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Radio 3’s In Tune to relaunch live performances from the BBC Radio Theatre

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Outdoor concert venues and theatres allowed to reopen in England following lockdown

Composer John Cage

New documentary about John Cage’s relationship with silence coming to BBC Radio 3

Cadogan Hall, London

Cadogan Hall becomes one of the first UK music venues to reopen following lockdown

Royal Opera House, London

UK government pledges £1.57 billion bailout for arts industry

Italian composer Ennio Morricone poses on the red carpet of the European premiere of film 'The Hateful Eight' in London on December 10, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP) (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

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BBC Proms announce 2020 season of live and archive concerts

Violinist Nicola Benedetti

Culture secretary meets with leading musicians to discuss the future of the industry after lockdown

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä

Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä to join Orchestre de Paris as music director

Danielle de Niese in The Barber of Seville

Five new operas added to BBC iPlayer as part of Culture in Quarantine

Alpesh Chauhan

Birmingham Opera Company appoints Alpesh Chauhan as its next music director

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88 piano keys raise £88,000 during lockdown

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Radio 3 to broadcast live concerts from Glasgow’s City Halls

Domingo Hindoyan

Domingo Hindoyan announced as new chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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BBC announces new ‘remote-access’ documentary about the Kanneh-Mason family