Nominations open for 2024 ABO Classical Music Awards
Nominations for the annual ABO Classical Music industry awards are now open until 5pm on Friday 1 December 2023.
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Sophie Lewis Confirmed as New ABO Chair
Following an inclusive and wide-ranging recruitment process, Sophie Lewis, CEO of the National Children's Orchestras, has been appointed Chair of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO), a key position in UK performing arts. The appointment takes immediate effect, as ABO Interim Chair Jenny Jamison resumes her role of Vice-Chair.
ABO Statement on Creative Scotland Budget Cut
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has expressed deep concern at the reinstatement of the 10% cut to Creative Scotland, announced by the Scottish Government.
ABO CEO Judith Webster in Classical Music
As the Association of British Orchestras’ new chief executive Judith Webster settles into her role, she sets forth her vision for the ways the ABO will support the UK’s orchestral sector going forward in Classical Music.
ABO responds to BBC decision to suspend BBC Singers closure
The Association of British Orchestras has welcomed the BBC’s decision to suspend the proposal to close the celebrated BBC Singers.
ABO Welcomes Spring Budget 2023
Today, the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) welcomed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s decision to extend the uplifted rate of Orchestra Tax Relief by a further two years, announced in the Spring Budget 2023.
BBC Strategy Review - ABO Statement
The Association of British Orchestras has today (Thursday 9th March 2023) set out a statement in response to the BBC’s announcement of its new strategy, following the 2022 BBC Classical Review.
Alan Davey CBE, Controller, BBC Radio 3, Honoured at the Association of British Orchestras Awards 2023
As the Association of British Orchestras Conference kicks off in Leeds, the industry body has announced Alan Davey CBE, Controller, BBC Radio 3 as the recipient of its prestigious annual ABO Award. Davey was recognised for his championing of orchestral music, and his nurturing of the BBC’s orchestras as part of the wider ecology of the UK orchestral scene, that has benefitted the whole sector. Announced at a live event at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the evening of Wednesday 1 February, the award ceremony also revealed the winners of the 2023 ABO/Classical Music Awards, celebrating the achievements of colleagues across the sector through nominations by their peers, and were presented with ABO Media Partner Classical Music and ABO Principal Media Partner Classic FM. The event was hosted by ABO Interim Chair and Scottish Ensemble Chief Executive Jenny Jamison and Classic FM presenter Anne-Marie Minhall.
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