Arguably the least musical US national anthem

Hamburg Ballet is putting on a 14-day tribute this Sunday to its American director John Neumeier who, at 85, is stepping down. Neumeier has contributed a new work to the festival. ‘Epilogue’ is danced to […]

We gather that Juilliard has summarily fired a professor of violin after he was caught in what is said to be ‘a lewd act’. Apart from two witnesses who opened the door of his studio […]

We hear that the orchestra of English National Opera has been engaged to play Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera next summer. It will be conducted by ENO’s former music director, Martyn Brabbins, who resigned […]