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From the Berlin Phil: It is with great regret that Kirill Petrenko also has to cancel the concerts from 13 to 15 February and the family concert on 16 February. On strict medical advice, he […]

From a press release: Jonas Kaufmann is set to make his highly anticipated Hong Kong debut this February alongside the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert features most beloved arias from some of his signature […]

He didn’t live to be 80 or anything like it. Bob Marley died, aged only 36 , but his musical influence didn’t die with him. He was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist born eighty […]

This is said to be the most viewed classical music video in Bulgaria for several years. It features Victor Vichev playing Chopin. Your thoughts? The post Chopin goes viral in Bulgaria appeared first on Slippedisc.

The Finnish conductor has been appointed music director of the 2026 Ojai Music Festival. He previously filled that role in 1999 and 2001. ‘Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the most inventive, adventurous thinkers of 21st-century […]

Cello students at the University of Münster in Germany have been told that their Brazilian professor, Matias de Oliveira Pinto, was killed last night in a car crash. The details have yet to be disclosed. […]

Musicians in Israel are mourning the death today of Eyal Bat, a prolific choral composer and arranger who wrote for both adults and children. As the seriousness of his illness became known, a tribute concert […]

We reported in December that the Venezuelan violinist, Gabriela Lara, concertmaster of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, was Klaus Mäkelä’s first hire at the Chicago Symphony. It now turns out she is the first Latina in […]

In a rare descent from symphonic repertoire, the South Korean flagship orchestra is providing a showcase for the country’s major earners. SHINee’s Minho (pic) and Red Velvet’s Wendy are to be featured in “SM Classics […]

The Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra is being flown out to play for the 2025 NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton, Ohio, marking the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Balkan slaughter. They will […]