August 20, 2025
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Death of a viola influencer, 73

Death of a viola influencer, 73

The influential New York violist Karen Ritscher has died after a series of illnesses at the age of 73. Starting out as principal viola at Dallas Opera and Houston Grand Opera, Karen went on to […]

Orchestra halves conductor’s age

Orchestra halves conductor’s age

The Brandenburg Staatsorchester in Frankfurt an der Oder has a new chief conductor, starting next year. He is Felix Mildenberger, 35, principal guest conductor of the Filarmonica Teatro Regio di Torino and a former Simon […]

Toronto takes a Biss

Toronto takes a Biss

The Philadelphia-based US pianist Jonathan Biss has joined the faculty of Toronto’s Glenn Gould School. Biss, 44, is presently with Mitsuko Uchida of the Marlboro Music Festival. He has also taught at Curtis and NEC. […]

Pianist Schiff lands 15 million yen

Pianist Schiff lands 15 million yen

The 2025 Praemium Imperiale Award for music has been allocated to the Hungarian pianist Andras Schiff. It’s worth just over $100,000 and a handshake from royalty. Schiff lives in the UK, Italy, Switzerland and Japan. […]

Exclusive: Major string quartet breaks up

Exclusive: Major string quartet breaks up

Royal Philharmonic Society prizewinners and former resident ensemble at Oxford University, the Castalian String Quartet is about to announce its disbandment. The quartet, based in London, has been together since 2011. It changed violist last […]