Slipped Disc

The last we heard of the Toronto Consort, they were going bust and couldn’t finish the season. Today, they have announced countertenor Daniel Taylor as General and Artistic Director and Dame Emma Kirkby as Honorary […]

Kirill Petrenko, Christian Thielemann and Joanna Mallwitz have put their signatures to an appeal to the senate, calling on it to reverse planned budget cuts. Statements below: Joana Mallwitz, chief conductor and artistic director of […]

For the third year running, the 43 critics of Opernwelt magazine have awarded the Opera House of the Year title to…. Frankfurt. What’s more, Frankfurt Opera Choir is Choir of the Year, Lydia Steier is […]

It has been confirmed that the Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle has been appointed Priest in Charge of Bournemouth Town Centre. His licensing service will be performed in November by the Bishop of Winchester. Jepson-Biddle was […]

It’s the troubled San Antonio Philharmonic, again. Two key backers have demanded the return of $180,000, which they say were loans. The orchestra’s CEO says they will contest this claim in court. No winners here. […]

The opening of the Haifa Symphony season was cancelled due to uninvited missiles from Hezbollah. The Israel Camerata Jerusalem is also maimed by the absence of soloist Matt Haimovitz, who was unable to get a […]

The Boston Pops soloist this weekend was the city mayor, Michelle Wu. Yuja’s got some way to go. Wu 吳弭 said: It’s why I love this city: I had a wonderful time performing “Rhapsody in […]

String players are mourning the sudden passing of Professor Yizhak Schotten, a former player in the Boston Symphony who went on to become principal viola of the Cincinnati and Houston symphony orchestras. Six years ago […]

In his speech to the Labour Party conference, the prime minister Starmer stressed the need to give opportunities to children, talking of his love of learning flute as a child. His first trip abroad, he […]

The Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen has cancelled concerts for the rest of 2024 in ‘a final attempt to secure the ensemble’s survival’. Founded in 1990, Athelas has been a beacon of contemporary music, Danish and international. […]