The LPO have installed Sir George Benjamin as composer in residence. From September 2025, Benjamin will participate in rehearsals and performances of his music and will conduct an LPO concert featuring one of his compositions. […]
The hymn Be Still, My Soul takes its music from Finlandia by Jean Sibelius. It has less grip on the incoming president’s attention than the future sovereignty of Greenland. He talks right through the hymn. […]
Liang Wang sued a reporter and two media for a story accusing him of sexual misconduct, ultimately costing him his job. He sought damages of $100 million. The court dismissed his case. From the judge’s […]
Among the many music professionals who have been left homeless by the Los Angeles firestorms is the noted luthier luthier Mario Miralles, whom lost his house, atelier and most of his tools. When evacuated he […]
The death has been made known of the conductor and composer Elgar Howarth, a vital figure in the flourishing of English music for more than half a century. Gary was 89 and had been poorly […]
Eighteen months after diagnosis, the much-loved singer and voice teacher Debbie Lifton has died of cancer at the age of 48, leaving a bereaved husband, Dan, and child, Maria. Her death was announced by the […]
The Dean of Peterborough, the Very Revd Chris Dalliston, warned today that he heeds to raise needs £300,000 by March in order to keep the Cathedral open seven days a week. We hear that cuts […]
Well, he is. Along with many other composers and musicians – Dvorak, Glinka, Gluck, Sibelius, Vivaldi, Mahler and Stravinsky, Verdi and Wagner. Worth a visit when you’re next up there. The post Hey, Elon Musk: […]
It’s hard to believe they still have sub-editors on the Times newsdesk when a subhead like the one below goes up on the newspaper’s website. Hopefully, they will catch it before it gets into print. […]
Aurelia Souvignet-Kowalski has been appointed first alto solo at the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France. She studied at the Suzuki Institute in Lyon before moving to Vienna and becoming joint principal viola of the Wiener […]
