So deserved!

Just under 4 weeks until entries close … and these are just the prize recitals! 👇👇👇 niioc.com/2026-competition @Organ_Festival @ChoirandOrgan @RCO_Updates @CW_Armagh

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the world-renowned soprano Dame Felicity Lott. It was a privilege to welcome Dame Felicity to the Charles Wood International Song Competition in 2022, and we are honoured that our annual Dame Felicity Lott Song Prize continues in her name. Her contribution to the world of music and song was immense, and she will be remembered with enormous affection and admiration. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and all those whose lives she touched through her music.

Completely devastated by the passing of Dame Felicity Lott. One of the greatest singers of her generation, a good friend and VP of The Bach Choir. Such a self-effacing, truly humble person with extraordinary skills. She will be so missed by us all. Mag she RIP

He collects music. He worked with Stravinsky and Britten. And he loved listening to Mahler while filming on the Galápagos Islands. All day today @BBCRadio3, we celebrate the musical side of this wonderful centenarian. Happy birthday, Sir David 🥳 🎶

Sad news of the passing of Michael Tilson Thomas - a major figure in American music, and a huge influence on so many young musicians. He will be missed (as is his husband Joshua). Thank you both for everything.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026. Retweet if you believe Zelenskyy deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

“The programme for the world’s biggest classical music festival has been announced — and it is spectacular.” So says @ivanhewett in today’s @telegraph. I’m thrilled to share our ambitious plans for the @bbcproms 2026: bbc.com/mediacentre/2026/bbc…

Congratulations to @ContinuoFndn for 5 years of supporting early music players! We are extremely proud and grateful to have been among the recipients of their grants which have made some wonderful recordings possible

Pleased to have joined the Instagram community. Come and folllow me there! instagram.com/davidhillcondu…

Pope Leo XIV is polling as the most popular public figure in the United States, with a net favorability rating of 34. Follow: @AFpost

Entries Open! With a winner’s package of over £5,000 in the Senior Category, this is the first flavour of some exciting opportunities to come. Visit: niioc.com/news/2026-competit… Armagh, 17-19 August 2026 @Organ_Festival @ChoirandOrgan @RCO_Updates @davidhconductor @CW_Armagh

Pope Leo XIV has signed the Golden Book at the Great Mosque of Algiers — a historic first, marking the first time a pope has ever signed this book inside an Algerian mosque. This gesture symbolizes interfaith dialogue, with the Pope writing a message of peace in both Arabic and French.

Eine Leipziger Tradition: @Gewandhaus & #Thomanerchor mit Bachs „Johannes-Passion“ in der Thomaskirche #Leipzig. Am 02./03. APR 2026 ist es wieder soweit - die Johannes-Passion BWV 245 in der 2. Fassung von 1725 unter der Leitung von Thomaskantor Andreas Reize! @accentusmusic

Apology accepted Damian, thank you. My thanks to Christopher and others too for their very kind words. I fully understand and appreciate that you care a great deal about Radio 3, here’s hoping you might like what you hear in the future.

A fitting successor to Suzy Klein

Join @iestyn_davies and a star-studded lineup this weekend at @wigmore_hall in a celebration of the music of John Dowland 🎵 Featuring talented performers who have been interviewed for our website, including Thomas Dunford, @MaryCBevan and Iestyn himself 👀

In the Russian press, no criticism of war on Ukraine. But an editorial slamming restrictions in Russia: “Where's the cut-off point, the line in our personal & collective experience we’re not prepared to cross, where we would say no, we can’t live without this, we don’t want to?”

A lovely day, in every way, ⁦@kingscambridge⁩ meeting lots of people before starting a term from April to July as acting Director of Music. The choir sounds wonderful and it is a privilege to have been asked to do this by their amazing Director Dan Hyde.

Read my review of Bach’s St Matthew Passion at the Royal Festival Hall with @TheBachChoir, London Youth Choir, Florilegium, conductor David Hill, and soloists Toby Spence, Neal Davies, Lucy Crowe, Carolyn Dobbin, Benjamin Hulet and Christopher Purves. nick-holmes-music.com/2026/0…