The death of the German composer Wolfgang Rihm has left a vacancy at the festival’s next-gen orchestra. Rihm’s successor, announced today, is to be the German composer and clarinettist Jörg Widmann. The post New wind […]
Three unexploded World War Two bombs have caused the cancellation of tonight’s WDR Symphony concert in Cologne. The whole town centre has been shut off since eight this morning, with some 200,000 residents evacuated. It […]
Elena Urioste, Gary Walker & Orchestra of Opera North at Huddersfield Town Hall The Kirklees Concert Season is a year-round programme of concerts presented by Opera North and Kirklees Council in Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town […]
Gresham College is hosting the inaugural Festival of Musical Ideas on Friday 20 June 2025 at the college in Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn. Gresham Professors will present a day of learning, exploration and music, fusing music with science and the […]
Mozart, Tchaikovsky Dudok Quartet Amsterdam. Wigmore Hall, 1pm, 01.06.2025 Mozart String Quartet No. 14 in G, K 387 (1782) Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22 (1874) The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam comprises Judith […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A Capella Summer School: work with Frances M Lynch of Electric Voice Theatre at Conway Hall")
Performer, composer, director Frances M Lynch, who is the artistic director of Electric Voice Theatre, the contemporary music-theatre acappella ensemble, is running an A Capella Summer School open to singers aged 18 to 35 from […]
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has appointed Donald Palumbo as choirmaster of the Chicago Symphony Chorus from July 1. Palumbo retired recently after 17 years leading the Metropolitan Opera Chorus in New York. The post Chicago […]
The final round begins tonight in Fort Worth. The six contestants are: Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28 Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26 Evren Ozel, United States, 26 Aristo Sham, Hong Kong China, 29 Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, […]
Hartford Symphony Orchestra and music director Carolyn Kuan will part ways in the spring of 2027, after a 16-year engagement. From the local statement: Kuan initially had a three-year contract to lead the Hartford Symphony […]
The international Norwegian soprano gave birth last week to halthy twins. All doing well, we hear. View this post on Instagram A post shared by L I S E D A V I […]
