The award-winning English cellist Richard Harwood is playing out his final month in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra before making a change of direction. He writes:
A couple of months ago, I reached the sad decision to leave this wonderful family of friends and colleagues in order to focus on a range of other musical activities. It’s been a wonderful 7 years.
I look forward to our tour of China with Vasily Petrenko next week where I also get the opportunity to be soloist for two of the nights in Beijing and Shanghai performing Tan Dun’s Suite from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.
This weekend’s season opening concerts of Verdi’s Requiem have been called off after chorus members called a three-day walkout. Ticket holders for last night’s concerts were given two hours notice. Some were already on their […]
The board of Astral Artists, a Philadelphia agency, have ordered its closure after being unable to raise more funds. Astral, founded in 1992, pursued engagements for young artists without taking commission. Among its proteges were […]
Sciolino Artist Management is being wound down as Marianne Sciolino heads for retirement. She founded the company in January 2005 after working on Wall Street for several years. She was married to Symphony magazine editor […]