2018 in British music explained
This is a summary of the year 2018 in British music.
Events
- 2 January – The Paxton Festival announces that Helen Jamieson is to stand down as its artistic director in September 2018.[1]
- 8 January – Arts Council England announces the appointment of Claire Mera-Nelson as Director of Music and as director in its London office.[2]
- 10 January – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the resignation of Charles Dutoit as its principal conductor and artistic adviser, with immediate effect, following allegations against Dutoit of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Dutoit had previously been scheduled to vacate the posts in 2019.[3]
- 11 January – Sinfonia Viva announces the appointment of Frank Zielhorst as its new principal conductor, with immediate effect.[4]
- 15 January – The Cumnock Tryst announces the appointment of Jean Nicholson as its new festival director.[5]
- 18 January – The Southbank Centre announces that Jude Kelly is to stand down as its artistic director, effective May 2018.[6]
- 25 January – Creative Scotland announces the newest round of Regular Funding recipients for its next three-year programme, which includes the losses of £300,000 for the Dunedin Consort and of £550,000 for the Hebrides Ensemble.[7]
- 26 January – King's College, Cambridge announces that Stephen Cleobury is to retire as its Director of Music, effective 30 September 2019.[8]
- 1 February
- 2 February – Following the release of his debut album Inspiration, Sheku Kanneh-Mason becomes the first-ever BBC Young Musician winner to enter the Official UK Albums Chart with a debut recording.[11]
- 6 February – Creative Scotland announces restoration of £300,000 funding for 3 years to the Dunedin Consort.[12]
- 11 February – 50 years after its composition, Richard Reason's Dylan Thomas Song Cycle receives its first performance at Conway Hall.[13]
- 20 February – Longborough Festival Opera announces the appointment of Polly Graham, daughter of festival founders Martin and Lizzie Graham, as its new artistic director, with immediate effect.[14]
- 22 February – A news report states that Rafael Payare is to stand down as music director of the Ulster Orchestra as of the end of his current contract, at the close of the 2018–2019 season.[15]
- 7 March – NME announces that it is to discontinue its print edition, and to shift its publication emphasis to its online edition.[16]
- 8 March
- 14 March – The Royal Society of Musicians announces the appointment of Charlotte Penton-Smith as its first ever chief executive.[19]
- 24 March – Glyndebourne announces the prize winners of its inaugural Glyndebourne Opera Cup competition:[20]
- Overall winner: Samantha Hankey
- Second place: Jacquelyn Stucker
- Third place: Elbenita Kajtazi
- Ginette Theano prize (for most promising talent): Emily Pogorelc
- Media prize: Samantha Hankey
- Audience prize: Elbenita Kajtazi
- 28 March – The High Court of Justice rules in favour of violist Christopher Goldscheier in his lawsuit against the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for hearing damage from 'acoustic shock'.[21]
- 4 April – The Royal Philharmonic Society announces the appointment of James Murphy as its next chief executive, effective in the summer of 2018.[22]
- 5 April – The Buxton International Festival announces that its artistic director, Stephen Barlow, is to stand down from the post in late July 2018.[23]
- 21 April – The Queen's Birthday Party, a music concert celebrating the 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, is held at London's Royal Albert Hall.[24] [25]
- 27 April – It is announced that Ralph Fiennes is to star in a new film about the life of George Frederic Handel, directed by Chris Addison.[26]
- 13 May – Lauren Zhang is announced as the winner of the BBC Young Musician 2018 competition.[27]
- 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle features such musicians as:
- 23 May – King's College, Cambridge announces the appointment of Daniel Hyde as its next Director of Music, effective 1 October 2019.[28]
- 29 May – The Scottish Chamber Orchestra announces the appointment of Maxim Emelyanychev as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season.[29]
- 1 June – The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) announces its awarding of honorary membership in the RPS to Stephen Hough, the 141st such recipient in the history of the RPS.[30]
- 7 June – Thea Musgrave receives The Queen's Medal for Music 2017, in a private audience with HRH Queen Elizabeth II.[31]
- 8 June – Queen's Birthday Honours[32]
- 8–10 June – Download Festival 2018 takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire. The main stage is headlined by Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N' Roses and Ozzy Osbourne, the Zippo encore stage by You Me at Six, Parkway Drive and Rise Against, the Avalanche stage by Bad Religion, Neck Deep and The Hives, and the Dogtooth stage by Tesseract, Thy Art Is Murder and Baroness.
