We understand that Daniel Malampalli, Associate Director of Programming at the LA Phil, has quit to join Chad Smith as head of programming at the Boston Symphony. He’ll need to invest in a winter suit.
The doors are swinging merrily at Walt Disney Hall as Kim Noltemy’s new regime beds in.
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Premiere of Sven Helbig’s Requiem A at the Dresdner Kreuzkirche (Photo: Oliver Killig) The composer Sven Helbig has been on my radar since at least 2013 when his disc Pocket Symphonies came out [see my review] […]
The singer-songwriter posted this reminiscence four years ago: Fun fact, the titular line for “You Can Call Me Al” was inspired by an amusing misunderstanding at a party. One evening in the early 1970s, French […]
This afternoon (19 January 2026) SWAP’ra’s wonderfully enterprising Rebecca Clarke Song Competition reaches its semi-final rounds as 17 duos compete for a place in the final, which takes place at the Royal Overseas League on Saturday […]
