What's new?

2020

October 8

Notable enhancement

With so much data, we needed to enhance the internal search function to respond instantly to your queries. Now, this is done.

October 1

Key figures

38.700 composers/performers (+500)
25.000 works
4.740 orchestras/ensembles
2.740 venues (+60)
530.000 indexed articles (+15.500)
+ 32.200 indexed podcast episodes
415.000 indexed videos (+10.500)

September 18

Classical music and opera are no exception to the Podcasts phenomenon. soClassiQ brought them together.

July 1

38.200 composers/performers (+3.700)
25.000 works
4.740 orchestras/ensembles (+280)
2.680 venues (+60)
511.000 indexed articles (+17.000)
405.000 indexed videos (+19.000)

May 28

After composers and performers, orchestras and ensembles are also entitled to their thumbnail.

April 3

They make the news: the hot topics of the month.

April 1

Key figures

35.200 composers/performers (+650)
25.000 works
4.520 orchestras/ensembles (+120)
2.620 venues (+70)
491.000 indexed articles (+18.000)
386.000 indexed videos (+38.000)

March 17

News trends: the most quoted topics over the last 7 days

February 10

Notable enhancement

Names, and now more than 4000 faces, to appear in timelines, commemorations and indexes.

January 16

Retrospective: the ones who have made the news this year

January 1

Key figures

34.600 composers/performers (+12.300)
25.000 works
4.400 orchestras/ensembles (+100)
2.550 venues (+90)
21.000 upcoming concerts
470.000 indexed articles (+20.000)
357.000 indexed videos (+29.000)

2019

October 1

Key figures

22.300 composers/performers (+1.800)
25.000 works
4.300 orchestras/ensembles (+300)
2.460 venues (+60)
18.000 upcoming concerts
450.000 indexed articles (+17.000)
329.000 indexed videos (+11.000)

September 1

Introducing a new experience to discover classical music masterpieces

July 1

Key figures

20.500 composers/performers (+1.000)
4.000 orchestras/ensembles (+100)
2.400 venues (+100)
1.280.000 upcoming concerts
430.000 indexed articles (+16.000)
318.000 indexed videos (+42.000)

June 1

101 composers, 25000 works (beta)

April 1

Key figures

19.500 composers/performers (+2.600)
3.900 orchestras/ensembles (+100)
2.300 venues (+300)
1.003.000 upcoming concerts
412.000 indexed articles (+22.000)
276.000 indexed videos (+39.000)

January 1

Key figures

16.900 composers/performers (+900)
3.800 orchestras/ensembles (+200)
2.000 venues (+200)
27.000 upcoming concerts
390.000 indexed articles (+18.000)
238.000 indexed videos (+26.000)

2018

December 17

The page of pages

soClassiQ comes bigger and bigger. Now with a full sitemap.

November 10

Official opening of soClassiQ (end of beta period)

October 1

Key figures

16.000 composers/performers (+1.000)
3.600 orchestras/ensembles (+200)
1.800 venues (+300)
+24.000 upcoming concerts
372.000 indexed articles (+13.000)
212.000 indexed videos (+23.000)

September 12

Notable enhancement

A powerful search engine available on all pages of soClassiQ. Members, you can record their searches as bookmarks.

July 13

New content

20,000 opportunities to listen on stage your favorite performers, orchestras and composers ... in Sydney or Berlin, in Paris or Florence, all over the world!

July 1

Key figures

15.000 composers/performers (+4.300)
+ 3.400 orchestras/ensembles
1.500 venues (+650)
359.000 indexed articles (+15.000)
183.000 indexed videos (+77.000)

June 21

New section

Classical music ensembles: 2800+ orchestras, choirs, duets...

May 23

Compliance

The general information pages have been updated to be simpler, clearer, compliant with the object and project of soClassiQ and European law (GDPR, on data protection and privacy).

May 2

Notable enhancement

On maps (venues): addition of near 500 festivals

April 14

New pages

Full indexes of composers/performers, venues (by country, era, voice type, instruments...)

April 1

Key figures

11.000 composers/performers (+3.200)
860 venues (+60)
346.000 indexed articles (+16.000)
107.000 indexed videos (+97.000)

March 31

New function

Periodic mail notifications (reserved for members of soClassiQ)

March 9

Notable enhancement

On timelines: addition of historical milestones

January 14

Notable enhancement

On homepage: in the spotlight > performers of the week and composers of the month

January 1

Key figures

7.800 composers/performers (+2.000)
+ 800 venues
330.000 indexed articles (+14.000)
9.800 indexed videos (+1.200)

2017

December 9

New section

Venues: 700+ opera houses and concert halls

October 24

New pages

The future of classical music: young artists

October 5

New pages

Daily anniversaries, monthly celebrations and yearly commemorations

October 1

Key figures

5.800 composers/performers
316.000 indexed articles (+12.000)
8.600 indexed videos (+4.000)

September 25

New design, new platform, new name ... welcome soClassiQ (beta version)

July 1

Key figures

5.800 composers/performers
304.000 indexed articles
3.600 indexed videos

January 30

Anniversary of Classissima

8 years

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2016

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2013

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2012

January 30

Anniversary of Classissima

3 years

2011

November 9

New section

Live, a agenda of classical music concerts

March 5

New channels

Opening of 500+ mini websites for main composers, performers...

January 30

Anniversary of Classissima

2 years

2010

December 20

New channel

5 apps in iTunes AppStore (en, fr, es, de, it)

October 12

New section

Composers, conductors, lyrical singers and performers

January 30

Anniversary of Classissima

1 year

2009

October 10

New edition

Welcome to German-speaking classical music lovers

May 28

New edition

Welcome to Italian-speaking classical music lovers

April 17

New section

Videos

March 27

New edition

Welcome to Spanish-speaking classical music lovers