Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

Royal Albert Hall faces £20m shortfall.  Picture: Getty By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London 1K The Royal Albert Hall is a beacon of UK arts and music, hailed by the government as a “crown jewel” venue. So why does it need £20m to survive? The  Royal Albert Hall  is in an “extremely perilous” state, its chief exec has said. The independent Kensington concert venue has launched an appeal to raise £20,000,000 for its survival, following overwhelming damages by the  coronavirus  pandemic. Since its enforced closure in March, the great hall has lost £18m in income and £6.5m in refunded ticket sales. Now, after six months with no income, its reserves are exhausted. What about the £1.75bn arts package? Well, indeed. After finding out it wasn’t eligible for any of the government’s  emergency grants , the Albert Hall applied for a repayable loan which, if confirmed, will arrive in December. Chief exec Craig Has...

... in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame John Williams’ ‘Schindler’s List’ voted No. 1 in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame.  Picture:  Getty 0 As well as composing the nation’s very favourite film theme, the legendary movie composer was the most voted-for composer, and had the most pieces of music featured in the chart. We have revealed the nation’s favourite film music in  The Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame in partnership with Radio Times . And  John Williams ’ music for  Schindler’s List  has been voted No. 1, after thousands of Classic FM listeners and  RadioTimes  readers cast their votes. Schindler’s List  hit the silver screen nearly 27 years ago, and this year it knocks  Howard Shore ’s score for  The Lord of the Rings  off the top spot in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame. John Williams told Classic FM, “I’d like to express my gratitude to the lis...