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BBC Proms director David Pickard to step down after nine years
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe director of the BBC Proms has announced he will step down after nine years of leading the...
BBC Proms to return as ‘we know and love’ it after a bumpy time, says director
Press Association News via AOL· 1 month agoThe BBC Proms’ forthcoming season will see the event back as “we know and love” it after the music...
Sam Smith and Florence Welch’s Proms bookings sparks debate over modern music at classical festival
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBBC Proms has sparked a fierce debate about the festival’s future after signing pop singers Florence...
Royal cellist 'racially abused' after call for Rule, Britannia! to be dropped
Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has said Rule, Britannia! should no longer be played at the BBC Proms....
Friday Night is Music Night relaunched on BBC Radio 3 to boost ailing listening figures
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe BBC Concert Orchestra – with conductor Anna-Maria Helsing at last year's Proms – will play...
Don’t play Rule, Britannia at Proms, says Prince Harry and Meghan cellist
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe cellist won the BBC Young Musician award in 2016 The cellist who performed at the wedding of the...
Prince Harry and Meghan’s cellist calls for ‘Rule, Britannia!’ to be axed from Last Night of the...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe cellist who performed at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has said “Rule,...
Former director of BBC Singers on proposed cuts: ‘They are chasing ratings’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe former director of the BBC Singers has criticised the corporation’s proposed cuts to classical...
Last Night of the Proms, National Television Awards and other events cancelled or postponed...
Yahoo Celebrity UK· 2 years agoEvents have been cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. (PA) PA The National...
Rishi Sunak backs Rule, Britannia at Proms
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has called for Rule, Britannia! to be scrapped - Theo Wargo/Getty Images North America Rishi Sunak has backed the performance...