Top Classical Music Tweets 3

Live broadcasts back at Covent Garden - three @royaloperahouse streamed concerts to start on June 13 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/live-broadcasts-return-to-royal-opera-house …

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:11:11 +0000

Live broadcasts back at Covent Garden - three @royaloperahouse streamed concerts to start on June 13 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/live-broadcasts-return-to-royal-opera-house …

To mark the United Nations’ World Environment Day on 5 June, the organisers of @bthvn_pastoral are running a live-streamed event from Beethoven-Haus Bonn: https://bit.ly/2AAgiM9

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:00:00 +0000

To mark the United Nations’ World Environment Day on 5 June, the organisers of @bthvn_pastoral are running a live-streamed event from Beethoven-Haus Bonn: https://bit.ly/2AAgiM9

Video: ‘TRIKESTRA’ - members of @DSOBerlin, @DasZukunftsorch and @stegreifo - perform together. The video is made in 360 degrees - viewers can click and drag to see different sections of the orchestra: https://bit.ly/2U6RLFk

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:00:01 +0000

Video: ‘TRIKESTRA’ - members of @DSOBerlin, @DasZukunftsorch and @stegreifo - perform together. The video is made in 360 degrees - viewers can click and drag to see different sections of the orchestra: https://bit.ly/2U6RLFk

Turkish #violist and former @LPOrchestra and @BBCSO principal Ruşen Güneş has died aged 80: https://bit.ly/3gR3xgT

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Turkish #violist and former @LPOrchestra and @BBCSO principal Ruşen Güneş has died aged 80: https://bit.ly/3gR3xgT

Video: here's #violinist @EleanorCorr, winner of the 2020 @ROSLARTS Strings Prize, playing alongside herself in Ligeti's Joc from Baladă și joc. Performance begins at 2.25: https://bit.ly/2XVWCtV

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Video: here's #violinist @EleanorCorr, winner of the 2020 @ROSLARTS Strings Prize, playing alongside herself in Ligeti's Joc from Baladă și joc. Performance begins at 2.25: https://bit.ly/2XVWCtV

Watch 'Plan B', a new film by Teodor Currentzis and Sergey Nurmamed: @musicAeternaTC's haunting meditation on isolation with the music of Beethoven as backdrop: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/other/article/watch-plan-b-a-new-film-by-teodor-currentzis-and-s

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:58:34 +0000

Watch 'Plan B', a new film by Teodor Currentzis and Sergey Nurmamed: @musicAeternaTC's haunting meditation on isolation with the music of Beethoven as backdrop: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/other/article/watch-plan-b-a-new-film-by-teodor-currentzis-and-sergey-nurmamed … pic.twitter.com/uApZllduYp

Radio stations across Europe are joining @BBCRadio3 to broadcast Live Lunchtime Concerts from London’s @wigmore_hall throughout June - including performances by @StevenIsserlis, @RidoutTimothy and @cellojohnston: https://bit.ly/36WFQPu

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:00:01 +0000

Radio stations across Europe are joining @BBCRadio3 to broadcast Live Lunchtime Concerts from London’s @wigmore_hall throughout June - including performances by @StevenIsserlis, @RidoutTimothy and @cellojohnston: https://bit.ly/36WFQPu

'One line of defence is to accuse those critical of the competition process of sour grapes.' What do you think – is there a place for instrumental competitions, or do they do more harm than good? https://bit.ly/3droHjj

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:00:01 +0000

'One line of defence is to accuse those critical of the competition process of sour grapes.' What do you think – is there a place for instrumental competitions, or do they do more harm than good? https://bit.ly/3droHjj

‘The big question facing every artist at the moment is how can we be creative? I find myself drawn to commissioning new music.' British #violist Lawrence Power has asked 10 composers to create new miniature works for him to perform in deserted venues htt

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:15:00 +0000

‘The big question facing every artist at the moment is how can we be creative? I find myself drawn to commissioning new music.' British #violist Lawrence Power has asked 10 composers to create new miniature works for him to perform in deserted venues https://bit.ly/2U46RLM

