Classical Music Archives

IDAGIO integrates with Apple CarPlay

11/03/2020

IDAGIO integrates with Apple CarPlay enabling listeners to seamlessly enjoy over 2 million classical music tracks while on the road. IDAGIO is the first classical-only music streaming service offering a full Apple CarPlay experience with multiple playback options for both IDAGIO Free and IDAGIO Premium users. In 2019, more than 82% of American drivers reported they felt feelings of road rage or had driven aggressively. With IDAGIO’s new Apple CarPlay integration, drivers can easily divert […]

SOURCE: RPO - Interest in orchestral increases for under 25s in UK

Interest in orchestral music increases for under 25s in UK

22/02/2020

Interest in orchestral music increases for under 25s in UK fuelled by streaming platforms such as Spotify and YouTube according to new research by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO). Almost three quarters (73%) of British adults have an active relationship with orchestral music from going to concerts, streaming music online to learning an instrument. However, amongst those under 25, the proportion rose to 83%, dispelling notions that orchestras are the preserve of older people. Orchestral […]

Half of Americans can’t name a classical composer

08/12/2019

Half of Americans can’t name a classical composer but a third say they like to listen to classical music according to a recent survey* commissioned by Primephonic and conducted by YouGov. The survey results published in a recent blog posting show that although Americans know very little about classical music, they like to listen to it. Of those that do, more than half of those who listen do not do so regularly. In the US […]

Improving streaming services could gain more subscribers

05/12/2019

Improving streaming services could gain more subscribers according to a recent survey* of US adults conducted by YouGov on behalf of specialist classical music streamer, Primephonic. The survey’s main findings showed dissatisfaction with all the mainstream streaming services: 73% cannot always easily find what they are looking for 85% do not frequently listen to playlists recommended by their streaming services 74% do not believe streaming services do an adequate job at introducing them to new […]

IDAGIO named as one of TIME magazine's best inventions of 2019

IDAGIO is ‘one of 100 Best Inventions of 2019’

01/12/2019

IDAGIO is ‘one of 100 Best Inventions of 2019’ according to TIME magazine’s annual list of the best and most innovative inventions in a wide variety of categories. The classical music streamer is featured along with LG’s 88-inch OLED 8K TV as the only two items selected in the Entertainment category. To assemble the 2019 TIME Best Inventions list, TIME solicited nominations across a variety of categories from editors and correspondents around the world, as […]

IDAGIO launches free classical music service

26/11/2019

IDAGIO launches free classical music service which has worldwide availability at a maximum of 192 kbps AAC and MP3 depending on platform. IDAGIO is available both on the web (www.idagio.com) and as a mobile app for iOS and Android devices. IDAGIO Free listeners can play their favourite classical music through speakers and external devices via Airplay and Bluetooth. IDAGIO Free users can browse and listen to IDAGIO’s complete collection using Radio mode, meaning you can […]

Classical music front-end for Apple Music

24/11/2019

Concertino is an open source classical music front-end for Apple Music. It uses Open Opus data and combines it with automated analysis of the Apple Music’s own metadata in order to create an adequate user experience for classical music. It relies on crowdsourced curation as well for additional verification and refinement. Concertino is web-based with an iOS app in development and is free to use. It can be found here. The app is fairly straightforward […]