LA Phil spearheads music education programme

1 October 2008

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LAPO) is at the heart of a citywide initiative aiming to create a network of youth orchestras around Los Angeles county.

The first ensemble formed by Youth Orchestras LA (Yola) will begin rehearsing in October.

The scheme is being lau...

Heads roll as costs soar for Hamburg concert hall

29 September 2008

The Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, originally budgeted at €241.3m, has seen its costs skyrocket to a projected €340m. In addition, the building project is now 23 months behind schedule.

This month the beleaguered concert hall has had its first human casualty, as Hamburg mayor Ole von ...

BBC Radio 3 launches webcast series

26 September 2008

Beginning on 26 September, BBC Radio 3 will be trialling a series of filmed concerts, to be broadcast online.

The concerts will be part of the channel’s Performance on 3 series, and will be made available to web users after each performance.

The performances will be given by...