More than 7000 people from all over the world (66 countries!) took part in @NickyBenedetti and the @benedetti_fdtn's virtual sessions project, and here's the fabulous result of all their hard work: https://bit.ly/2XrCNeZ

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 10:30:00 +0000

More than 7000 people from all over the world (66 countries!) took part in @NickyBenedetti and the @benedetti_fdtn's virtual sessions project, and here's the fabulous result of all their hard work: https://bit.ly/2XrCNeZ

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra to live-stream a semi-staged Don Giovanni on June 13 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/swedish-radio-symphony-orchestra-to-live-stream-don-giovanni …pic.twitter.com/TaUog7jCwO

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 10:18:37 +0000

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra to live-stream a semi-staged Don Giovanni on June 13 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/swedish-radio-symphony-orchestra-to-live-stream-don-giovanni … pic.twitter.com/TaUog7jCwO

#Violinist Coco Tomita impressed the judges with her performances of Ysaÿe, Debussy and Hubay https://bit.ly/3crWCqI

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:30:00 +0000

#Violinist Coco Tomita impressed the judges with her performances of Ysaÿe, Debussy and Hubay https://bit.ly/3crWCqI

More fresh new performances! For the next 6 weeks, @grangeparkopera presents its 'Found Season' - replacing the lost season planned for this summer - with 45+ artists performing both from the resplendent venue and from home. Lots to savour here. https://

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:10:58 +0000

More fresh new performances! For the next 6 weeks, @grangeparkopera presents its 'Found Season' - replacing the lost season planned for this summer - with 45+ artists performing both from the resplendent venue and from home. Lots to savour here. https://grangeparkopera.co.uk pic.twitter.com/PNAMJ37Wpk

@TheStradMag stands in solidarity with black people everywhere in the fight against racism, violence and discrimination. In common with many of our friends and colleagues around the world, this message will be our only post on social media today. #blackou

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:02:49 +0000

@TheStradMag stands in solidarity with black people everywhere in the fight against racism, violence and discrimination. In common with many of our friends and colleagues around the world, this message will be our only post on social media today. #blackouttuesday pic.twitter.com/6pougpr8sE

Today we are joining institutions across the world in a social media blackout in recognition and support of #TheShowMustBePaused #BlackOutTuesdaypic.twitter.com/yX1EEACq5L

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:15:10 +0000

Today we are joining institutions across the world in a social media blackout in recognition and support of #TheShowMustBePaused #BlackOutTuesday pic.twitter.com/yX1EEACq5L

We stand with black communities in opposing and fighting racism in all its forms We stand with the staff, artists and communities we work with who face injustice every day We know we need to do better and we’re listening #BlackOutTuesday

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:03:56 +0000

We stand with black communities in opposing and fighting racism in all its forms We stand with the staff, artists and communities we work with who face injustice every day We know we need to do better and we’re listening #BlackOutTuesday

News: Royal Opera House violinist curates album to fundraise for @HelpMusiciansUK during lockdown. Artists featured will include @fhvln, @MadeleineM_Vln and @RachPodger. http://www.classical-music.com/news/royal-opera-house-violinist-curates-album-help-m

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 09:55:48 +0000

News: Royal Opera House violinist curates album to fundraise for @HelpMusiciansUK during lockdown. Artists featured will include @fhvln, @MadeleineM_Vln and @RachPodger. http://www.classical-music.com/news/royal-opera-house-violinist-curates-album-help-musicians-uk-during-lockdown … pic.twitter.com/RV07uefQUv

In observation of #BlackOutTuesday, we will offer our community a space to reflect on the memory of George Floyd and the many other victims of racial injustice, and continue building on Juilliard’s anti-racist work.#BlackLivesMatter #TakeTwoKnees https:/

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 05:37:15 +0000

In observation of #BlackOutTuesday, we will offer our community a space to reflect on the memory of George Floyd and the many other victims of racial injustice, and continue building on Juilliard’s anti-racist work. #BlackLivesMatter #TakeTwoKnees https://bit.ly/2Xqavlb (2/2) pic.twitter.com/CGiolXHCjW

Juilliard joins in solidarity with our Black students, faculty, staff, and alumni. (1/2)

