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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 28/09/2026

All the Right Wrong Notes: Ron Bierman is highly amused by the first San Diego production of Donizetti's 'Viva la Mamma!' by Opera À la Carte San Diego: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/viva... @ronbierman.substack.com #classicalmusicsky #classicalmusic #operasky #opera #SanDiego #California #USA

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 28/09/2026

Mike Wheeler is impressed by the start of Nottingham Royal Concert Hall's new orchestral season, with Kahchun Wong, Stephen Hough and the Hallé Orchestra: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/hall... @thehalle.bsky.social #classicalmusicsky #musicsky #classicalmusic #music #Nottingham #UK #piano

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 29/08/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 28/08/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 18/07/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 17/07/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 17/07/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 17/07/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 17/07/2026

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 @buxtonfestival.bsky.social #operetta #Musicsky #music #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Hungary #Austria #Buxton #Derbyshire #UK

Dominic Sedgwick as Danilo and Paula Sides as Hanna Glawari in Buxton Festival's The Merry Widow. Photo © 2026 Genevieve Girling

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/06/2026

The winners of the 2026 Swiss Music Prizes have been announced today: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/06/swis... #Switzerland #Musicsky #music #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 12/05/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 07/05/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 06/05/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 29/04/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 28/04/2026

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

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 22/04/2026

“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 listn.fm/anneesdepelerinage

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 19/04/2026

'While the Music Lasts' ... last few hours to get Alice McVeigh's orchestral novel for free: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/04/whil... #ClassicalMusicSky #Booksky #classicalmusic #Orchestra #novels #USA #UK #freebook #Mahler #cello

Alice McVeigh: While the Music Lasts - a novel

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Alice McVeigh @alicemcveigh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This was my novelistic debut, courtesy of Orion/Hachette. FREE for the next few days!😊"A very enjoyable novel" (The Sunday Telegraph). “It sings with lyrical intensity and eloquent feeling” (Publishers Weekly) Link: books2read.com/u/bOdpnA #Booksky #Orchestra #Mahler #cello #freeebook

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 25/03/2026

Full review here - www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/purc... And a clickable listening link: listn.fm/aspotlessrose

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Spotlight. Highly Disciplined. Glyn Môn Hughes is intrigued by contemporary British choral music performed by the Purcell Singers

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Alice McVeigh @alicemcveigh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My second novel - originally published by Hachette- GHOST MUSIC - is FREE for a brief time. Swipe yours today!!! link: books2read.com/u/3y5LEZ The Secret Life of a symphony orchestra. #classicalmusic #orchestra #Mahler

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 24/03/2026

“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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 25/03/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/03/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 03/03/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 01/03/2026

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

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 10/02/2026

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... @ARCEnsemble #Toronto #Canada #London #UK #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #exile Photo: Sam Gaetz

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 29/01/2026

Classical Music Festivals in 2026 - A guide to some of the world's 2026 festival music-making: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/01/clas... #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #MusicFestivals #Festivals #Austria #Canada #Estonia #France #Germany #Ireland #Italy #Madeira #Portugal #UK #USA

Piano on the Rocks Festival, 1-3 May 2026 - Sedona, Arizona, USA

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 28/01/2026

Riccardo Muti & the CSO visit Orange California. Paul Bodine reports: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/01/chic... @chicagosymphony.bsky.social #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #ChicagoSymphony #OrangeCounty #California #USA #Russia #France #Germany #Austria #Italy Pic: Todd Rosenberg

Riccardo Muti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Orange County, California, USA. Photo © 2026 Todd Rosenberg

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 27/12/2025

We will be holding another online discussion tomorrow, 24 hours from now: 'Is it too limiting to equate music with sound itself?' Details here: classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/12/disc... There will also be time to discuss your own classical music news. #ClassicalMusic #discussion #Zoom

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 28/08/2025

John Dante Prevedini will be leading an online discussion at Classical Music Daily later today, Thursday 28 August 2025, on the subject 'The effect of higher education on classical music and musicians'. All welcome! www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/08/disc... #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #discussion