- 26 June – Southbank Sinfonia announces the appointment of William Norris as its next managing director, effective July 2018.[33]
- 2 July
- 4 July – The Susan Chilcott Scholarship announces soprano Gemma Summerfield as the final recipient of the Chilcott Award.[36]
- 9 July – ORA Singers announces the appointment of Stephen Fry as its new president.[37]
- 13 July – The Lightning Seeds' single "Three Lions" reaches number one in the UK singles chart for the fourth time following England's achievements in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making it the only song to reach number one on four separate occasions with the same artist lineup.[38] By the following week the single has plummeted to number 97, setting a record for the fastest ever fall from the top of the charts.[39]
- 26 July – The Academy of Ancient Music announces that Richard Egarr is to stand down as its music director at the close of the 2020-2021 season.[40]
- August – In 2019, streaming platform Spotify reveals that Welsh duo Alffa is the "most streamed Welsh language act ever" with three million streams for their two singles.[41]
- 9 August – Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces the appointment of Stephen Langridge as its next artistic director, effective in the spring of 2019.[42]
- 31 August – The Leeds International Piano Competition announces the appointment of Fiona Sinclair as its next chief executive, eff3ective 1 October 2018.[43]
- 6 September – Welsh National Opera announces the appointment of Aidan Lang as its next general director, effective July 2019.[44]
- 20 September – Wolf Alice are revealed as winners of the 2018 Mercury Prize for their second album Visions of a Life.[45]
- 4 October – The BBC Philharmonic announces the appointment of Omer Meir Wellber as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2019-2020 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.[46]
- 27 October – The Mass Via Victrix of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford receives its first-ever complete performance, 99 years after its composition, in Cardiff by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC National Chorus of Wales, and vocal soloists Kiandra Howarth, Jess Dancy, Ruairi Bowen, and Gareth Brynmor John.[47]
- 5 November – The Dartington International Summer School and Festival announces the appointment of Sara Mohr-Pietsch as its next artistic director, effective January 2019, with her first programmed season scheduled to occur in 2020.[48]
- 6 November – Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces the appointment of Ben Glassberg as the new principal conductor of the Glyndebourne Tour, with an initial contract of 3 years.[49]
- 23 November – The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition 2018 announces Felix Mildenberger as its winner, which includes the appointment of Mildenberger as the new assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra for a 2-year period.[50]
- 26 November – The Royal Northern College of Music announces the appointment of Sara Ascenso as its first-ever lecturer in Musicians' Health and Wellbeing, the first UK music institution ever to institute such a post.[51]
- 3 December – Chetham's School of Music announces the appointment of Tom Redmond as its next director of music, effective September 2019.[52]
- 4 December – The Philharmonia Orchestra announces that Esa-Pekka Salonen is to stand down as its principal conductor after the close of the 2020-2021 season.[53]
- 19 December – The Royal Scottish National Orchestra announces the appointment of Alistair Mackie as its next chief executive, effective April 2019.[54]
- 28 December – New Year's Honours:[55]
Television programmes
Artists and groups reformed
Groups disbanded
Classical works
Opera
Musical theatre
Musical films
Film scores and incidental music
Film
Television
British music awards
British Composer Awards
- Amateur or Young Performers: Oliver Searle – Microscopic Dances
- Chamber Ensemble: James Weeks – Libro di fiammelle e ombre
- Choral: Judith Weir – In the Land of Uz
- Community or Educational Project: Liam Taylor-West – The Umbrella
- Jazz Composition for Large Ensemble: Cassie Kinoshi – Afronaut
- Jazz Composition for Small Ensemble: Simon Lasky – Close to Ecstasy
- Orchestral: Sir Harrison Birtwistle – Deep Time
- Small Chamber: Rebecca Saunders – Inbreathed
- Solo or Duo: Dominic Murcott – The Harmonic Canon
- Sonic Art: Emily Peasgood – Halfway to Heaven
- Stage Works: Oliver Coates – Shoreline
- Wind Band or Brass Band: Simon Dobson – The Turing Test
- British Composer Award for Innovation: Trevor Wishart
- British Composer Award for Inspiration: Sally Beamish
Charts and sales
See main article: 2018 in British music charts.