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 05:37:15 +0000

Juilliard joins in solidarity with our Black students, faculty, staff, and alumni. (1/2)

Video: Here's some Monday Mahler, the slow movement of his Fourth Symphony performed by the @LondonCityOrch https://bit.ly/2AwNDaQ

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:30:00 +0000

Video: Here's some Monday Mahler, the slow movement of his Fourth Symphony performed by the @LondonCityOrch https://bit.ly/2AwNDaQ

'New York is a miserable city, as are its people. Everyone lives only for business – anything else is just a hobby.' #Violin legend Pablo Sarasate wasn't exactly bowled over when he arrived in the city by ship from Paris in 1870. https://bit.ly/2TVWIR1

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:15:00 +0000

'New York is a miserable city, as are its people. Everyone lives only for business – anything else is just a hobby.' #Violin legend Pablo Sarasate wasn't exactly bowled over when he arrived in the city by ship from Paris in 1870. https://bit.ly/2TVWIR1

This Friday, the application process for phase 2 of our Hardship Funding will open. We're encouraging those who are eligible to apply for Universal Credit first, so we've put together some tips + resources to help with that in this video + thread - che

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:10:19 +0000

This Friday, the application process for phase 2 of our Hardship Funding will open. We're encouraging those who are eligible to apply for Universal Credit first, so we've put together some tips + resources to help with that in this video + thread - check it out & share(1/5) pic.twitter.com/dtMSnUHCvK

Our latest #200Pieces virtual premiere is 200 Eighths, written by Academy Honorary Associate John Ashton Thomas & performed by his son, Academy student Jack Thomas. John's piece is exactly 200 eighth notes long in honour of our Bicentenary which we celeb

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:48:48 +0000

Our latest #200Pieces virtual premiere is 200 Eighths, written by Academy Honorary Associate John Ashton Thomas & performed by his son, Academy student Jack Thomas. John's piece is exactly 200 eighth notes long in honour of our Bicentenary which we celebrate in 2022. #RAMplaysON pic.twitter.com/fN16VRura1

Congratulations, Coco! We're already looking forward to the @BBCYoungMus semi-finals later this year. https://twitter.com/BBCYoungMus/status/1267410564118167554 …

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:23:19 +0000

Congratulations, Coco! We're already looking forward to the @BBCYoungMus semi-finals later this year. https://twitter.com/BBCYoungMus/status/1267410564118167554 …

Cellist and pedagogue André Emelianoff has died at the age of 78 https://bit.ly/2Ao821z

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:22:30 +0000

Cellist and pedagogue André Emelianoff has died at the age of 78 https://bit.ly/2Ao821z

Here's a sneak peek of @boyblueent's #30byThursday pic.twitter.com/gZggBuuxP9

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:36:56 +0000

Here's a sneak peek of @boyblueent's #30byThursday pic.twitter.com/gZggBuuxP9

.@BoyBlueEnt's Co-Artistic Director ‘Mikey J’ challenged himself to create 30 new tracks from Mon-Thu. 8 Boy Blue dancers were asked to create choreography to their favourite tracks Pick a #30byThursday track & get creative - tag @boyblueent on Instagra

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:35:57 +0000

. @BoyBlueEnt's Co-Artistic Director ‘Mikey J’ challenged himself to create 30 new tracks from Mon-Thu. 8 Boy Blue dancers were asked to create choreography to their favourite tracks Pick a #30byThursday track & get creative - tag @boyblueent on Instagram https://bit.ly/2TZyaqy

If it were you alone on the stage of Berlin's deserted @konzerthaus, what would you play? Here's #violinist @vivianehagner with Bach's G minor Sonata https://bit.ly/2Mi0gJh

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:30:06 +0000

If it were you alone on the stage of Berlin's deserted @konzerthaus, what would you play? Here's #violinist @vivianehagner with Bach's G minor Sonata https://bit.ly/2Mi0gJh

Just a reminder that you can catch our two most recent cover artists performing @wigmore_hall this week as @BBCRadio3 returns to live concert broadcasts - @houghhough in just under an hour's time, and @seanstshibe on Wednesday.pic.twitter.com/oSCVsC4PLt

