Most fun music by Shostakovich

The musicians picked  their moment to blank the centernary of Puccini’s death. What should have been a recital with orchestra by Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko was called off at five minutes past eight on […]

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 […]

Fans have been complaining on Chinese social media that Yuja Wang cut short a Boston Symphony signing session on Wednesday in Shanghai, saying ”this is not my CD signing and I’m going to leave.’ She […]