Deaths
- 1 January – Peter Evans, music scholar and expert on the music of Benjamin Britten, 88[108]
- 2 January – Tony Calder, record executive, producer and manager, 74[109]
- 4 January – Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues, flautist, singer and composer, 76[110]
- 10 January – Eddie Clarke, better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, guitarist and member of heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead, 67. Of Motörhead's classic lineup, which consisted of Lemmy, himself and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, he was the last surviving member.[111]
- 16 January – Dave Holland, drummer (Trapeze), 69
- 20 January – Jim Rodford, bass guitarist for Argent, The Kinks and The Zombies, 76
- 24 January – Mark E. Smith, vocalist and frontman and the only constant member of The Fall, 60[112]
- 10 February – Raimund Herincx, baritone, 90[113]
- 19 February – Stormin (born Shaun Lewis), grime and drum and bass MC, 34[114]
- 23 February – Eddy Amoo, singer for The Real Thing, 74[115]
- 11 March – Ken Dodd, singer, comedian, actor, 90
- 28 March – Philip De Groote, South African-born cellist and founding member of the Chilingirian Quartet, 68[116]
- 15 April – Peter Lloyd, orchestral flautist, 86[117]
- 9–10 May (confirmed 11 May) – Scott Hutchison, singer, songwriter, musician Frightened Rabbit, 36[118]
- 1 June – Andrew Massey, conductor based in America, 72[119]
- 8 June - Danny Kirwan, guitarist, songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), 68[120]
- 12 June – Jon Hiseman, drummer, 73
- 2 July - Alan Longmuir, bassist (Bay City Rollers), 70
- 8 July – Oliver Knussen, classical composer, 66[121]
- 9 August – Arthur Davies, operatic tenor, 77[122]
- 24 August – James Mallinson, British classical recording engineer, 75[123]
- 1 September – Kenneth Bowen, Welsh tenor, 86[124]
- 15 September – Helen Clare, English singer, 101[125]
- 22 September – Chas Hodges, musician (Chas & Dave), 74 (organ failure)[126]
- 1 October – Ben Daglish, 52, English composer and musician, lung cancer.[127]
- 2 October – Geoff Emerick, recording engineer (Abbey Road Studios, The Beatles), multi-Grammy winner, 72[128]
- 4 October – John Tyrrell, 76, musicologist.[129]
- 7 October – John Wicks, 65, producer, singer and musician (The Records).[130]
- 25 October – Martin Dalby, composer and music administrator, 76[131]
- 6 November – Hugh McDowell, 65, cellist (Electric Light Orchestra)[132]
- 16 November
- 17 November – Richard Baker, news reader and BBC classical music television presenter, 94[135]
- 20 November
- 28 November – Gary Haisman, 60, English musician.[138]
- 6 December – Pete Shelley. 63, singer, musician (Buzzcocks), heart attack.[139]
See also
Notes and References
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- News: Arts Council appoints new director of music . Classical Music Magazine . Katy Wright . 2018-01-08 . 2018-01-08.
- Charles Dutoit Steps Down Early as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . 10 January 2018 . 2018-01-20.
- Meet the new Principal Conductor of Sinfonia Viva, Frank Zielhorst . Sinfonia Viva . 11 January 2018 . 2018-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180520193403/http://www.vivaorch.co.uk/news-reviews/frank-zielhorst/ . 20 May 2018 . dead .
- The Cumnock Tryst appoints Festival Director . The Cumnock Tryst . 15 January 2018 . 2018-01-20.
