It’s Yuja’s birthday today

A large group of the coutnry’s creatives have signed an open letter to prime minister Netanyahu, calling on him to end the humanitarian disaster in Gaza without delay. They say: ‘Before our eyes, a horror […]

Strenuous efforts to produce a gender-balanced outcome at the Leeds Piano Competition have apparently paid off. The five finalists, announced last night, are: Kai-Min Chang (Taiwan) Junyan Chen (China) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada) Khanh Nhi Luong […]

The leading Dutch musician Aart De Hort, organist at Rotterdam’s St Laurentius and St Elisabeth cathedrals since 2003, has died after a severe illness. Aside from his church work as an organist and choir conductor, […]