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The regulatory Ofcom has authorised the BBC to continue with Radio 3 Unwind, the classical station’s slow-paced subsidiary. The sub-channel will remain on BBC Sounds and will now become available on DAB+ digital radio. The […]
The German violinist Eckart Lorentzen brought the Isael Opera audience to its feet after playing his final performance. He joined the Israel Symphony Orchestra in 1997. Before that, from 1984 to 1987 Eckart had played […]
The Armernian baritone David Babayants saved Giordano’s opera at the Vienna State Opera last night, rushing over for the third act after Luca Salsi was doubled up with sickness. Der Standard reports: ‘The curtain had […]
A Virginia guitarist and composer, Yasmin Williams, reached out politely to interim KenCen chief Richard Grenell for guidance on changes to artist bookings under the Trump administration. The responses she received were off-the-scale personal and […]
The London Philharmonic Choir has chosen Madeleine Venner as its Chorus Director, starting in September. She succeeds Neville Creed, who is retiring after 30 years. Venner is former Choral Director for the Hallé Concerts Society […]
The distinguished expat violinist Roberto Cani has died at his home in LA, aged 57. A prizewinner at the Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, Cani studied in Milan and Moscow and played concertos with major orchestras. […]
Libertas: Beethoven, Schubert, Beach, Marx; Äneas Humm, Doriana Tchakarova; Rondeau ProductionReviewed 19 April 2025 The young Swiss baritone explores ideas of personal freedom in an intriguing recital that moves from Beethoven and Schubert to Amy Beach (in German) […]
The Great Gatsby Is The Great Gatsby the Great American Novel? It’s certainly one of them and it was published exactly 100 years ago this week, on April 10, 1925. It epitomises and emblemises the […]
Xiaogang Ye is no strange to Classical Explorer: nice to see a whole disc of his chamber music on the Resonus label. This music here, spans over three decades of Ye’s chamber works from 1989 […]
