New online: Martha plays Mendelssohn

The composer Thomas Hertel, former music director of Dresden State Theatre, died on Monday after a long illness. Hertel, who was 73, suffered restrictions under Communism and left for West Germany in 1985, finding work […]

The Polar Music Prize for 2025 was announced this morning. The recipients are singer-condcutor Barbara Hannigan, the jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the legacy rock group, Queen. Each receives a million Swedish crowns (US$93,897) and […]

We’re hearing that the South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho has dumped his boutique management at Primo Arts and signed with K D Schmid, to be managed mostly from London. The move, which has yet to […]