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 […]
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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 […]
A Star Wars orchestra star has died at 93
The brilliant trombonist Denis Wick, a star in the London Symphony Orchestra’s swagger brass section, died yesterday at the age of 93, his family has reported. Denis joined the LSO as principal trombone in 1957 […]
An accusation against Deborah Rutter’s husband
Eighteen years after the alleged event, Vanessa Fralick – assistant principal trombone of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra – has accused her former teacher Peter Ellefson of pestering her for sex. Ellefson has been professor at […]
James Conlon quits LA Opera
The music director has declared he’s had enough after two decades in which the company has stumbled from Placido Domingo sex-pest charges to its present cancellation of new work. No-one can fault Conlon for resigning […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Wedding Band – Stratford Festival
Wedding Band:A Love/Hate Story in Black and White – Stratford Festival Click here to subscribe or free trial Alice Childress, American novelist, playwright, and actress, born in 1916, is the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays […]
Orch-ward: Belgians pick a German chief
The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra has chosen Marc Albrecht as its next chief conductor. Albrecht, 61, is from Hannover, where his father was GMD for 30 years. Marc lives mostly in Holland. He succeeds the Hong […]
Just in: Renee Fleming quits
The American soprano has resigned as artistic adviser to the Kennedy Center, following President Trump’s clearout of the board and management. She writes: It has been a privilege to serve as an Artistic Advisor at […]
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