A study by researchers at the Sapienza University of Rome has detected ‘a trend of simplification across all music genres’. ‘Our analysis indicates that even enduring genres like classical and jazz have undergone a noticeable […]
An anonymous donor has made one of the largest known bequests to an orchestra, and it’s going to Sarasota, in the state of Florida, The money will go to building a 1,700-seat concert hall and […]
We have been notified of the death from cancer of Nicholas Wilton, a prolific composer of choral music for the Roman Catholic church. His work has been extensively recorded. The post Death of a British […]
A delicious quote from Richard Jones in a rare interview with Ben Lawrence in the Telegraph. Jones is directing Festen at Covent Garden. He is sure the Daily Mail will hate its bad launguage. Full […]
President Trump strikes again by decree: I am pleased to announce that Ric Grenell will serve as the Interim Executive Director of The Kennedy Center. Ric shares my Vision for a GOLDEN AGE of American […]
The Berlin University of the Arts has made known the death of its former cello professor Markus Nyikos, who died last month at the age of 76. Principal cellist of Festival Strings Lucerne and a […]
The Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer is the biggest music prize in Canada, worth C$125,000. The latest winners are mezzo-Soprano Kristin Hoff, founder of the Montreal contemporary company Musique 3 Femmes and pianist Meagan Milatz, co-founder […]
The Tik-tok organist has given up her position as Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, in order to spend more time at the organ. The College says: Anna Lapwood MBE will step down as […]
Just before 1:09 in this newly uploaded video, Yuja Wang gives her take on Rhapsody in Blue. She is supposed to be leading the orchestra but takes the main cues from its soloists. See what […]
The death has been announced of the Swiss soprano Edith Mathis, one of the most recorded artists of her time. She died on Sunday, two days short of her 86th birthday. Born in Lucerne, she […]
