Leonard Cohen would have been 90 today

The University of Amsterdam is due to reopen today after violent demonstrations over the Gaza war caused 1.5 million Euros worth of damage. The Concertgebouw, which cancelled two concerts by the Jerusalem Quartet, fearing for […]

The Taipei Symphony Orchestra has chosen Alexander Liebreich as ikts next chef condcutor. Liebreich, 56, is also music director of the Orchestra de Valencia in Spain. In Taipei he succeeds the long-serving Eliahu Inbal. The […]

In a lecture at the Voice Foundation, the diva pulled no punches. Here’s a sample: Given the climate right now for opera and classical music performance—which is what I know—I think there are far too […]