Chicago names new maestro
After coming to the end of 25 years with Carlos Kalmar, Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival has named a successor for the next three summers. He is Giancarlo Guerrero, who has just stepped down at […]
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Musicians sign on for Greta Thunberg cruise
The climate protest group Greenpeace is bragging the capture of two music icons – British six-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier and Norwegian alt-pop superstar AURORA – for ‘a magical performance in the Arctic, released today.’ […]
10 emerging groups & 17 established ensembles awarded £100,000 in the Continuo Foundation’s eighth round of grants
Chelys Consort of Viols, one of 27 groups awarded grants in the Continuo Foundation’s eighth round The Continuo Foundation has just announced its eighth round of grants, with £100,000 going to 27 early music ensembles […]
A special treat: strong individual performances & superb ensemble in WNO’s revival of Puccini’s Il trittico
Puccini: Il tabarro – Yvonne Howard, Natalya Romaniw – Welsh National Opera (Photo: Craig Fuller) Puccini: Il trittico, Dario Solari, Natalya Romaniw, Andrés Presno, Anne Mason, Haegee Lee, Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, director David McVicar/Greg Eldridge, […]
NY violinist with two broken wrists needs your help
An appeal has been launched to help Denise Stillwell, a busy violinist and violist on and off Broadway. Denise had both wrists smashed in a motor accident three weeks ago while visiting her mother in […]
American richest donors gather for Carnegie gala
Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala concert on Tuesday, October 8 features the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (wo will soon be raising money to pay for the NY Philharmonic pay hike). Carnegie Hall […]
Berlin Phil’s next cellist is a comedy act from Liechtenstein
The cello audition on Friday was won by Moritz Huemer, from one of Europe’s smallest sovereign states. Huemer, 25, came through the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. His former Instagram comedy account – moritz_cello […]
Yannick is unnerved by ringing phone
Peter Dobrin reports that the Philadelphia music director was disturbed again mid-concert by a ringing phone. Bruckner was the victim. Last time, Yannick gave the audience a tongue-lashing. Doesn’t seemed to have worked. Maybe he […]
Kris Kristofferson, RIP
An explosive singer-songwriter of the 1970s Kristofferson, who died this weekend aged 88, scored massive hits with ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ and ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’. His towering, bearded image made him […]
Famed violinist, 79
The celebrated Bulgarian soloist Stoyka Milanova died yesterday at the age of 79. After studies with her father, then with David Oistrakh, she nudged Gidon Kremer into third place at the 1967 Queen Elisabeth Competition […]
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