The West-Eastern Diwan orchestra performed last night with Daniel Barenboim in Lübeck, birthplace of the Nobel-winning German author. The concert’s soloist was Lang Lang.
Questions are being raised about the orchestra’s purported neutrality after Barenboim’s son Michael apportioned all blame for the Middle East war on Israel.
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Julian Joseph All things piano are being celebrated at the Piano in the Elms Festival, curated by World Heat Beat. The festival takes place from 12 to 15 March 2025, at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, state-of-the-art digital […]
The Pacific Symphony has chosen Alexander Shelley to succeed Carl St Clair as music director, starting in the 2026-27 season. St Clair has led the orchestra for 35 years. Shelley, 45, is presently music director […]
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra has let it be known that Alexander Shelley will step down as music director a year from now, after 11 years in the podium. NAC Orchestra Managing Director Nelson McDougall […]
%20Show%20artwork%20-%20Windrush%20Suite%20&%20Echo%20in%20the%20Bones.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "An evening of connection, reflection, & celebration: Renell Shaw's The Windrush Suite at Kings Place")
