Dancing on the edge of a volcano

Backstage Classical reports that the trial of the former Maggio Musicale director is reaching its climax in Florence. Pereira is accused of misappropriating Maggio funds for unauthorised travel and relocation expenses and using the company’s […]

Joseph Horowitz reports: At the precise moment that US President Donald Trump was accusing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of denying acts of racial persecution, the University of Michigan Orchestra began a five-concert tour of […]

We have been informed of the passing of two important players. Bernard Ringeissen, who died on April 4 at the age of 90, was an early champion on record of the music of Charles-Valentin Alkan, […]