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:04:35 +0000

Just a reminder that you can catch our two most recent cover artists performing @wigmore_hall this week as @BBCRadio3 returns to live concert broadcasts - @houghhough in just under an hour's time, and @seanstshibe on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/oSCVsC4PLt

Our online shop is now open From new prints to creative gifts - get inspired here: http://shop.barbican.org.uk - Elevation of a Terrace Block, RIBA collections 1966pic.twitter.com/zLtMFqrdOS

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:26:46 +0000

Our online shop is now open From new prints to creative gifts - get inspired here: http://shop.barbican.org.uk - Elevation of a Terrace Block, RIBA collections 1966 pic.twitter.com/zLtMFqrdOS

Our friends @ArchFoundation are hosting a conversation between Alessandra Cianchetta and Keller Easterling, Salomon Frausto and Rafi Segal tomorrow from 7-8pm https://bit.ly/2ythG1U pic.twitter.com/2duLuWE4Wg

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:57:33 +0000

Our friends @ArchFoundation are hosting a conversation between Alessandra Cianchetta and Keller Easterling, Salomon Frausto and Rafi Segal tomorrow from 7-8pm https://bit.ly/2ythG1U pic.twitter.com/2duLuWE4Wg

Wonderful to see our talented community coming together online to create beautiful music! Here are a selection of Musical Theatre alumni performing The Song of Purple Summer #RAMplaysON https://twitter.com/JackReitman/status/1267125132105039872 …

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:49:49 +0000

Wonderful to see our talented community coming together online to create beautiful music! Here are a selection of Musical Theatre alumni performing The Song of Purple Summer #RAMplaysON https://twitter.com/JackReitman/status/1267125132105039872 …

The @wigmore_hall live lunchtime concert series with @BBCRadio3 launches this week - tune in at 1PM today as Visiting Professor of Piano and Hon RAM @Stephen Hough performs a programme of Schumann and Bach #RAMplaysON Watch live on this link from 1PM: h

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:43:05 +0000

The @wigmore_hall live lunchtime concert series with @BBCRadio3 launches this week - tune in at 1PM today as Visiting Professor of Piano and Hon RAM @Stephen Hough performs a programme of Schumann and Bach #RAMplaysON Watch live on this link from 1PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwOdyQwX2rg&feature=emb_title … pic.twitter.com/sH6awFf2d9

Many happy returns to our friends @wigmore_hall who turned 119 yesterday! Don’t forget, the live music returns to the Hall today at 1pm, continuing every weekday in June, with @BBCRadio3! Find out more: https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/live-musi

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:51:03 +0000

Many happy returns to our friends @wigmore_hall who turned 119 yesterday! Don’t forget, the live music returns to the Hall today at 1pm, continuing every weekday in June, with @BBCRadio3! Find out more: https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/live-music-returns-to-wigmore-hall-in-new-broadcast-series?emailsource=8297 … https://twitter.com/wigmore_hall/status/1266998547775397889 …

From 1895 to the present day, here's 130 years of advice on improving your string-crossing skills https://bit.ly/2TWHv2h

Sun, 31 May 2020 16:00:01 +0000

From 1895 to the present day, here's 130 years of advice on improving your string-crossing skills https://bit.ly/2TWHv2h

'Hope retains an affecting dignity that ensures each piece emerges free of cloying nostalgia' Read more from our review of #violinist @HopeViolin's new recording of music from fin-de-siècle Paris https://bit.ly/3eBq5Ai

Sun, 31 May 2020 13:30:00 +0000

'Hope retains an affecting dignity that ensures each piece emerges free of cloying nostalgia' Read more from our review of #violinist @HopeViolin's new recording of music from fin-de-siècle Paris https://bit.ly/3eBq5Ai

Tonight on @BBCFOUR you can catch the Strings Final of @BBCYoungMus. Competing in the last of the instrumental finals we have Academy violin student Mio Takahashi and cellist Ellen Baumring-Gledhill who joins us in September. Good luck to all! https://

