The German violinist who has declared a boycott on Trump’s USA is mystified at the lack of protest among American musicians and institutions. In Zurich this week, he played the Ukrainian national anthem at his […]
A wealthy businessman has hired the Toronto Symphony and the Amadeus Chorus for a public performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony on Wednesday at Roy Thomson Hall. Musicians are said to be uneasy but none will […]
Before the various PR flood my inbox with protests, let me specify that the two elements above are not appearing together. Simon Rattle will conduct the Lucerne Festival Orchestra for the first time in his […]