Southbank Centre has appointed its head of classical music, Gillian Moore MBE, to the newly-created role of director of music.

The move will bring together contemporary and classical music into one team at the London venue, allowing it to work "more holistically and thematically" across music genres.

Moore will be responsible for expanding the commissioning and educational remit of the music programme, working with the four resident orchestras, along with its contemporary musicians and ensembles, to deliver "new and ground-breaking ...