Sun, 31 May 2020 12:18:04 +0000

Tonight on @BBCFOUR you can catch the Strings Final of @BBCYoungMus. Competing in the last of the instrumental finals we have Academy violin student Mio Takahashi and cellist Ellen Baumring-Gledhill who joins us in September. Good luck to all! https://bbc.in/2Xi237j

Next up at the Virtual #BenedettiSessions @NickyBenedetti chats to us about her thoughts on the place of music in education and our society - taken from a speech made for the @RoyalPhilSoc in Nov 2019 Watch it now on YouTube! @benedetti_fdtn https://you

Sun, 31 May 2020 11:14:58 +0000

Next up at the Virtual #BenedettiSessions @NickyBenedetti chats to us about her thoughts on the place of music in education and our society - taken from a speech made for the @RoyalPhilSoc in Nov 2019 Watch it now on YouTube! @benedetti_fdtn https://youtu.be/hK2WlgKiafk

TODAY at 4PM (BST), join @NickyBenedetti for a concert to celebrate the achievements of everyone who took part in the Benedetti Sessions lockdown project https://bit.ly/2X5A7U7

Sun, 31 May 2020 11:07:25 +0000

TODAY at 4PM (BST), join @NickyBenedetti for a concert to celebrate the achievements of everyone who took part in the Benedetti Sessions lockdown project https://bit.ly/2X5A7U7

Happy #LondonHistoryDay Watch a short documentary celebrating the construction and early life of the Barbican Centre and join us on Instagram from 12-2pm for a Q&A with Elain Harwood, Architectural Historian https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen

Sun, 31 May 2020 10:09:08 +0000

Happy #LondonHistoryDay Watch a short documentary celebrating the construction and early life of the Barbican Centre and join us on Instagram from 12-2pm for a Q&A with Elain Harwood, Architectural Historian https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/the-barbican-mixtape-a-history-of-the-barbican-estate …

If you do one thing tonight... tune into @benedetti_fdtn's closing gala concert for its Virtual Benedetti Sessions. https://bit.ly/36KBcnT pic.twitter.com/wpSsSCG6pJ

Sun, 31 May 2020 09:40:02 +0000

If you do one thing tonight... tune into @benedetti_fdtn's closing gala concert for its Virtual Benedetti Sessions. https://bit.ly/36KBcnT pic.twitter.com/wpSsSCG6pJ

Today is your last chance to watch Gramophone's Charity Gala! Enjoy three hours of world-class performances by Gramophone Award-winning artists, raising money for @HelpMusiciansUK Watch at http://bit.ly/GramophoneCharityGala … Donate at http://www.he

Sun, 31 May 2020 08:21:16 +0000

Today is your last chance to watch Gramophone's Charity Gala! Enjoy three hours of world-class performances by Gramophone Award-winning artists, raising money for @HelpMusiciansUK Watch at http://bit.ly/GramophoneCharityGala … Donate at http://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/gramophone pic.twitter.com/0hzcoURxvN

Tune in now to hear @ShekuKM live on @BBCRadio2 #RAMplaysON https://twitter.com/thekannehmasons/status/1266842950170030085 …

Sun, 31 May 2020 07:49:42 +0000

Tune in now to hear @ShekuKM live on @BBCRadio2 #RAMplaysON https://twitter.com/thekannehmasons/status/1266842950170030085 …

The Juilliard School joins in solidarity with our students, faculty, and staff against racism and hate.pic.twitter.com/otguTqcp5X

Sat, 30 May 2020 22:27:46 +0000

The Juilliard School joins in solidarity with our students, faculty, and staff against racism and hate. pic.twitter.com/otguTqcp5X

'Performers do not get to choose what is relevant in music, the audience does.' Musicians need to be more entrepreneurial and create more of their own opportunities, says the author of our June opinion piece. Do you agree? https://bit.ly/2ZNVLhD

Sat, 30 May 2020 17:00:00 +0000

'Performers do not get to choose what is relevant in music, the audience does.' Musicians need to be more entrepreneurial and create more of their own opportunities, says the author of our June opinion piece. Do you agree? https://bit.ly/2ZNVLhD

