We’ve had our attention drawn to two paragraphs in the jury instructions, showing how female contestants receive preferential treatment. The clauses are these: 4.6 If there are two candidates with equal scores competing for one […]
The Dover Quartet, which positioned itself ‘to take up the mantle of the Emersons’ has suffered a setback with the withdrawal of violist Julianne Lee. She has decided she prefers her old job in the […]
First Jurgen Klopp, now Michael Eakin. The chief executive said today he will retire next year after 16 years as CEO of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Michael has been a beacon of stability in […]
The musicians have begun picketing concertgoers at David Geffen Hall over their stalled wage negotiations. Earning $50k less than colleagues in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles, they tell the New York Times today, ‘threatens our […]
We hear that the Orban regime has dismissed the entire management of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The purge includes General Director, Artistic Director, PR and Marketing departments. The conductor Gabor Kali has been appointed […]
The ten finalists were made known last night: Eliza Boom, soprano, New Zealand Le Bu, bass-baritone, China Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan Liam James Karai, bass-baritone, UK/India Jack Lee, baritone, UK Kathleen […]
The Greek-American conductor and impresario Peter Tiboris, who was died aged 76, was recognised as ‘the most prolific presenter of choral concerts in the history of Carnegie Hall.’ He presented 1,500 events worldwide, including opera, […]
The conductor will miss the first three weeks of the Cleveland Orchestra season, having returned unwell from its European tour. His replacements will be Osmo Vänskä, Elim Chan and associate conductor Daniel Reith. The deceptively […]
The Belgian newspaper De Standaard has some additional details of why the early-music group Anima Eterna this week fired its ‘aggressive’ founder Jos Van Immerseel. The ensemble, it appears, was in transition from Van Immerseel’s […]
Strenuous efforts to produce a gender-balanced outcome at the Leeds Piano Competition have apparently paid off. The five finalists, announced last night, are: Kai-Min Chang (Taiwan) Junyan Chen (China) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada) Khanh Nhi Luong […]
