Arguably the least musical US national anthem

We have received confirmation of the death on Monday of Werner Hink, a cherished member of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1965. Hink, who was 81, was hugely influential at the Pacific Music Festival Sapporo, where […]

Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten The two most significant composers of their generation – Benjamin Britten and Aaron Copland – both died this week in, respectively, 1976 and 1990. (So did Cicero but he died […]

A welcome message from the Cleveland Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra is pleased to announce that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will return to Cleveland earlier than expected to lead an additional subscription week on February 27-28 […]