We hear that Matias Naske has appointed a new head of artistic planning at the Konzerthaus in place of Rico Gulda, who is leaving after 12 years. The newcomer is Ann-Paulin Steigerwald, Head of Concerts […]
The NY Times reports the death of Jean-Philippe Allard, founder of the jazz division at PolyGram France (now Universal). Allard revived the careers of two generations of sidelined jazz artists, having first failed at a […]
Message from the Vienna-based Russian soprano: “I am regrettably obliged to withdraw from my January performances in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Wiener Staatsoper, which would have marked my role debut. Ill health this month […]