Zurich Opera hired the Russian exile Kirill Serebrennikov to mark what would have been Alfred Schnittke’s 90th borthday this month. His staging of ‘The Idiot’ replaces recent anti-Putin connotations with maximum gay exposure. From Lotte […]
The Salzburg Schokolade company has issued its final batch of Mirabell Mozartkugeln. The American owner, Mondelez, has decided to move production abroad. But no location or date has been fixed for resumption. The Salzburg factory […]
Daniel Kidane After being placed on hiatus in 2023 owing to funding issues, Cheltenham Music Festival’s highly regarded Composer Academy is returning for 2025, the festival’s 80th birthday year. The talent development programme for early-career […]