Slipped Disc

The composer Halvor Haug died on June 3. He leaves five symphonies, one of which is titled ‘The Inscrutable Life’. Born in Trondheim, Haug studied in Oslo and Helsinki before concluding his studies in 1970s […]

By Gina Thomas in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: … Brendel’s coffin was carried into the church to the strains of the long first movement of Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, performed by the Quator […]

This notice went out last night to ticket-holders: Guest conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen regrettably has withdrawn from his three scheduled appearances at Tanglewood this month for personal reasons. We are grateful that our longtime artistic partner […]

Milwaukee Ballet has cancelled its orchestra for the upcoming production of The Nutcracker. The profitable company gives budgetary reasons, which are contested by the union. The compamny’s website is slightly behind the beat. it says: […]

The death has been communicated of the venerable Pierre Cogen, ‘titulaire’ of the grand organ of Sainte-Clotilde from 1976 to 1993 and one of the great French masters. Cogen was 93. Introduced in 1950 to […]

This letter is doing the rounds online from conductor Anton Lubchenko to members of the St. Petersburg Governor’s Symphony Orchestra. You may find it horrific, sadistic and misanthropic. Russian musicians tell us that’s how things […]

Message from the president of the Minnesota Orchestra. Dear Board, Staff and Musicians – I am so very sorry to share with you that violist Ken Freed passed away unexpectedly earlier today while participating in […]

This is a proposed design for the new Royal Academy of Music in East London. It shows the same level of functionality as a used tube of toothpaste. But why stop there? This is the […]

Wexford Festival Trust has picked Suzanne Nance as its new Executive Director. She has spent eight years as President and CEO of All Classical Radio based in Portland, Oregon. Nance’s husband, Desmond Earley, is director […]

From a correspondent in Tel Aviv: Last night’s performance of Turandot at the Israeli Opera had an uncalled-for break as a Houti missile from the Yemen was heading to Tel Aviv. While Ping Pang and […]