- Artistic Director Jude Kelly to leave Southbank Centre . Southbank Centre . 18 January 2018 . 2018-01-20.
- News: Fury as Fringe and theatre companies have funding axed by Creative Scotland . The Scotsman . Brian Ferguson . 2018-01-25 . 2018-02-24.
- King's advertises for a new Director of Music . King's College, Cambridge . 26 January 2018 . 2018-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108194103/http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/kings-seeks-new-director-of-music.html . 8 January 2019 . dead .
- The Board of Buxton International Festival is delighted to announce that Michael Williams has been appointed to be the new CEO of the Festival . Buxton International Festival . 1 February 2018 . 2018-02-24.
- News: Music review: BBC SSO & Martyn Brabbins . The Scotsman . Ken Walton . 2018-02-06 . 2018-03-24.
- Sheku album makes chart history . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 2 February 2018 . 2018-02-24.
- News: Creative Scotland forced into funding review after climbing down over cuts . The Scotsman . Brian Ferguson . 2018-02-06 . 2018-02-24.
- http://www.pianoauctions.co.uk/news.php?id=520 Piano Auctions Limited, Dylan Thomas Song Cycle
- News: Polly Graham to become artistic director of Longborough Festival Opera . Classical Music Magazine . Katy Wright . 2018-02-20 . 2018-02-24.
- News: Ulster Orchestra baton to be passed on as Payare bows out . Belfast Telegraph . Alf McCreary . 2018-02-22 . 2018-02-24.
- News: NME to close print edition after 66 years . The Guardian . Mark Sweney . 2018-03-07 . 2018-06-10.
- English National Opera appoints new Chief Executive . English National Opera . 8 March 2018 . 2018-03-24.
- Introducing Venus Blazing . Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . 8 March 2018 . 2018-03-24.
- Charlotte Penton-Smith appointed Chief Executive of The Royal Society of Musicians . The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain . 14 March 2018 . 2018-03-24.
- Samantha Hankey wins the inaugural Glyndebourne Opera Cup . 24 March 2018 . Glyndebourne Opera . 2018-03-31.
- News: Musician wins landmark ruling over ruined hearing . BBC News . Clive Coleman . 2018-03-28 . 2018-03-31.
- James Murphy appointed as Chief Executive of the RPS . 4 April 2018 . The Dallas Opera . 2018-05-24.
- News announcement 5th April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . Buxton International Festival . 2018-05-24 . 6 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406231024/http://www.buxtonfestival.co.uk/press-releases/news-announcement-5th-april-2018 . dead .
- News: Hannah . Furness . The Queen celebrates her 92nd birthday with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall . Telegraph Media Group . The Telegraph . 21 April 2018 . 22 April 2018.
- News: The Queen celebrates her 92nd birthday in style with star-studded concert . London Evening Standard . 21 April 2018 . 22 April 2018.
- Web site: Ralph Fiennes Leading Hallelujah! For Director Chris Addison. James White. Empire. 4 January 2019.
- News: Pianist Lauren Zhang wins BBC Young Musician 2018 . Classical Music Magazine . Lucy Thraves . 2018-05-14 . 2018-05-24.
- King's College appoints new Director of Music . 23 May 2018 . King's College, Cambridge . 2018-05-24 . 24 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004033/http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/daniel-hyde-appointed-director-of-music.html . dead .
- Scottish Chamber Orchestra announces new Principal Conductor as Maxim Emelyanychev . Scottish Chamber Orchestra . 29 May 2018 . 2018-06-10 . 29 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529204023/https://www.sco.org.uk/assets/000/001/893/FINAL_Press_Release_SCO_Principal_Conductor_for_web_original.pdf?1527586393 . dead .
- RPS Honorary Membership To Stephen Hough . Royal Philharmonic Society . 1 June 2018 . 2018-06-10.
- The Queen's Medal for Music 2017 . The Royal Family (official homepage) . 7 June 2018 . 2018-06-10.
