Music news in brief
An historic music library – the largest in the North of England – reopened in January after undergoing a major redevelopment…
Award for Sir Simon Rattle at 70
The conductor, who turned 70 in January, is to receive the 2025 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize ‘in recognition of his lifetime dedication to music’…
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT: Orchestral Works Vol. 5
Slowly the admirable Chandos project to record the complete orchestral works of this composer proceeds…
Sheffield music hub awarded £3.5m funding
Plans to transform a Grade II* listed building in Sheffield city centre into a new music hub for the region has been boosted by £3.5m of funding from Arts Council England…
STEPHEN GOSS: Landscape and Memory
This is a hugely rewarding issue by one of the most innovative and appealing composers of our time, and is highly recommended…