Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

UNCOVERED: Orchestra - Caught on Camera

Watch the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra perform an epic public tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy the Bull looks on as the CBSO play a Black Sabbath classic

Metal Hammer

“We’d smoke a little dope then wander round Heathrow Airport at night. All these hums, knocks, and noises coming from behind locked doors – the whole airport was a musical instrument”: Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s prog credentials

Simon Jeffes described his musical pursuit of the precious irrational as “imaginary folklore.” His work intrigued Brian Eno and has lasted long beyond his lifetime. But was it prog?

Louder

“If only we could hand out Michelin Stars for guitar-building”: JWJ Parlour Select, Orchestra Select and Slope Shoulder Select review

This acoustic trio hails from UK-based JWJ’s Select Series, essentially guitars made to a spec that luthier Rich Jones would choose himself. Let’s see how they measure up

Guitar World

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Florence + the Machine: Symphony of Lungs review – one crescendo of ecstasy after another

An appropriately maximal reading of debut album Lungs, made with Jules Buckley’s orchestra at Prom 69, provides a grand stage for Welch’s even grander voice

The Guardian - UK

Milan Symphony Orchestra unveils harmonious new identity

Landor composes a "symphony of aesthetic pieces."

Creative Bloq

Franz Welser-Möst to retire as Cleveland Orchestra music director in June 2027

Franz Welser-Möst will retire as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra in June 2027, ending a 25-season tenure that will be the longest in the ensemble’s history

The Independent UK

Billy Cobham: “It was testing the waters of rock and jazz!"

Jazz fusion drummer extraordinaire Billy Cobham recalls his time with Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra and beyond...

Louder

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland to play Carnegie Hall in New York as part of out sell-out concert series

The concert series celebrates their work and achievements in promoting peace, unity and tolerance on the island of Ireland since their foundation in 1995. Significantly, the concerts will also mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Irish Mirror

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to hold an evening of Eurovision classics

The orchestra will embrace the biggest anthems Eurovision has to offer

Liverpool Echo

The songs chosen by orchestras and choirs around the country as tributes to the Queen

The works of English composers were tribute favourites

Evening Standard

Home Office agrees to waive £18k visa fees for Ukrainian orchestra set to perform at BBC Proms

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will enter the UK for free after the Standard and Labour MP Barbara Keeley highlighted the issue earlier this month

Evening Standard

Home Office urged to waive £18k visa fees for Ukrainian orchestra set to perform at BBC Proms

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, comprised of refugees and top musicians, face a struggle to raise funds despite playing in Europe for free

Evening Standard

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra announces huge events for 2022/23 season

There's a wide range of events planned for the 2022/23 season

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

London Symphony Orchestra

29 stories

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

15 stories

Liverpool Philharmonic

The Mahavishnu Orchestra

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.