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Clare Wilkinson sings the Nelson Mass with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Egarr on 1 March 2013 (City Halls, Glasgow). With the Dunedin Consort conducted by John Butt, she sings the St John Passion on 13 March 2013 (Aberdeen Music Hall), 14 March 2013 (Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow), 17 March 2013 (The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh) and 18 March 2013 (St John’s Kirk, Perth). With Le Concert d’Anvers conducted by Bart Van Reyn, she sings the St Matthew Passion on 22 March 2013 (Collegekerk, Sint-Niklaas, Antwerp), 23 March 2013 (Carolus Borromeus, Antwerp) and 24 March 2013  (Abdijkerk, Grimbergen) (www.octopusensembles.be). With the Bachkoor Holland conducted by Gijs Leenaars, she sings the St Matthew Passion on 26 March 2013 (Oosterpoort, Groningen) and 28 and 29 March 2013 (Pieterskerk, Leiden). 

Her new recording of the St John Passion with the Dunedin Consort conducted by John Butt is released this month on Linn CD and has been selected by Gramophone as CD of the Month for March 2013.

Rachel Nicholls has been selected by Neil Fisher as the Classical tip for the year in The Times "The chosen ones: names to drop in 2013."

Hye-Youn Lee. Selected by The Independent on Sunday as the "Face to Watch" in Classical Music 2013.

BBC New Generation Artist soprano Ruby Hughes is featured on two broadcasts this Christmas.

On 27 December 2012, she can be heard singing songs by Schumann accompanied by Joseph Middleton and Mahler’s Rückert Lieder with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Paul Daniel. The programme airs between 1800 and 1930. For more details visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pct2j.

On 31 December 2012, she can be heard singing Chausson’s Poème de l’Amour et de la Mer with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pascal Rophé. The programme airs between 1805 and 1930. For more details visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pjk9p.

On 7 January 2013, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, will be broadcasting an unprecedented glimpse into life behind the scenes with the Royal Opera, with live rehearsals, interviews and insights. Look out for James Laing in rehearsal for his Royal Opera debut in The Minotaur. The day will conclude with Act 111 of Die Walküre, recorded earlier in the season, in which Alwyn Mellor sings Gerhilde.

Rupert Enticknap is one of the seven talented young singers that were selected from over 300 applicants to join the new Young Artists Programme at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna.

New Generation Artist Ruby Hughes will feature prominently on BBC Radio 3 over the Christmas period and may be heard in recital with Julius Drake as follows:-

19 December 2011 at 1815
Schumann: Five Poems of Mary Stuart

27 December at 1815
Berg: Lieder

30 December 2011 at 1815
Songs by Benjamin Britten

Don’t forget that you can also access programmes for a week after first transmission on BBC iPlayer.

Further details may be found at
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3

The Hallé's recording of The Kingdom conducted by Sir Mark Elder in which Claire Rutter is soprano soloist has won the Choral Award at the 2011 Gramophone Awards.

Claire was delighted to accept the Award with her colleague Susan Bickley on behalf of the orchestra at the Awards Ceremony, held at London's Dorchester Hotel on 6 October.

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/awards/2011/choral
http://www.itunes.com/gramawards

Claire Rutter's recording of Elgar's The Kingdom with the Hallé has been shortlisted for a Gramophone Award 2011 with the results to be announced on 6 October.

The sun goeth down (Hallé) by James Black Management

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/blog/gramophone-awards/choral-shortlist-listen-to-the-latest-gramophone-podcast

Tenor Steven Ebel shares how he landed a spot as the only American in a London YAP, as well as how he manages to both sing and compose professionally.

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