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Two Samling Artists have been selected for the finals of the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and we have news of competition successes for pianists and singers, Samling Artists in residence at Wigmore Hall and our regular round-up of season announcements and new releases.

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Announcing the first duos to benefit from our Samling and Song art-song residency programme, along with news of success in the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition, Royal Academy of Music Associate Honours, new releases and more.

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Exciting news from some of our most recent Samling Artists, RPS award nominations, new recordings and Samling Artists at Sage Gateshead

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The future of song and opera depends on new generations of performers and audiences being inspired by the magical power of classical music. Our Spring 2023 newsletter looks ahead to our Samling Futures school visits and Academy activities, reaching young people from the Tweed to the Tees and we bring you highlights of our recent autumn programme.

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Jonathan Ware - credit Kaupo Kikkas

Samling Artist pianist Jonathan Ware will join Sir Mark Elder and Brindley Sherratt to lead our next Samling Artist Programme in March 2023 and is a familiar face to our Academy Singers. He shares his thoughts on life and music in our Shorts interview.

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Emilia Utter Mangsbo and pianist Krystal Tunnicliffe, Samling Artist Programme, Marchmont House. Photo credit: Mark Pinder

Our public masterclasses at the end of our Artist Programme residencies have a very special energy that comes from the deep trust that has built up over the course of an intensive week. Photographer Mark Pinder joined us at Marchmont House in November to bring you pictures of the work that goes on behind the scenes of this lifechanging week.

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We welcomed new singers and leaders to Samling Academy in October and celebrated a very special birthday. The six days of intensive masterclasses ended with a concert at Sage Gateshead.

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Our final news round-up of 2022 welcomes our new Samling Artists, along with some seasonal stories, new recordings and a look ahead to 2023 with a focus on Samling Artists appearing in the North East.

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An international award nomination for Nardus Williams, artist debuts with opera houses and orchestras, new recordings and a round-up of Samling Artists on Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts

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Competition success at Wigmore Hall, two Gramophone Award nominations and appearances by Samling Artists across Europe from Newcastle to Riga.

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