Forever young? Yannick turns 50

This weekend’s season opening concerts of Verdi’s Requiem have been called off after chorus members called a three-day walkout. Ticket holders for last night’s concerts were given two hours notice. Some were already on their […]

Peter Dobrin reports that the Philadelphia music director was disturbed again mid-concert by a ringing phone. Bruckner was the victim. Last time, Yannick gave the audience a tongue-lashing. Doesn’t seemed to have worked. Maybe he […]

The Berlin culture senator Joe Chialo has outraged the arts industries by imposing budget cuts in excess of ten percent. Some are now questioning his shelf-life after Chancellor Scholz described him, in a private exchange, […]