In 1973, Zubin Mehta plucked Matthew Garbutt, 21, from Los Angeles as principal tuba of the Israel Philharmonic. Garbutt held the position for three interesting years before returning to the US. He then settled in […]
Wagner wrote the opera for an orchestra 85, but 18 is all Edmonton, Canada, can summon in a chamber version by Jonathan Dove and the late Graham Vick, set in London’s present-day East End. The […]
The Dean of Winchester was supposed to be at Bury St Edmunds today to preach on the 30th anniversary service for the ordination of women. She failed to show up, send instead an inadequate video […]
Liebste Frau Alma I have a happy ending to report You may remember me, the player in a North German orchestra who has her ass grabbed by a member of the brass section. I had […]
We hear that the Uppsala Chamber Strings has been abolished with immediate effect. The ensemble had national status and cultuvated a passionate audience in Uppsala. The last chief conductor was Rebecca Miller from the UK. […]
Message from President Kerry Walk and Chair of the Board of Trustees Judson Aaron: Today is a heartbreaking day. University of the Arts will close as of Friday June 7, 2024. We would have shared […]
Soprano Claire Rutter has given the Sunday Telegraph full details of the telephone pest who dogged her performance of Verdi’s Requiem in Liverpool Cathedral. She said: ‘People are not living in the moment and enjoying […]
We hear that the Precentor, Andy Trenier, was listed to preside and preach at Winchester Cathedral this morning but has stood down. We hear also that employment lawyers have been consulted. A long letter in […]
From my new essay in The Critic: The biggest noise to be heard in orchestral music is not the click and whirr of audience smartphones shooting TikTok clips in the slow movement. Nor is it […]
We understand that the entertaining Igudesman & Joo are about to announce their retirement from the stage at the end of next year. The violin-piano duo will have been performing together for two decades, which […]