- The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2018 . Cabinet Office, Government of the United Kingdom . 8 June 2018 . 2018-06-10.
- William Norris Appointed Managing Director . Southbank Sinfonia . 26 June 2018 . 2018-07-11.
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Announced Vasily Petrenko as Music Director from 2021–22 Season . Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . 2 July 2018 . 2018-07-11.
- Liverpool Philharmonic announces Vasily Petrenko as Conductor Laureate from summer 2021 . Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . 2 July 2018 . 2018-07-11.
- Soprano Gemma Summerfield Wins 2018 Chilcott Award . Royal Philharmonic Society . 4 July 2018 . 2018-07-11.
- Stephen Fry Announced As President Of ORA Singers . ORA Singers . 9 July 2018 . 2018-07-11.
- News: Three Lions breaks chart record . BBC News . BBC . 13 July 2018 . 13 July 2018.
- News: Three Lions plummets out of the charts . BBC News . BBC . 20 July 2018 . 20 July 2018.
- AAM launches search for new Music Director . Academy of Ancient Music . 26 July 2018 . 2018-09-18.
- News: The rise and rise of Welsh pop music. Stephens. Huw. 2019-08-27. 2019-08-28. en-GB.
- Stephen Langridge appointed Artistic Director of Glyndebourne . Glyndebourne Opera . 9 August 2018 . 2018-09-18.
- Leeds International Piano Competition appoints Fiona Sinclair as Chief Executive . Leeds International Piano Competition . 31 August 2018 . 2018-09-18.
- Welsh National Opera Announces General Director . Welsh National Opera . 6 September 2018 . 2018-09-18.
- News: Harp . Justin . Mercury Prize 2018 winner revealed as Wolf Alice's Visions of a Life . Digital Spy . 20 September 2018 . 22 September 2018.
- Omer Meir Wellber appointed new Chief Conductor of BBC Philharmonic . BBC Media Centre . 4 October 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e9zcd4 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, 27 October 2018 programme
- Artistic Director appointed for 2020 Summer School . Dartington International Summer School and Festival . 5 November 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- Ben Glassberg appointed Principal Conductor of the Glyndebourne Tour . Glyndebourne Opera . 6 November 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- Welcome to our new Assistant Conductor, Felix Mildenberger! . London Symphony Orchestra . 26 November 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- Meet the RNCM's first Lecturer in Musicians' Health and Wellbeing . Royal Northern College of Music . 26 November 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- Chetham's appoints Tom Redmond as Director of Music from 2019 . Chetham's School of Music . 3 December 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra announce 2020/21 as Salonen's final season as Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor . Philharmonia Orchestra . 4 December 2018 . 2018-12-10.
- Alistair Mackie appointed RSNO Chief Executive . Royal Scottish National Orchestra . 19 December 2018 . 30 December 2018.
- New Year's Honours list 2019 . Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . 28 December 2018 . 30 December 2018.
- https://cbso.co.uk/event/the-cbso-in-cambridge City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, 18 January 2018 programme
- News: Birtwistle premieres review – explosive duets and fragile beauty . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2018-06-19 . 2018-07-11.
- https://nationalsawdust.org/event/ferus-festival-bishi/ National Sawdust, 11 January 2018 programme
- News: BBC NOW/Van Steen review – dynamic showcase of young Welsh composers . The Guardian . Rian Evans . 2018-03-29 . 2018-03-31.
- Web site: Royal Northern College of Music, 5 March 2018 programme . 24 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180303225702/https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/manchester-camerata/ . 3 March 2018 . dead .
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/er5v9r BBC Singers, 7 July 2018 programme
- http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Beacons%20Programme%20Final-online.pdf London Sinfonietta, 16 May 2018 program
- https://www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2018/03/25/738/-/debussy-and-beyond.html London Symphony Orchestra, 25 March 2018 programme
- https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/royal-gala Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Gala Opening concert programme, 11 March 2018
- News: Concert review: Christmas with an Irish element from the St. Louis Chamber Chorus . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Sarah Bryan Miller . 24 December 2018 . 30 December 2018.
