Something great in C major

The SF Symphony Orchestra has announced seven new recruits for what will be Esa-Peklka Salonen’s final season as music director. We hpope they know what they’re diving into. The newbies are: Bass Trombone Christopher Bassett, […]

After a nine-year hiatus, I am returning to Radio 3 this Saturday to present the first of a  new series of Lebrecht Interviews with leading figures in the music world. My first subject is Michael […]

A probing San Francisco Standard report by Adam Lashinsky, published today, into the turmoil at San Francisco Symphony raises many questions about the depth of its financial and managerial woes in the wake of Esa-Pekka […]