Berlin Phil takes flight to US
The orchestra is off on its 25th US tour – 8 concerts, 2 programs, in 5 cities over 14 days. Kirill Petrenko conducts. The first tour was in 1955 with a new conductor – 26 […]
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The Vienna orchestra that pays musicians $100 per concert
Der Standard has uncovered low practices at the Vienna Mozart Orchestra, a privately owned enterprise that plays in wigs at the rented Musikverein for the benefit of unwitting tourists. It appears that musician fees in […]
Wagner’s Polish overture pops up
Christie’s London have a couple of interesting Wagner lots coming up next month. The first draft of the Tannhäuser libretto is expected to make six figures. Also under the hammer is a draft fragment for […]
Michigan music director is fired over same-sex marriage
Fred Szczepanski was preparing to retire as music director of St. Francis Catholic Church in Traverse City, Michigan, when a new priest discovered he had entered a same-sex marriage with his partner four years ago. […]
Biz news: Conductor quits Schmid for IMG
The Australian conductor Jessica Cottis followed her agent Naomi Ives last year when Ives quit IMG to join K D Schmid. Cottis has now walked out on Ives to rejoin IMG. It’s the season of […]
Exclusive: Juilliard professor is caught in the act
We gather that Juilliard has summarily fired a professor of violin after he was caught in what is said to be ‘a lewd act’. Apart from two witnesses who opened the door of his studio […]
Inventions: The Harpsichord across Time and Borders.
Katarzyna Kowalik Whilst the harpsichord has been used in contemporary music since the early 20th century, it still gives off the aura of a ‘period instrument’. Harpsichordist Katarzyna Kowalik wants to change that. Her new […]
Back to its roots and looking to the future: Buxton International Festival 2025
For 2025, the Buxton International Festival is returning to its roots and looking to the future. The company will be mounting a new production of Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet, which was one of the festival’s earliest […]
Apollo & Hercules, L’Allegro & Il Trionfo, Jonathan Cohen & Arcangelo: the London Handel Festival 2025
It is all change at the London Handel Festival. As announced previously by festival director Gregory Batsleer, the festival has a new artistic advisor, Jonathan Cohen, whilst Cohen’s group Arcangelo becomes the principal ensemble in […]
Best-ever singing of God Save the King?
The French army choir did us proud during Keir Starmer’s Armistice Day visit to Paris. “God save the King” by the choir of the French Army under the Arc de Triomphe Goosebumps, chair de […]
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