Edgar, the second of Puccini’s operas, is probably the least encountered of the thirteen that he wrote, though New Sussex Opera brought it to the Cadogan Hall in its earlier four-Act version in 2012. Since […]
The violinist, who is director of the Edinburgh International Festival, has appealed to the SNP Scottish government to fulfil its pledges to fund the arts, rather than reduce them by £6.6m. Bendetti said: ‘It is […]
Four members of Zurich’s internationally renowned Tonhalle Orchestra have got so excited at the prospect of Taylor Swift performances on July 9 and 10 that they have issued an instrumental arrangement of her hit, Anti-Hero. […]
An audience member who held up a rude sign in Finnish during an Esa-Pekka Salonen concert ten days ago has been threatened with disciplinary acction by the orchestra management. Laura Leibowitz brandished the sign below. […]
The son, a violinist, is more outspoken than his father in an interview with BR: MB: As classical musicians, we can’t really change the reasons for Israel’s attacks and for the starvation of the population. […]
Some leading personalities have added their signatures to a petition to stop the far-right. Among them are the singers Natalie Dessay, Julie Fuchs and Sabine Devieilhe, pianists Alexandre Kantorow (pic) and Alexandre Tharaud, conductors Debora […]
The current issue of Hello! magazine features 12 pages – count them – on a fundraiser Simon Cowell put of for London Music Fund, which puts instruments and tuition in the hands of some of […]
The violinist Edward Dusinberre, leader of the renowned Takacs Quartet, has some fascinating tips for Ariane Todes on playing tough stuff when the body says, take it easy. ED: You can’t be in a string […]
This is uncommon. The Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu writes: When a conductor is preparing an opera production he/she needs an assistant. Conducting assistants provide an extra pair of ears, they listen to the balance, observe […]
Just over a year ago, the Philadelphia music director twice turned round and gave his audience a tongue-lashing for not switching off its phones during Bruckner’s 9th symphony. ‘Can we live without the phone for […]
