Mahler 2: A design issue

The Cleveland Orchestra has received a $5 million gift from the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation in support of the Kelvin Smith Family Chair held by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Welser-Möst will step down when […]

The death was made known today of the Amsterdam alto Elsbeth Gerritsen, star of many oratorios. In addition to classical roles, Elsbeth sang in world premieres of Xenakis, Visman and Guy Harries. She was a […]

From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, There’s a new player in our viola section and she wears a kind of hijab – a black headscarf that also covers her shoulders. For what I can […]