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Classical Music Daily
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The world's first daily classical music magazine, launched 1 January 1999 by the late Basil Ramsey and Keith Bramich.
Something new every day, hopefully to inspire you, at https://www.classicalmusicdaily.com/?bsky
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Malcolm Miller on Steve Reich's Tehillim at the BBC Proms :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/reic...

#BBCProms #PromReview #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Gesualdo @stevereich.bsky.social @thegesualdosix.bsky.social @owainpark.bsky.social @malcolmmillermusic.bsky.social @vivb.eurosky.social
Colin Currie holds up the score of Steve Reich's Tehillim at the end of his group's performance at the BBC Proms. Photo (c) 2026 Malcolm Miller
September 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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John Dante Prevedini's online discussion exploring the effect that COVID-19 and its lockdowns had on the classical music world starts in 1 hour :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/08/disc...

#ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #discussion #Zoom #COVID19 #online #event #lockdown #lockdowns
August 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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John Dante Prevedini leads an online discussion for on Saturday 29 August 2026, exploring the effect that COVID-19 and its lockdowns had on the classical music world :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/08/disc...

#ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #discussion #Zoom #COVID19 #online #event
Fusion Medical Animation's 2020 visualisation of the COVID-19 virus
August 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Enjoying Sound: Kazue Niki, in Ongaku, her first article for Classical Music Daily, writes about playing #violin in an amateur #orchestra without practising beforehand :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/onga...
#children #practice #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #music #ongaku #sound
A cute AI-generated watercolour picture of a children's music class
July 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Trapped by Social Norms: Mike Wheeler's take on the Buxton Festival / Norwich Theatre co-production of Verdi's 'La traviata':
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/la-t...
Photo©2026 Genevieve Girling
@buxtonfestival.bsky.social #Buxton #Verdi #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #music #opera
Alexandra Nowakowski as Violetta in La traviata at Buxton. Photo © 2026 Genevieve Girling
July 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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A Recording to Savour — Geoff Pearce admires the music of British composer John McCabe. '... a fine account of these works ...' :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/john...
#JohnMcCabe #SignumClassics #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #cello #MusicSky #music
John McCabe: Symphonies 2 and 3 and Cello Concerto. © 2026 Signum Records Ltd
July 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Light and Landscape: Looking ahead to some concerts by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/new-...
#NZSO #Wellington #Christchurch #Auckland #Hamilton #NewZealand #Finland #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #music @tomcardy.bsky.social
Let There Be Light - Publicity from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra website
July 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Mike Wheeler is impressed by the Buxton Festival revival of Franz Lehár's 'The Merry Widow':
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/the-...
Photo © 2026 Genevieve Girling
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Dominic Sedgwick as Danilo and Paula Sides as Hanna Glawari in Buxton Festival's The Merry Widow. Photo © 2026 Genevieve Girling
July 17, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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The winners of the 2026 Swiss Music Prizes have been announced today:
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/06/swis...
#Switzerland #Musicsky #music #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic
June 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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A More Natural State of Perception — Sandrine Erdely-Sayo asks what animals teach us about musical listening :

www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/05/what...

#animals #coyotes #dolphins #horses #cats #dogs #birds #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #Music #France #Sedona #Arizona #USA
May 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Happy Birthday Johannes Brahms, a composer for grand statements: The late George Colerick writes the composer's larger choral works :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/05/brah...
#Brahms #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #ChoralMusic #Germany
May 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Why Music will Survive AI: John Dante Prevedini offers words of encouragement, and caution, on the future of music in the age of artificial intelligence :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/05/why-...
#AI #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #ArtificialIntelligence
May 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Twenty-eight-year-old Italian conductor Matteo Dal Maso has won the December 2025 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in London, just announced in April 2026 :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/01/dona...
#ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Italy #London #UK #conductors
April 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Frances Forbes-Carbines talks backstage to musicians from the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra on the eve of their twentieth anniversary gala :
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/04/next...
#Armenia #Yerevan #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #orchestras #MusicSky #education
April 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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“In this recording, Brian Hsu presents a nuanced portrait of Liszt, moving beyond the image of a mere showman.” —Gerald Fenech, @classicalmusicdaily.com

Pre-add Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage before Friday's release at https://listn.fm/anneesdepelerinage
April 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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April 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Full review here - www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/purc...

And a clickable listening link: listn.fm/aspotlessrose
Spotlight. Highly Disciplined. Glyn Môn Hughes is intrigued by contemporary British choral music performed by the Purcell Singers
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March 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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The Secret Life of a symphony orchestra.
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April 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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“hugely entertaining, sometimes mysterious and melancholy…energetic. …an intriguing programme from a disciplined choral group whose dedication to diction, pitch, and general musicality is razor sharp.” —@classicalmusicdaily.com on The Purcell Singers' “A Spotless Rose”.

🎧 ➡️ listn.fm/aspotlessrose
March 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Some up/forthcoming classical music concerts in various countries:
www.classicalmusicdaily.com/concerts/?bsky
(these are self-entry listings - follow the link on the page)
#ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Armenia #Austria #Bulgaria #Canada #France #Hungary #Ireland #Netherlands #UK #USA
Forthcoming classical music concerts
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March 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Mike Wheeler is impressed by Beethoven, Robert Schumann and Brahms piano works, played by Hungarian pianist Daniel Lebhardt at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall :

www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/dani...

#ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #UK #Nottingham #Germany #Hungary #piano
March 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Today at Classical Music Daily, Malcolm Miller finds empathy, compassion, energy and hope in British composer Julian Dawes' new vocal-instrumental chamber work, performed at the 1901 Arts Club in #London:

www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/do-j...

#classicalmusicsky #musicsky #ClassicalMusic #UK
March 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Classical Music Daily's March 2026 PDF newsletter, 'Something Special', has just been published:

www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/some...

#ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #newsletter #France #UK #USA #Canada #Italy #Finland #Ukraine #Russia #concerts #orchestras #singers #piano
March 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Today at Classical Music Daily: Especially Finely Judged - Malcolm Miller writes about three Wigmore Hall London concerts on the subject of music in exile:
classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/02/musi...

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#Toronto #Canada #London #UK #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #exile

Photo: Sam Gaetz
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM