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The Basel Sinfonietta, a full-strength symphony orchestra devoted to contemporary music, has named the British violinist Fiona Stevens as its executive director. Fiona, who’s from Southampton, is presently managing director of the baroque orchestra Concerto […]

A pair of folksingers has called for a boycott of Kings Place. The post Artists blank London venue over arms links appeared first on Slippedisc.

Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music have launched a ‘new Orchestral Pathway for talented young musicians from China’, aged 10 to 17. Basically, it seems that if they study at […]

We have been notified of the passing of Joan Lippincott, one of the foremost organ teachers of the past half century. An international soloist with two-dozen recordings to her name, Lippincott was Head of the […]

The death of the German composer Wolfgang Rihm has left a vacancy at the festival’s next-gen orchestra. Rihm’s successor, announced today, is to be the German composer and clarinettist Jörg Widmann. The post New wind […]

Three unexploded World War Two bombs have caused the cancellation of tonight’s WDR Symphony concert in Cologne. The whole town centre has been shut off since eight this morning, with some 200,000 residents evacuated. It […]

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has appointed Donald Palumbo as choirmaster of the Chicago Symphony Chorus from July 1. Palumbo retired recently after 17 years leading the Metropolitan Opera Chorus in New York. The post Chicago […]

The final round begins tonight in Fort Worth. The six contestants are: Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28 Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26 Evren Ozel, United States, 26 Aristo Sham, Hong Kong China, 29 Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, […]

Hartford Symphony Orchestra and music director Carolyn Kuan will part ways in the spring of 2027, after a 16-year engagement. From the local statement: Kuan initially had a three-year contract to lead the Hartford Symphony […]

The international Norwegian soprano gave birth last week to halthy twins. All doing well, we hear.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by L I S E D A V I […]