- Web site: L'innominata - Brian Elias. Wise Music. 9 January 2022.
- http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk/whats-on/50th-anniversary-concert London Sinfonietta, 24 January 2018 programme
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e9384f BBC Symphony Orchestra, 30 November 2018 program
- https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/ruby-hughes-joseph-middleton-201802151930 Wigmore Hall, 15 February 2018 programme
- https://www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2018/04/26/746/-/helen-grime-premiere.html London Symphony Orchetra, 26 April 2018 programme
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/exqgwh BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 10 March 2018 programme
- https://www.lichfieldfestival.org/events-in-lichfield/bbc-national-orchestra-of-wales/ Lichfield Festival, 13 July 2018 programme
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/exv4mb BBC Concert Orchestra, 5 December 2018 program
- https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/st-hilda-of-whitby-a-cantata/ University of Oxford, 18 February 2018 programme
- Web site: Donaueschinger Musiktage, 21 October 2018 program . 30 December 2018 . 29 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229224843/https://www.swr.de/swr-classic/donaueschinger-musiktage/programme/donaueschinger-musiktage-2018-programm-11-abschlusskonzert-swr-symphonieorchester-rundel/-/id=2136962/did=22195050/nid=2136962/15yubxf/index.html . dead .
- https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1968 Philharmonia Orchestra, 24 May 2018 programme
- News: English Symphony Orchestra/Woods review – David Matthews' ninth brims with exuberant invention . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2018-05-10 . 2018-06-10.
- News: 'I said I'd rather write a piece about paper clips': Anna Meredith on Five Telegrams . The Guardian . Anna Meredith . 2018-07-13 . 2018-09-18.
- https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/stephen-montague%E2%80%99s-75th-birthday-beguiled St John's Smith Square, 9 March 2018 programme, 'Stephen Montague's 75th Birthday – Beguiled'
- https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/stephen-montague%E2%80%99s-75th-birthday-hound-dog-blues St John's Smith Square, 9 March 2018 programme, 'Stephen Montague's 75th Birthday – Hound Dog Blues'
- http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2018/05/spiritual-journeys-and-operatic-thrills-mark-thea-musgraves-90th-birthday/ David Wright, 'Spiritual journeys and operatic thrills mark Thea Musgrave's 90th birthday'. New York Classical Review blog, 29 May 2018
- News: Last Night of the Proms review – carnival silliness but music and messages lack real bite . The Guardian . Flora Willson . 2018-09-09 . 2018-09-18.
- News: St. Louis Chamber Chorus explores aspects of love . Saint Louis Post-Dispatch . Sarah Bryan Miller . 2018-02-12 . 2018-02-24.
- Web site: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, 18 January 2018 programme . 8 January 2018 . 6 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174112/http://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/elgars-enigma . dead .
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09p6hdk BBC Radio 3, London Sinfonietta 50th Anniversary Concert, 24 January 2018
- http://www.louthcms.org/projects/the-book-of-hours/ Louth Contemporary Music Festival, 22–23 June 2018 programme
- Web site: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 2 January 2018 programme . 24 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127202836/http://www.vancouversymphony.ca/concert/17NMF05/ . 27 January 2018 . dead .
- News: Aldeburgh festival opening weekend review – BBCSSO magnificently uncompromising . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2018-06-10 . 2018-07-11.
- News: Venables and Wallin violin concertos review – virtuosity and substance . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2018-08-23 . 2018-09-18.
- News: Liberation Music Festival ends on high note with triple concerto world premiere . Bailiwick Express . 2018-05-19 . 2018-07-07.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/emg2rz BBC National Orchestra of Wales, January 2018 programme
- https://intranet.joh.cam.ac.uk/choral-evensong-sung-st-john%E2%80%99s-voices-75 St John's College, University of Cambridge, 5 March 2018 Choral Evensong
- News: The Gender Agenda review – Venables' feeble musical gameshow parody . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2018-04-15 . 2018-07-11.
