BBC Radio Three has pledged to play more music from composers from ethnic minority backgrounds – who bosses say have been ‘unfairly forgotten’. Amid a push for a ‘more diverse repertoire’, the radio station, which focuses on classical music and opera, will shine a spotlight on the work of BAME composers. It comes as seven … Read more
Pictured: Professor Mateja Marinkovic, a former Royal Academy of Music associate A suburban music teacher has won her court battle against a world-renowned classical musician over an antique £80,000 Italian violin he allegedly offered to buy from her with cash hidden inside a piano in Belgrade. Ruzica West, 38, sued Professor Mateja Marinkovic, a former Royal … Read more
Chris Evans shares Christmas Day piano recital of contemporary classical song on Instagram Stories By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:26 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 03:26 GMT, 26 December 2020 Chris Evans treated his Instagram followers to a Christmas Day piano recital. The 39-year-old actor posted a pair of video clips on his … Read more
Good old Italy is one of those countries whose cities are often admirably suited to particular tastes. If it’s Roman ruins you’re after, there’s no better destination than Rome itself; if art’s your bag, you can’t beat Florence with its world-renowned Uffizi Gallery. But if churchspotting is your thing head for the Puglian city of … Read more
Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream who won four Grammy Awards dies aged 87 Julian Bream ‘died peacefully at home’ Friday age 87, his management confirmed His classical recordings won him four Grammy Awards and a CBE honour Often credited with reclaiming the lute from historical obscurity in the 1960s By William Cole For … Read more
Police close down family string quartet playing classical music for their neighbours claiming they are breaking coronavirus lockdown rules Rafael Todes, 53, had been playing with family outside property in West London Police officers arrived and said it may encourage residents to gather on street Musical family had been playing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No4 in garden … Read more
Breakfast radio listeners are choosing soothing music to escape the misery of coronavirus news reports, BBC presenter claims The public are listening to more classical music amid the coronavirus crisis BBC Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny has noticed a rise in his listenership Given Covid-19’s domination of the daily agenda people are turning to music Louis … Read more
The Lark Ascending is still number one on the UK’s list of favourite pieces of classical music By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 02:03 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 14 April 2020 It is a work that sends the nation’s spirits soaring. So fittingly, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams has been … Read more
Listening to classical music during lectures and throughout the night while sleeping may help us perform better in big exams, a new study suggests. US economics students who listened to Beethoven and Chopin during a lecture and again later in the night performed 18 per cent higher in exams the next day. This compared with … Read more
No one pretends that river cruise ships are pretty things. Long, squat and wholly out of proportion to the scenery and many of the buildings they pass along their ever-increasing routes, they are more like dolled-up barges or exaggerated narrowboats. But when you’re on one, gliding silently along the Danube, staring at the riverbank from … Read more