Is Trifonov the best at Cage’s 4’33”?

The BBC Proms schedule, made public last night, contains plenty of temptations. – There’s the Vienna Philharmonic, rarely spotted in London nowadays, playing a cheerful pair of symphonies, Bruckner 9 and Tchaikovsky Pathetique. – My […]

Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has recruited its next artistic director from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Elena Dubinets, 55, joined the LPO four years ago from the Atlanta Symphony, after a formative spell with thee Seattle […]

A generous gesture from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Farewell to Nikita! After 14 and a half years with the SCO, it is with sadness that we bid a fond farewell to Principal Double Bass Nikita […]