October 19, 2024
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Label news: Naxos sues China platform

Label news: Naxos sues China platform

CMU reports that Naxos has filed suit in Tennessee against Kuke Music, a classical subscription service in China. It claims Kuke owes $1.9 million in unpaid fees. CMU says: The legal dispute is presumably problematic […]

San Antonio is sinking

San Antonio is sinking

The SA Philharmonic has cancelled the rest of October while mired in disputes, financial and legal. Here’s the current state of affairs, by Sanford Nowlin: “The San Antonio Philharmonic has pushed back its Classics III […]

Philly to China, sans Yannick

Philly to China, sans Yannick

The full Philadelphia Orchestra will tour China from the end of this month until mid-November. Principal Guest Marin Alsop will conduct. They will give concerts in Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, and Haikou. Pipa player Wu Man […]

Artists who are taking Shor’s shilling

Artists who are taking Shor’s shilling

Describing itself as ‘as one of the world’s most notable classical music festivals’, InClassica International Music Festival will be resident next April at Dubai Opera ‘with a special edition dedicated to marking the 55th birthday […]

Fire forces opera to move across town

Fire forces opera to move across town

From Steve Swartz in Baltimore: Baltimore, MD – Due to Sunday morning’s underground fire in downtown Baltimore and the resulting loss of electrical power, the Sunday matinee performance of composer Michael Hersch’s new opera, and […]

Danish quartet win 0k

Danish quartet win $150k

Denmark’s highest musical honour, the Leonie Sonning Music Prize worth 133,000 Euros, has stayed close to home. The 2025 winner, announced today, is the Danish String Quartet. They say: ‘We are thankful and humbled. Denmark […]