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On the heels of his Companion of Honor citation, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies will celebrate his 80th birthday with performances of Linguae Ignis, Revelation and Fall and A Mirror of Whitening Light as part of the BBC Proms. -
Harrison Birtwistle's 'Moth Requiem,' Daniel Barenboim's 'Ring,' Levit, DiDonato, Southbank Win Big at Royal Philharmonic Society Awards
Five times a charm, or at least it is for Harrison Birtwhistle, who has just won more prizes than anyone else (as he did in December for the British Composer Awards) in the Royal Philharmonic Society's long history. In the just-announced awards, he picked up the gong for Chamber Scale Composition, for The Moth Requiem. -
Job Opening: Roger Wright, BBC Proms and Radio Three Controller, Leaving for Aldeburgh Festival
The U.K.'s classical landscape was hit by the cultural equivalent of a bombshell earlier this week as news spread that Roger Wright, the controller of BBC Radio Three and of the BBC Proms, will step down to run the Aldeburgh Festival. -
Critics' Circle Music Section Hands Out Gongs to Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Iestyn Davies and More
The Critics’ Circle is the oldest critics' organization in the world and, to date, counts more than 400 members who work in the media throughout the United Kingdom. -
City of Westminster, Royal Philharmonic Society Unveil Plaque for Beethoven's 'Ninth'
On Sunday, a Westminster City Council green plaque was unveiled on London's Regent Street--the site of the first U.K. performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony... -
Commissioned by the BBC Proms: An Historical Playlist
From Rachmaninov's first 'Piano Concerto' in October of 1900, to the Britten 'Piano Concerto' on August 18, 1938, native son James Inverne picks a more studied Classicalite's Five Best... -
Bryn Terfel Makes Mormon Deal with Deutsche Grammophon to Launch Snowdonia Records
Two decades after first joining Deutsche Grammophon, Bryn Terfel has signed an exclusive, long-term recording contract with the Berliners. As part of the deal, the award-winning Welsh baritone/bass has affirmed his commitment to...
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