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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)

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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

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

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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

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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

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Violinist Coco Tomita wins Strings Final of BBC Young Musician 2020

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Nominations for 2020 RPS Awards open today

Armenian competition goes online

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Royal Opera violinist curates album for Help Musicians UK during lockdown