A performance of 'bold passion and sonority' Read our review of @ElenaUrioste and @PosterTom's new recording of Grieg's Violin Sonatas https://bit.ly/3gB059Z

Sat, 30 May 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A performance of 'bold passion and sonority' Read our review of @ElenaUrioste and @PosterTom's new recording of Grieg's Violin Sonatas https://bit.ly/3gB059Z

'According to Christian Tetzlaff, not even the encyclopaedic ‘Grosse Fugue’ is the insurmountable cliff face people think it is.' Read more from our June issue cover story here: https://bit.ly/3dhQ7rL

Sat, 30 May 2020 12:10:34 +0000

'According to Christian Tetzlaff, not even the encyclopaedic ‘Grosse Fugue’ is the insurmountable cliff face people think it is.' Read more from our June issue cover story here: https://bit.ly/3dhQ7rL

Kids can make their very own animation with this workshop by artist Shelly Wain, inspired by Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/workshop-james-and-the-giant-peach-animation …

Sat, 30 May 2020 10:55:53 +0000

Kids can make their very own animation with this workshop by artist Shelly Wain, inspired by Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/workshop-james-and-the-giant-peach-animation …

Our Family Film Club cinema curator Susie Evans picks her favourite films for kids over 8 https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/watchlist-curators-picks-susies-films-for-kids-8 …

Sat, 30 May 2020 10:53:43 +0000

Our Family Film Club cinema curator Susie Evans picks her favourite films for kids over 8 https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/watchlist-curators-picks-susies-films-for-kids-8 …

If you missed it earlier this week, make sure to find time to watch @NIOpera #AtHomeforHeroes concert. As well as @UlsterOrchestra & Daniele, we also spy Dawn Burns who sang Elijah with us last June! Plus @RuthMcGinley playing Over the Rainbow http://ow.

Sat, 30 May 2020 10:00:23 +0000

If you missed it earlier this week, make sure to find time to watch @NIOpera #AtHomeforHeroes concert. As well as @UlsterOrchestra & Daniele, we also spy Dawn Burns who sang Elijah with us last June! Plus @RuthMcGinley playing Over the Rainbow http://ow.ly/xVh350zTLHZ

Top Classical Music Tweets 3

Live broadcasts back at Covent Garden - three @royaloperahouse streamed concerts to start on June 13 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/live-broadcasts-return-to-royal-opera-house …

To mark the United Nations’ World Environment Day on 5 June, the organisers of @bthvn_pastoral are running a live-streamed event from Beethoven-Haus Bonn: https://bit.ly/2AAgiM9

Video: ‘TRIKESTRA’ - members of @DSOBerlin, @DasZukunftsorch and @stegreifo - perform together. The video is made in 360 degrees - viewers can click and drag to see different sections of the orchestra: https://bit.ly/2U6RLFk

Turkish #violist and former @LPOrchestra and @BBCSO principal Ruşen Güneş has died aged 80: https://bit.ly/3gR3xgT

Video: here's #violinist @EleanorCorr, winner of the 2020 @ROSLARTS Strings Prize, playing alongside herself in Ligeti's Joc from Baladă și joc. Performance begins at 2.25: https://bit.ly/2XVWCtV

Watch 'Plan B', a new film by Teodor Currentzis and Sergey Nurmamed: @musicAeternaTC's haunting meditation on isolation with the music of Beethoven as backdrop: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/other/article/watch-plan-b-a-new-film-by-teodor-currentzis-and-s

Radio stations across Europe are joining @BBCRadio3 to broadcast Live Lunchtime Concerts from London’s @wigmore_hall throughout June - including performances by @StevenIsserlis, @RidoutTimothy and @cellojohnston: https://bit.ly/36WFQPu

'One line of defence is to accuse those critical of the competition process of sour grapes.' What do you think – is there a place for instrumental competitions, or do they do more harm than good? https://bit.ly/3droHjj

‘The big question facing every artist at the moment is how can we be creative? I find myself drawn to commissioning new music.' British #violist Lawrence Power has asked 10 composers to create new miniature works for him to perform in deserted venues htt

