Dido laments in Russian

It has emerged that the resignation of Francois-Xavier Roth as Generalmusikdirektor of the city of Cologne was secured on two conditions. The first was a payoff for his silence – 200,000 Euros, apparently. The other […]

Christoph Meyer, 64, is taking early retirement as General Director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. He says: ‘After consulting a doctor, my health condition unfortunately does not allow me to continue to lead the […]

From an interview with BR-Klassik: The world of piano music has become very one-sided—to put it bluntly, globalized. Steinway dominates the piano world. Steinway is a wonderful grand piano—but not all Steinways are the same. […]