Results of five-year study are sweet music for Symphony Environmental

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Results of five-year study are sweet music for Symphony Environmental Technologies By John Harrington, Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:38 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 14:38 BST, 1 April 2021 Five years is an age to wait for the results of a study but Symphony Environmental Technologies probably thinks the wait … Read more

Opera star Antonio Pappano takes Simon Rattle’s baton and replaces him at London Symphony Orchestra

Opera star Antonio Pappano takes Simon Rattle’s baton as he replaces him at London Symphony Orchestra New man to lead UK’s orchestra has been at Covent Garden opera since 2002 Sir Antonio, 61, said his new job at the LSO was a ‘dream come true’   He takes over an orchestra which has been shaped into … Read more

BBC Symphony Orchestra held meeting over fears it was ‘institutionally racist’ weeks before Proms

Revealed: BBC Symphony Orchestra held a panicked meeting over fears it was ‘institutionally racist’ just weeks before the Last Night of the Proms row An emergency action plan was brought in to tackle so-called ‘unconscious bias’  It forged links with first professional orchestra made of mainly black musicians One insider described the move as a … Read more

Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 review: It’s brilliantly orchestrated here by the BBC Philharmonic

Shostakovich’s Symphony No 11 is a remarkable piece with a powerful statement and it’s brilliantly orchestrated by the BBC Philharmonic By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:02 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 2 May 2020 Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 ‘The Year 1905’  BBC Philharmonic, conducted by John Storgårds     Chandos, out now … Read more