More than 7000 people from all over the world (66 countries!) took part in @NickyBenedetti and the @benedetti_fdtn's virtual sessions project, and here's the fabulous result of all their hard work: https://bit.ly/2XrCNeZ

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra to live-stream a semi-staged Don Giovanni on June 13 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/swedish-radio-symphony-orchestra-to-live-stream-don-giovanni …pic.twitter.com/TaUog7jCwO

#Violinist Coco Tomita impressed the judges with her performances of Ysaÿe, Debussy and Hubay https://bit.ly/3crWCqI

More fresh new performances! For the next 6 weeks, @grangeparkopera presents its 'Found Season' - replacing the lost season planned for this summer - with 45+ artists performing both from the resplendent venue and from home. Lots to savour here. https://

@TheStradMag stands in solidarity with black people everywhere in the fight against racism, violence and discrimination. In common with many of our friends and colleagues around the world, this message will be our only post on social media today. #blackou

Today we are joining institutions across the world in a social media blackout in recognition and support of #TheShowMustBePaused #BlackOutTuesdaypic.twitter.com/yX1EEACq5L

We stand with black communities in opposing and fighting racism in all its forms We stand with the staff, artists and communities we work with who face injustice every day We know we need to do better and we’re listening #BlackOutTuesday

News: Royal Opera House violinist curates album to fundraise for @HelpMusiciansUK during lockdown. Artists featured will include @fhvln, @MadeleineM_Vln and @RachPodger. http://www.classical-music.com/news/royal-opera-house-violinist-curates-album-help-m

In observation of #BlackOutTuesday, we will offer our community a space to reflect on the memory of George Floyd and the many other victims of racial injustice, and continue building on Juilliard’s anti-racist work.#BlackLivesMatter #TakeTwoKnees https:/

Juilliard joins in solidarity with our Black students, faculty, staff, and alumni. (1/2)

Video: Here's some Monday Mahler, the slow movement of his Fourth Symphony performed by the @LondonCityOrch https://bit.ly/2AwNDaQ

'New York is a miserable city, as are its people. Everyone lives only for business – anything else is just a hobby.' #Violin legend Pablo Sarasate wasn't exactly bowled over when he arrived in the city by ship from Paris in 1870. https://bit.ly/2TVWIR1

This Friday, ​the application ​process for phase 2 of our Hardship Funding ​will open. We're encouraging those who are eligible to apply for Universal Credit first, so we've put together some tips + resources to help with that in this video + thread - che

Our latest #200Pieces virtual premiere is 200 Eighths, written by Academy Honorary Associate John Ashton Thomas & performed by his son, Academy student Jack Thomas. John's piece is exactly 200 eighth notes long in honour of our Bicentenary which we celeb

Congratulations, Coco! We're already looking forward to the @BBCYoungMus semi-finals later this year. https://twitter.com/BBCYoungMus/status/1267410564118167554 …

Cellist and pedagogue André Emelianoff has died at the age of 78 https://bit.ly/2Ao821z

Here's a sneak peek of @boyblueent's #30byThursday pic.twitter.com/gZggBuuxP9

.@BoyBlueEnt's Co-Artistic Director ‘Mikey J’ challenged himself to create 30 new tracks from Mon-Thu. 8 Boy Blue dancers were asked to create choreography to their favourite tracks Pick a #30byThursday track & get creative - tag @boyblueent on Instagra

If it were you alone on the stage of Berlin's deserted @konzerthaus, what would you play? Here's #violinist @vivianehagner with Bach's G minor Sonata https://bit.ly/2Mi0gJh

Just a reminder that you can catch our two most recent cover artists performing @wigmore_hall this week as @BBCRadio3 returns to live concert broadcasts - @houghhough in just under an hour's time, and @seanstshibe on Wednesday.pic.twitter.com/oSCVsC4PLt

Our online shop is now open From new prints to creative gifts - get inspired here: http://shop.barbican.org.uk - Elevation of a Terrace Block, RIBA collections 1966pic.twitter.com/zLtMFqrdOS

Our friends @ArchFoundation are hosting a conversation between Alessandra Cianchetta and Keller Easterling, Salomon Frausto and Rafi Segal tomorrow from 7-8pm https://bit.ly/2ythG1U pic.twitter.com/2duLuWE4Wg

