The young German conductor Christian Blex has been awarded the coveted Karajan prize at the Salzburg festival. Blex, a former assistant to Kirill Pdetrenko at the Berlin Philharmonic, is presently assistant conductor of the Gustav […]
A large group of the coutnry’s creatives have signed an open letter to prime minister Netanyahu, calling on him to end the humanitarian disaster in Gaza without delay. They say: ‘Before our eyes, a horror […]
Ha Young Jung (pic), principal bass at the New Jersey Symphony, is taking up the same position in Baltimore. Abigail Kent is the new principal harp. Andrew Eng, recently with the National Symphony in DC, […]
An open letter signed by 182 staff members of the Royal Ballet and Opera at Covent Garden objects the company’s failure to condemn the ‘genocide’ in Gaza. The protestors are particularly upset at the attempt […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I have been touring with the same broadway show for two years. It’s no secret that I have a drinking habit, but I am completely functional. The problem is […]
Message from the festival: Evgeny Kissin has unfortunately fallen ill and has been forced to cancel his solo recital on 4 August. The Salzburg Festival is extraordinarily grateful to Igor Levit for stepping in to […]
From the official public record: THE KING has directed that the appointment of Jan Bertrand LATHAM-KOENIG to be an Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 10 […]
Unveiled during weather inclement enough to recall Ostrovsky’s storm over the Volga, Damiano Michieletto’s COVID-era production garnered mixed reviews on its initial outing. This first revival will fare similarly. I gather there have been some […]
The following press release has been received from the Montevedi Choir & Orchestra: Following two landmark performances at the Edinburgh International Festival – including John Tavener’s monumental The Veil of the Temple and a programme of Bach, […]
On this, the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Chicago, Bob Fosse and Kander & Ebb’s great musical about corruption and celebrity, set in the bad old, good old, days of Chicago’s underworld, here’s a […]
