Martha Argerich is out for rest of August
The fabled pianist, 84, has pulled out of the Lucerne Festival on August 28 and the Enescu Festival in Romania three days later. She will be replaced in both events by the Korean, Seong-Jin Cho. Martha’s […]
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Watch composer Olivier Messiaen make his favoirute bird noises
A vivid snatch of a French composer imagining he’s a chaffinch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Plus94 Records (@plus94_records) The post Watch composer Olivier Messiaen make his favoirute bird […]
Star UK tenor creates a scholarship scheme
Nicky Spence, my guest on the Lebrecht Interview last weekend, has launched a scheme to benefit students from deprived backgrounds similar to his own. Message from the Guildhall: We’re delighted to announce the Nicky Spence […]
Conductor quits Chicago
Chicago’s former Opera Theater music director Lidiya Yankovskaya is fed up with the US and moving her family to London. She says: “I want to be sure that my children can grow up feeling like […]
How Covent Garden sabotaged opera’s peace lobby
On today’s Telegraph op-ed page I write about the harm inflicted by Covent Garden’s CEO Alex Beard on those seeking to end the war in Gaza. Among other things, I argue: …Beard’s sanction on Israeli […]
Breaking: Arts Council England shuts down
Message received: Dear (name withheld) We’re writing to provide you with an update about our online grant management and application portal, Grantium. We continue to face technical challenges with the system. While we can make […]
Mannes chief gets upgrade
Richard Kessler, Executive Dean of the College of Performing Arts and Dean of Mannes since 2011, has been promoted to Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the New School. The New School […]
West coast opera names music director
Message from Damien Geter: I’m delighted to announce my appointment as Music Director for Portland Opera. I’m looking forward to continuing this collab with the wonderful orchestra, chorus, guest artists, and colleagues as we continue […]
Revealed: Maria Callas gives her view of the Communists
The Greek site www.ekathimerini.com has turned up an interview by US Intelligence with the very young Maria Callas in November 1945. She was staying in a hotel on Times Square and was happy to share […]
Joint leaders quit Britten
Two violinists who have led the Britten Sinfonia for more than a decade have jointly stepped down. Jacqueline Shave and Thomas Gould will be replaced at the east of England chamber orchestra by the BBC […]
