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From my monthly essay in The Critic (new issue out today) … Nothing in opera surpasses that single scenic blow to the seat of emotions. The effect is so visceral that I have seen cellists […]

From the Washington Post: Last week, “The President’s Own” quietly canceled a concert program originally billed as the “Equity Arc Wind Symphony.” The performance was to be the culmination of a “multi-day music intensive with […]

From the Washington Post: Last week, “The President’s Own” quietly canceled a concert program originally billed as the “Equity Arc Wind Symphony.” The performance was to be the culmination of a “multi-day music intensive with […]

The epic Savionlinna Festival has cancelled two events this summer for logistic and funding reasons. Its artistic director says: This difficult decision was influenced not only by logistical challenges but also by significant cuts to […]

The American folk singer and instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has issued this statement: ‘I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem. The Kennedy […]

The Swedish conductor, 97, has pulled out of concerts tonight and tomorrow with an ear infection. Matthias Pintcher is jumping in. One change in the programme: Beethoven 7 replaces Schubert 6. The post Herbert Blomstedt […]

Incoming advisory: The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce the appointment of Erica Bondarev Rapach as Executive Director. A seasoned leader in arts management, Erica has built a career centered on fostering connections, cultivating […]

A glowing profile in the New York Times failed to mention Sir Antonio Pappano’s less than happy encounters with orchestras in the US, where he spent his teenage years. Something, somehow, didn’t click. English music, […]

The traditionalist agency AskonasHolt has signed the British-Asian sitar-player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun for global management. Jasdeep won last year’s Royal Philharmonic Society’s instrumentalist award. The post Biz move: Askonas signs sitarist appeared first […]

While the Kennedy Center is busy cancelling gay events, its New York equivalewnt has named the stage and costume designer Clint Ramos as its artist in residence. Ramos, self-described as ‘designer, educator, activist and creative […]