- http://www.cadoganhall.com/event/london-concert-choir-200318/ Cadogan Hall, London Concert Choir programme, 20 March 2018
- News: Lessons in Love and Violence review – soaring tale of a brutal royal downfall . Andrew Clements . The Guardian . 2018-05-11 . 2018-06-10.
- News: Cave review – Tansy Davies's ambitious dystopia is small only in size . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2018-06-21 . 2018-07-11.
- News: Rhondda Rips It Up! review – bawdy celebration of a suffragette lioness . Rian Evans . The Guardian . 2018-06-08 . 2018-07-11.
- News: The Skating Rink review – smart murder mystery opera is unfussy and clear . Andrew Clements . The Guardian . 2018-07-06 . 2018-07-16.
- News: Coraline review – creepy adaptation of Neil Gaiman's tale will turn kids on to opera . The Guardian . Tim Ashley . 2018-03-30 . 2018-03-31.
- Web site: Sylvia review – suffragette musical is a hit in the making. TheGuardian.com. 17 September 2018.
- Web site: Mitchell. Robert. Cannes: First Look at British Musical 'Been So Long' (EXCLUSIVE). 7 May 2017. Variety.com. 26 September 2018.
- Web site: McNary. Dave. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Finds New Director After Bryan Singer's Firing. December 7, 2017. Variety.
- Web site: 20th Century Fox Shuffles Release Dates For 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Dark Phoenix' & More. Ramos. Dino-Ray. Deadline Hollywood. 26 March 2018. 27 March 2018.
- Web site: Mamma Mia 2 Here We Go Again! songs officially revealed by Benny from ABBA. Jennifer . Read-Dominguez. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. September 27, 2017. December 4, 2017.
- Web site: 'Johnny English Strikes Again' Soundtrack Details. 28 September 2018. Film Music Reporter. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: Steven Price Scoring Claire McCarthy's 'Ophelia'. Film Music Reporter. 13 December 2017. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: Isobel Waller-Bridge on the 'dream' of composing for Vanity Fair – and its 'weird similarities' to sister Phoebe's Fleabag. Flora Carr. Radio Times. 27 January 2019.
- News: Obituary: Peter Evans . The Times . 2018-01-15 . 2018-01-20.
- News: Beatles promoter Tony Calder dies aged 74 . The Guardian . 2018-01-04 . 2018-01-08.
- News: Moody Blues singer Ray Thomas dies at 76 . The Guardian . 2018-01-07 . 2018-01-08.
- News: Motörhead guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke dies . The Guardian . 2018-01-11 . 2018-01-15.
- News: Mark E Smith obituary: the Fall's driving force was poet, satirist and misanthrope . The Guardian . Adam Sweeting . 2018-01-25 . 2018-02-24.
- News: Barry Millington . Raimund Herincx obituary . The Guardian . 2018-02-26 . 2018-03-24.
- News: Stormin dead: Grime pioneer dies after cancer diagnosis . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/stormin-dead-latest-grime-rapper-skin-cancer-aged-died-cursed-mc-tributes-a8217466.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . Roisin O'Connor . 2018-02-19 . 2018-02-24.
- News: The Real Thing singer Eddy Amoo dies in Australia . The Guardian . 2018-02-24 . 2018-02-24.
- News: Philip De Groote, founding cellist of Chilingirian Quartet, dies at 68 . The Strad . 2018-03-29 . 2018-05-24.
- Obituary: Peter Lloyd 1931–2018 . London Symphony Orchestra . 16 April 2018 . 2018-05-24.
- News: Police confirm death of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison . The Guardian . Ben Beaumont-Thomas . 2018-05-11 . 2018-05-24.
- News: Andrew Massey (1946–2018) . Toledo Blade . Mark Zaborney and Tom Henry . 2018-06-02 . 2018-06-10.
- Web site: Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan dies, aged 68 . 9 June 2018 . Louder Sound.
- News: Oliver Knussen obituary . The Guardian . Colin Matthews . 2018-07-09 . 2018-06-10.
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- News: James Mallinson obituary . The Times . 2018-09-04 . 2018-09-18.
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