Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn

Shocking news has arrived of the death of Pierre Audi, director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival and one of the most influential creators of new works of opera. Pierre, who died in Beijing without warning during […]

The Orchestre National de France has named its next chief conductor to succeed Cristian Macelaru (who’s heading to Cincinnati). The incoming boss will be Philippe Jordan, music director of the Vienna State Opera, whose tenure […]

Over the hoplidays this week, BBC Radio 3 is running three new Lebrecht Interviews with leading figures in thee music world. Two are notoriously elusive. This is, I am told, the first programme-length interview Itzhak […]