It has just been announced that Markus Poschner will become chief conductor of the ORF Symphony from September 26. He succeeds Marin Alsop. Poschner, 54, is presently chief of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz. The post […]
The death has been conveyed of violinist Mitsuru Tsubota, a member of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble since 1989. A student of Felix Galimir, Misuru was co-founder of the Strathmere Ensemble and concertmaster for all of […]
Someone explain this to me. The Chicago Symphony has announced a Eurtope tour with Jaap Van Zweden, former music director of the NY Philharmonic. He was not a success in NY. Why are Chicago running […]
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France has appointed a new principal second violin. She is Savitri Grier, former associate concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich, and an international soloist. A Londoner of […]
The Swiss choral composer François Pantillon has died, a month after his 97th birthday. Pantillon published many tonal Christian choral pieces and cantatas before a friendship with Krzysztof Penderecki led him to a more adventurous, […]
National Symphony Orchestra bass player Jeffrey Weisner writes: We were scheduled to perform for the first time with Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington on May 21st as part of World Pride in Washington DC. The […]
The Hong Kong-based group has announced new leadership, appointed from within. Founder Klaus Heymann no longer holds a leadership role, to all appearances. Heymann is now the owner of Chandos Records in England. Here’s the […]
Any mention of Kosovo draws instant associations with the Balkan wars of the 1990s. This, however, is going to be its new opera house, designed by Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group. It is magical, inviting, peaceful. […]
The Spanish conductor Pablo González has joined the Maestro Arts agency in London. Until now, he has been Principal Conductor of Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, from 2019 to 2023, and Music Director of […]
Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music regrets that, due to health reasons, Yuja Wang is unable to perform with Víkingur Ólafsson tonight and tomorrow. The sold-out concerts will go ahead with Ólafsson playing the Goldberg Variations. In addition, the Conservatory […]
