsh National Opera has revealed its plans for this year’s summer season, which will see the company present three Puccini operas

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🎉The Music & Drama Education Expo (Music & Drama Education Expo), Europe’s largest conference and exhibition for performing arts educators, has opened its Call for Papers and Advisory Board applications for 2025 ⬇️ dramaandtheatre.co.uk/news/article/m…

London Festival of Baroque Music returns to the capital this month

The festival begins on 14 May, presenting a range of Baroque chamber music focusing on the theme of ‘Overtures’ London Festival of Baroque Music St John's Smith Square Southbank Sinfonia

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Turning her dream into reality: Sahana Gero's World Heart Beat

From a derelict warehouse to a new state-of-the-art home in London's affluent Nine Elms neighbourhood, World Heart Beat has kept young musicians at its centre World Heart Beat

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.The Bach Choir’sMusical Director, David Hill, guides us through the melodic themes in Elgar's masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius before The Bach Choir and @Philharmonia perform it @SouthbankCentre on 16/05. Watch in full and buy tickets here - bit.ly/4a1gCyu

The virtuous cycle

Composer cycles offer audiences – and artists – a way of experiencing a composer's work in its 'purest' form. Claire Jackson talks to the musicians getting under the skin of Sibelius, Shostakovich, Wagner and more

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Awards for Young Musicians rebrands as Young Sounds UK

After 25 years under the Awards for Young Musicians name, the music education charity has rebranded to ‘better reflect the breadth of its work’ Young Sounds UK

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