Managers stole from the Queen's composer
Former managers Michael and Judith Arnold have been charged with stealing almost £450,000 from Master of the Queen's Music Peter Maxwell Davies.…
Peter Maxwell Davies
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Maxwell Davies on dumbing down
Peter Maxwell Davies, the Queen's composer, has criticised the commercialisation of culture at a British Academy conference, citing Damien Hirst's £10.3m dead cow sale at Sotheby's.…
British classical fans like to download
A Gramophone reader survey of 60,000 classical fans found 75 per cent use computers, MP3 players or digital radio, with over-50s downloading an average of eleven pieces last year.…
Palace launches Queen's Medal for Music
The royal family has backed a new Queen's Medal for Music, to be awarded for impact on British musical life, with the first award made on 22 November.…