The prolific German composer Wolgang Rihm died today in Ettlingen after an illness, his family announced. He was 72. His output included eight operas, at least two dozen works for orchestra and 13 string quartets. […]
This letter is doing the rounds online from conductor Anton Lubchenko to members of the St. Petersburg Governor’s Symphony Orchestra. You may find it horrific, sadistic and misanthropic. Russian musicians tell us that’s how things […]
Paris has announced its annual July 14 concert and it’s much lower key than usual. The event is being moved from its normal venue beside the Eiffel Tower to the the forecourt of the Hôtel […]