Lang Lang got a Christmas sweater

I very much regret the loss of Sytze Smit, campaigning editor of the excellent magazine Entr’acte. A former violinist in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Sytze relentlessly callewdout cliques and corruption in Dutch musical life. He […]

Message received: Salzburg, June 26, 2025 The return of the Berliner Philharmoniker – the festival’s founding orchestra in 1967 – marks a very special festival season in Salzburg in 2026 and, with the Be Phil […]

We’re hearing that talks with Philadelphia’s Matias Tarnopolski have stalled. The new favourite to lead the New York Philharmonic is Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Some expect an announcement in the next […]