Orchestra musicians at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have posted this picture of their cello section last night. No men to draw a bow. They’ll be rubbing their eyes in the Vienna Philharmonic. The […]
Some readers have had difficulties over the past couple of days accessing this site, getting a ‘Bad Request’ when they clicked. Our tech team have traced this fault to a rogue line of computer code […]
The yellow label has issued a six-CD box of performances by Long Yu, China’s most powerful conductor. Long Yu is artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic and of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. […]
Message received: The LA Phil today announced that on February 1, renowned pianist Yuja Wang will join the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas for a program titled “Celebrating MTT with Yuja Wang.” Michael […]
From the brand-new website of Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Springhead Constellation: Key Principles Our commitment to a safe and supportive environment means that any form of discrimination, harassment, or bullying will not be tolerated. Everyone […]
Singers’ agents tell us of a tsunami of depression that is sweeping through the profession. Opera budgets have been cut, contracts arrive late and the basic security of the profession is under threat. One agent […]
The Munich Radio Orchestra is performing the Downton Abbey soundtrack tomorrow at 7 pm in concert and on stream. The piano soloist is John Lunn, the Scottish composer who wrote the series’ background music. Never […]
The young German musician Till Schuler has won the audition for solo cello in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Till, 24, has been until now a member of the orchestra’s academy. View this post […]
Colleagues are mourning the unexplained death of the Milan-based Korean tenor Sehoon Moon. We have no details at this moment of the cause. Sehoon Moon was in the midst of a busy season. He was […]
The National Chorus and Orchestra of Spain have named Kent Nagano as their chief conductor and artistic director from September 2026. Nagano, 73, has been until now general music director in Hamburg. Kent Nagano comments: “The […]
