BBC mourns Proms legend
For 38 consecutive years, the Last Night of the Proms was set alight by the flawless David Butt soloing ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ in Sir Henry Wood’s swaying Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Butt, who was […]
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Cate Blanchett quits. Really bad timing
Hollywood’s Australian superstar, 55, has had it up to here. She tells Radio Times: ‘My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting… […]
What’s classical music? Composer proposes a new definition
The thoughtful American musician Matthew Aucoin has been pondering a century-old question. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, a term that’s routinely applied to radically different […]
Just in: Hilary Hahn and Midori sign on as teachers at Juilliard
The two stars are among six new teachers in the college division string faculty, announced today. It’s a mid-career moment. Here’s the press release: Award-winning violinist Stella Chen, three-time Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn, esteemed violinist […]
Cheltenham Music Festival’s highly regarded Composer Academy is returning for 2025, the festival’s 80th birthday year.
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 […]
This production, will undoubtedly be remembered for years to come: Massenet’s Werther in Paris with Marina Viotti, Benjamin Bernheim & Marc Leroy-Calatayud conducting Les Siècles
Massenet: Werther – Marina Viotti, Benjamin Bernheim – Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Photo: Vincent Pontet) Massenet: Werther; Marina Viotti, Benjamin Bernheim, Sandra Hamaoui, Jean-Sébastien, director: Christof Loy/Silvia Aurea De Stefano, Les Siècles, conductor: Marc Leroy-Calatayud; […]
Ruth Leon recommends: Charlie Chaplin – The Kid
Charlie Chaplin When he died, in December, 1977, he was Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Knight of the British Empire, but he was born 136 years ago on 16th April 1889 as plain Charlie Chaplin in […]
Héloïse Werner and friends at Wigmore Hall
Héloíse Werner and friends. Héloïse Werner (soprano); Max Baillie (violin/viola); Colin Alexander (cello); Misha Mulov-Abbado (double-bass); Buno Heinen (piano); Angela Wai Nok Hui (percussion). Wigmore Hall, 09.04.2025 Colin Alexander moonrise / Alva’s Riff (2025, […]
A new bandoneon concerto amidst the musical delights of Christian Blackshaw’s festival, Hellensmusic in an historic Herefordshire village
Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Herefordshire Hellensmusic is a music festival that takes place every May at Hellens Manor, St Bartholomew’s Church, and The Walwyn Arms in the historic Herefordshire village of Much Marcle (the name […]
For sale: A Jascha Heifetz Strad
Tarisio are accepting bids for a 1731 Stradivari violin on which Heifetz prepared the premieres of the Korngold and Walton concertos and made several famous recordings. Heifetz sold the instrument to colelctor Sam Bloomfield in […]
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