How to play Webern’s 6 easy pieces

When their flight was cancelled on Monday morning, the Budapest Festival Orchestra were in despair. They were due to play that evening at the Bozar in Brussels to mark Hungary’s presidency of the Council of […]

Four Russian contestants form the largest national group, with South Korea, in October’s Operalia contest in Bulgaria. The UK is represented by the bass singer, William Thomas, who famously clashed with Sir John Eliot Gardiner. […]

The Halle Orchestra in Manchester has recruited the accomplished Rachel Helleur-Simcock as Leader of the Cello Section. A former principal cello of Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Rachel has also been a member of the Berlin Philharmonic […]