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 18/07/2025

Guy Johnston, Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra play the Arthur Bliss Cello Concerto on Onyx Classics - digital album out 25 July. Geoff Pearce's review is here: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/blis... #ClassicalMusic #UK #RPLO #Liverpool #MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 15/07/2025

Monumental and Breathtaking Proportions: Adam J Sacks visits the Estonian Song and Dance Festival in Tallinn: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/esto... #MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky #Estonia #Tallinn #ClassicalMusic #song #dance #ChoralMusic #Laulupidu #Baltics

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kourosh @kouroshrazavi.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Estonian Song and Dance Festival March towards festival grounds 🇪🇪

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 11/07/2025

Wales' Presteigne Festival starts in under 6 weeks. Eleanor Alberga is composer-in-residence & the festival marks 50 years since Shostakovich's death: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/pres... ‪#MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky #Wales #Powys #Herefordshire #UK @georgevass.bsky.social Pic: Ben Ealovega

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 09/07/2025

Today: A Critical Examination - Sandrine Erdely-Sayo writes about the misuse of the terms 'intellectual' and 'artist': www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/inte... #MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky #art #artsky #ClassicalMusic #intellectualism #essay #creativity #authenticity

Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer,
astrologer, geographer and music theorist
Claudius Ptolemy. 1476 portrait by
Justus van Gent and Pedro Berruguete

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 06/07/2025

Chicken Feed? Ron Bierman listens to Mozart and Beethoven in San Diego's Epstein Family Amphitheater. Just published at Classical Music Daily: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/main... @619sdld.bsky.social‬ #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #SanDiego #California #USA Pic: Ken Jacques

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 05/07/2025

The Girl with the Squeezebox : Peter King on the career of Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/ksen... #MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #accordion #Latvia #Argentina #France #Italy #Lithuania #Montenegro #Peru #Russia #UK Photo © Janis Spigovskis

Ksenija Sidorova playing the accordion. Photo © Janis Spigovskis

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/07/2025

Robert McCarney's Resounding Echoes series is back with two new episodes about lesser-known 20th century music: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/the-... www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/reso... #ResoundingEchoes #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #Austria #Germany #Norway #Russia

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/07/2025

Classical Music Daily welcomed 4 new writers during June 2025. First articles here: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/wagn... www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/marg... www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/exce... www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/an-e... #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/07/2025

Today at Classical Music Daily, Mike Wheeler listens to choral music by Mozart, Orlando Gibbons, David Bednall and Cecilia McDowall: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/07/sitw... Sitwell Singers #MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky #ChoralMusic #Derby #UK ‪#Mozart #Austria @orlandogibbons.bsky.social

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/07/2025

All good wishes to our friends in the USA on American Independence Day. Here are our latest articles about classical music in the USA: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/articles/a/u... #July4 #MusicSky #ClassicalMusicSky #USA

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 04/07/2025

Nikolas Mavreas' review of Michael Downes' book 'Wagner and the Creation of the Ring' has been quoted on the publisher's website & Amazon : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/06/wagn... This is Nikolas' first review for Classical Music Daily. He's one of 4 new writers who appeared during June 2025.

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 26/05/2025

Gerald Fenech strongly recommends organ and choral music by English composer Herbert Howells on the Regent Records label. '... as virtuosic as one could wish for.' : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/05/howe... #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #HerbertHowells #Durham #UK #RegentRecords #choir #OrganMusic

Herbert Howells: Psalms and Psalm Preludes. David Hill, organ; The Choir of Durham Cathedral / Daniel Cook. Copyright 2025 Regent Records

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Classical Music Daily @classicalmusicdaily.com · 26/05/2025

Review of Saturday's Elgar Festival choral concert given by the Proteus Ensemble conducted by Stephen Shellard in Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire, UK: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/05/elga... #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Elgar #Worcestershire #UK #choir Photo: Michael Whitefoot

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