Wonderful to see our talented community coming together online to create beautiful music! Here are a selection of Musical Theatre alumni performing The Song of Purple Summer #RAMplaysON https://twitter.com/JackReitman/status/1267125132105039872 …

The @wigmore_hall live lunchtime concert series with @BBCRadio3 launches this week - tune in at 1PM today as Visiting Professor of Piano and Hon RAM @Stephen Hough performs a programme of Schumann and Bach #RAMplaysON Watch live on this link from 1PM: h

Many happy returns to our friends @wigmore_hall who turned 119 yesterday! Don’t forget, the live music returns to the Hall today at 1pm, continuing every weekday in June, with @BBCRadio3! Find out more: https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/live-musi

From 1895 to the present day, here's 130 years of advice on improving your string-crossing skills https://bit.ly/2TWHv2h

'Hope retains an affecting dignity that ensures each piece emerges free of cloying nostalgia' Read more from our review of #violinist @HopeViolin's new recording of music from fin-de-siècle Paris https://bit.ly/3eBq5Ai

Tonight on @BBCFOUR you can catch the Strings Final of @BBCYoungMus. Competing in the last of the instrumental finals we have Academy violin student Mio Takahashi and cellist Ellen Baumring-Gledhill who joins us in September. Good luck to all! https://

Next up at the Virtual #BenedettiSessions @NickyBenedetti chats to us about her thoughts on the place of music in education and our society - taken from a speech made for the @RoyalPhilSoc in Nov 2019 Watch it now on YouTube! @benedetti_fdtn https://you

TODAY at 4PM (BST), join @NickyBenedetti for a concert to celebrate the achievements of everyone who took part in the Benedetti Sessions lockdown project https://bit.ly/2X5A7U7

Happy #LondonHistoryDay Watch a short documentary celebrating the construction and early life of the Barbican Centre and join us on Instagram from 12-2pm for a Q&A with Elain Harwood, Architectural Historian https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen

If you do one thing tonight... tune into @benedetti_fdtn's closing gala concert for its Virtual Benedetti Sessions. https://bit.ly/36KBcnT pic.twitter.com/wpSsSCG6pJ

Today is your last chance to watch Gramophone's Charity Gala! Enjoy three hours of world-class performances by Gramophone Award-winning artists, raising money for @HelpMusiciansUK Watch at http://bit.ly/GramophoneCharityGala … Donate at http://www.he

Tune in now to hear @ShekuKM live on @BBCRadio2 #RAMplaysON https://twitter.com/thekannehmasons/status/1266842950170030085 …

The Juilliard School joins in solidarity with our students, faculty, and staff against racism and hate.pic.twitter.com/otguTqcp5X

'Performers do not get to choose what is relevant in music, the audience does.' Musicians need to be more entrepreneurial and create more of their own opportunities, says the author of our June opinion piece. Do you agree? https://bit.ly/2ZNVLhD

A performance of 'bold passion and sonority' Read our review of @ElenaUrioste and @PosterTom's new recording of Grieg's Violin Sonatas https://bit.ly/3gB059Z

'According to Christian Tetzlaff, not even the encyclopaedic ‘Grosse Fugue’ is the insurmountable cliff face people think it is.' Read more from our June issue cover story here: https://bit.ly/3dhQ7rL

Kids can make their very own animation with this workshop by artist Shelly Wain, inspired by Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/workshop-james-and-the-giant-peach-animation …

Our Family Film Club cinema curator Susie Evans picks her favourite films for kids over 8 https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/watchlist-curators-picks-susies-films-for-kids-8 …

If you missed it earlier this week, make sure to find time to watch @NIOpera #AtHomeforHeroes concert. As well as @UlsterOrchestra & Daniele, we also spy Dawn Burns who sang Elijah with us last June! Plus @RuthMcGinley playing Over the Rainbow http://ow.

This Friday, the application process for phase 2 of our Hardship Funding will open. We're encouraging those who are eligible to apply for Universal Credit first, so we've put together some tips + resources to help with that in this video + thread - che