Southwark upgrades girls
Southwark Cathedral has named Helen Smee as its next Director of Music. She is presently director of Frideswide Voices, the girls’ choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Before that, she was at Worcester College. She […]
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Riccardo Muti launches new label
Supreme Classics will be rolled out next week at a posh Vienna venue, the Grand Hotel Wien. The launch album is titled Italiana! Not sure yet who’s funding it. They say: The music world is […]
LA Phil renews conductor
Overnight message: LOS ANGELES (February 13, 2025) – The LA Phil announced today engagement extensions for two longtime collaborators: Herbie Hancock will continue his role as Creative Chair for Jazz through May 2027 and Thomas […]
Amy Winehouse was first to call out racist Kanye West
This was in 2008, apparently. Why has the music industry tolerated this monster? View this post on Instagram A post shared by @thepersianjewess The post Amy Winehouse was first to call out racist […]
This Kafkaesque opera could be something of a trial
‘Someone must have slandered Josef K, for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.’ This is the famous opening line of Franz Kafka’s novel Der Prozess (The Trial). Gottfried von Einem’s opera […]
Ruth Leon recommends.. Romeo and Juliet – Royal Ballet
Romeo & Juliet Click here to subscribe It’s Valentine’s Day so how could we not have Romeo and Juliet this week? Major new classical ballets are rare and usually take years between commission and performance. […]
Musicians won’t be paid by failed London orchestra
Remember the London Chamber Orchestra, which went bust a year back? Many players are unlikely ever to be paid, says the Musicians Union: Dear Member, I am writing to update you on our efforts to […]
Two classical stations in California are now one
The Los Angeles classical music radio station KUSC is being merged with San Francisco’s KDFC. Both are owned by the University of Southern California and the reason for the merger is opaque. James Muhammad, president […]
No gold shines in the Rhein
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has opted for interim management after the withdrawal for health reasons of its intendant, Christoph Meyer. Meyer’s assistant Marwin Wendt will become acting artistic from April 1. Alexandra Stampler-Brown will […]
For those who think with the heart
There has been a muted response to the death this week of the eminent soprano Edith Mathis, Mozart star of the Karajan years at the Vienna Opera and, later on, one of the most exquisite […]
