A British ensemble’s prayer from Munich

The Frenchman composed Jeux for the Ballets Russes in 1911-12, after getting excited by Stravinsky’s Petrushka. He decided to go one better bur went too far for public tolerance. Jeux never really caught on, partly […]

The Nutcracker auction has ended in Moscow, with bids coming in from all over Russia for scarce and expensive tickets in the Bolshoi’s seasonal run of 18 shows. The starting price was 50,000 rubles. The […]

Message received:  On 1 May 2025, Axel Hiller will succeed Florian Wiegand as the director of the Concert and Media department. “It is a great joy for me to join Markus Hinterhäuser in determining the […]