The London Philharmonic Choir has chosen Madeleine Venner as its Chorus Director, starting in September. She succeeds Neville Creed, who is retiring after 30 years. Venner is former Choral Director for the Hallé Concerts Society […]
The distinguished expat violinist Roberto Cani has died at his home in LA, aged 57. A prizewinner at the Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, Cani studied in Milan and Moscow and played concertos with major orchestras. […]
The Great Gatsby Is The Great Gatsby the Great American Novel? It’s certainly one of them and it was published exactly 100 years ago this week, on April 10, 1925. It epitomises and emblemises the […]
Peter Grimes opened last night at Welsh National Opera in Cardiff. Nicky Spence was Grimes, Sally Matthews sang Ellen Orford, Sarah Connolly was Auntie and Catherine Wyn-Rogers was Mrs Sedley. The chorus, we are told, […]
Pictures have reached us from Friday night’s John Williams concert at the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Walt Disney Hall. The veteran composer, 93, made what was described as a ‘surprise appearance’ after a performance of […]
Court papers have been filed in New York by the Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, claiming that the Metropolitan Opera cancelled her contract while she was pregnant. She says the contract, which included Aida, La Gioconda, […]
Enrique Batiz died last week in his home country Mexico at the age of 82. In a highly productive life, he founded a national orchestra and established an international career. But his life was not […]
Delftware? Having a frantic day? Thoughts racing. Too many tasks remain unfinished? Can’t rest? Can’t sleep? Can’t stop the ringing phone or incessant texts? Can’t stop? Try watching this. It’s the best unwinding tool […]
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has confirmed the British musician Sam Jacobs as its principal horn. He has previously held that post at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony. The post Sydney names […]
The Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has pulled out of the Berlin State Opera’s run of Parsifal with illness. She will miss at least the two opening performances of the Easter-month run. Tanja Ariane Baumgartner jumps […]
