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Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra returns to Symphony Hall with live concerts and audiences

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Sakari Oramo extends contract as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire appoints Dr Shirley Thompson as interim principal

Modern Mystics: The Book of Hours. Village Underground. Wednesday 22 November 2017.

Shortlist announced for Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2020

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BBC Symphony Orchestra launches 90th birthday celebrations

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Donald Runnicles, Jennifer Pike, Sally Beamish and Nicholas Daniel recognised in 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list

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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to write lyrics to music set by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Daniel Kidane in response to COVID-19

Norway, Bergen - June 13, 2018. The Australian musician, composer and singer Nick Cave performs a live concert with his band The Bad Seeds during the Norwegian music festival Bergenfest 2018 in Bergen. (Photo by: Gonzales Photo/Jarle H. Moe/PYMCA/Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Nick Cave to release opera written during lockdown

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Wigmore Hall invites composers to win one of 12 commissions reflecting on lockdown

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Royal Opera House to sell David Hockney painting to raise funds as the arts industry continues to suffer

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson to present three-part series on musical transcription for BBC Radio 3

Víkingur Ólafsson to present series on musical transcription for BBC Radio 3

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BFI Southbank launches six-week celebration of film composer Ennio Morricone

Colston Hall in Bristol announces new name as part of its major restoration project

Colston Hall in Bristol announces new name as part of its major restoration project

Pianist Hajime Kobayashi, one of the competitors in the 2021 Cliburn Competition

The Cliburn becomes the first major competition to postpone its 2021 edition

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to launch new season this Thursday with live Radio 3 broadcast and online stream

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to launch new season this Thursday with live Radio 3 broadcast and online stream