How AI turns an orchestra into beasts
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A German pianist devotes her life to an Auschwitz victim
The Prague composer Viktor Ullmann was incarcerated by the Nazis in the Theresiendstadt concentration camp before being sent to be killed in Auschwitz in October 1944. Ullmann is mostly remembered for his concentration camp opera, […]
London loses out on orchestra tours
The Toronto Symphony is planning a Europe tour next winter with conductor Gustavo Gimeno. It has dates in Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Austria. Nothing in the UK. Why not? Because London’s main […]
Dear Alma, Local hero is wrecking my festival
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I run a summer concert series in a mid-sized city. We do pretty well, and have managed to be financially stable. The problem is that a person who grew […]
Alastair Macaulay reviews: Cunning stunts from France
Ballet de Lyon at Sadler’s Wells – Merce Cunningham 2025.iii.21 What are we watching here? Are these movements just movements? Or is this a poetic dance drama with metaphors? Those opposite possibiljities – present in […]
Poaching alert: Chopin winner is snapped
We’re hearing that the South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho has dumped his boutique management at Primo Arts and signed with K D Schmid, to be managed mostly from London. The move, which has yet to […]
A top pianist explains why he’s going ahead with US tour
The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has issued a statement explaining why he is going ahead today with a US tour while others may be pulling out. He says: It’s with mixed emotions that I […]
A Greek bearing batons
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has picked two budding conductor fellows for next season, to be guided by principal conductor Edward Gardner. Wilson Ng is from Hong Kong, working mostly in South Korea. Nefeli Chadouli, who […]
A Nilsson at the Met
Could be interesting. This is Christine Nilsson – no relation to Birgit – and she’s going down very well in Aida. She’s from Ystaad, with local management, and still appearing mostly in Stockholm. But that’s […]
Ruth Leon recommends… José María Velasco: A View of Mexico
Here, from the National Gallery is a trailer of the exhibition of paintings by José María Velasco. This is the first UK exhibition of Mexico’s much-loved artist, José María Velasco. Velasco, working in Mexico in the […]
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