Sydney’s new #2 cello
The Sydney Symphony has recruited Simon Cobcroft as Associate Principal Cello. He has been playing until now in the Adelaide Symphony, after a spell in the dreaded Malaysian Philharmonic. The post Sydney’s new #2 cello […]
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F-X Roth is still cancelling
The Councertgebouw has announced a replacement for the French conductor who is struggling with disclosures of dick-pics that he sent to female musicians. At issue is an ambitious Schoenberg weekend in October: François-Xavier Roth, who […]
Culture minister to Bayreuth: Play something that’s not Wagner
Germany’s federal minister for culture Claudia Roth has fired a shot across the Green Hill of Bayreuth, urging the Wagner regime to put on operas that are not by Wagner. She suggests Hansel and Gretel […]
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The return of “The Watchman”
In a joint enterprise between writer and musician Hana Gubenko and myself, Samuel Taylor-Coleridge’s short-lived political journal The Watchman returns in a new guise, as an internet magazine designed to stimulate and inform. Here, in […]
Excellent Stravinsky from Galicia. Superb sound from BIS. How does it compare with Andrew Davis on Chandos?
The Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia is one of my favorite concert orchestras to watch on YouTube. They present full length concerts in excellent sound and high-quality videography – with expert, knowledgeable camera operators who zoom […]
A sound world that is at once distinctive, appealing and engaging: Maria Faust’s Mass of Mary on Estonia Record Productions
Maria Faust: Mass of Mary; Collegium Musicale, Helina Kuljus, Lili Kirikal, Oliver Povel, Maria Faust, Kirstjan Kungla, Indrek Vau, Andres Kontus, conductor: Endrik Üksvärav; Estonian Record ProductionsReviewed 16 July 2024 Jazz, chant and polyphony side-by-side […]
An intergenerational community: Garsington Opera brings its Youth and Adult community companies together for Andrew Norman’s A Trip to the Moon
Andrew Norman: A Trip to the Moon – Youth Company rehearsal, Garsington Opera 2024 (Photo: Julian Guidera) American composer Andrew Norman is perhaps best known for his orchestral works from Sacred Geometry (2003) to Play […]
Biz news: Chopin Youtuber gets an agent
The Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino, better known by his Youtube handle ‘Cateen’, has signed with ex-Cami chief Doug Sheldon at Sheldon Artists, NY. Sumino, 29, has 1.3 million Youtube subscribers. He has been playing Chopin […]
Exclusive: Gidon Kremer’s trio is dumped by airline
We hear that all airlines in Europe are routinely overbooked this month. Some worse than others. This cri de coeur has just landed from the celebrated violinist Gidon Kremer: I feel I must share the […]
JONATHAN MANNERS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF THE BBC SINGERS
Following a competitive recruitment process, Jonathan Manners has been appointed the Director of the BBC Singers. Since 2016, Jonathan has been Producer of the group, responsible for their artistic direction and their broadcast output. Under […]
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