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I am Siamese, if you please.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by @meowlodytv The boy’s name is Owen Greene. He is 12 years old, from around the Seattle area. This […]

The Concertgebouw’s Mahler festival has its first jump-in. Sakari Oramo has been recruited to conduct the Adagio from the 10th symphony, followed by Das Lied von der Erde, on May 18, the anniversary of Mahler’s […]

The Icelandic musician Jònas Ingimundarson, known as Mr Piano in his homeland, died on Monday, aged 80. Aside from his solo career, he was a cherished accompanist to the country’s leading singers. His son, Haukur, […]

 The tragic story of ill-starred lovers might sound familiar but Wòlô Bòskô is a rare thing: a dramatic song cycle sung in the Kashubian language. The Kashubians are an ethnic group native to the historical region […]

Urgent message from the hall: Carnegie Hall today announced that pianist Yefim Bronfman must regrettably cancel his recital scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, April 16 in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage due to a hand injury. […]

Bob Bell gave almost 70 years of his life and loyalty to the Toledo Symphony. They have just published this obituary. It is with deep sorrow that the Toledo Symphony and the Toledo Alliance for […]

The operatic tenor William Reeder followed eight years as leading soloist at Zurich Opera with 40 more as a brilliant arts administrator. Among other achievements he was founding Dean of the College of Visual and […]

Austrian musicians have been shocked by the sudden death of Christian Blahous, resulting apparently from a fall in his home. Christian, who had been director of the Waidhofen/Ybbstal Music School Association since 2014, was known […]

For 38 consecutive years, the Last Night of the Proms was set alight by the flawless David Butt soloing ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ in Sir Henry Wood’s swaying Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Butt, who was […]

Hollywood’s Australian superstar, 55, has had it up to here. She tells Radio Times: ‘My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting… […]