Baton handover at Aldeburgh and Cardiffs
Britten Peard Arts has appointed a career-long artists’ agent to succeed Sir Simon Robey as board chair. Angela Mallinson, 64, has been on the BPA board for five years. She was a founder of the […]
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Ruth Leon recommends.. All of Us
National Theatre Click here for tickets From the Natonal Theatre comes a new online release, All of Us, a play by Francesca Martinez, who is an award-winning author, comedian and actor. In All of Us, […]
Debut recording from Stanislav Kochanovsky with glorious recorded sound from harmonia mundi
I’ve seen several YouTube videos of live concerts from this orchestra and their new Russian conductor, Stanislav Kochanovsky. He’s certainly a Russian-music specialist, as demonstrated on YouTube and his new debut album. But I have […]
Sax king dies, 72
The death has been made known of the American tenor saxophone and clarinet virtuoso John Ruocco, director of the Dutch Jazz Orchestra and of The Hague Conservatory big band. He was 72. Born in September […]
The Lost Music of Auschwitz
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum has a collection of music manuscripts written, arranged and performed by the prisoners themselves. Damaged, complete and often overlooked, composer and conductor Leo Geyer has been working with the museum, survivors and […]
Celebrating an icon: Argentinian bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi celebrates his 90th birthday with a new single on ECM Records
Yesterday (20 May 2025), Argentinian bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi celebrated his 90th birthday. A long time collaborator with ECM records [his discography is here], the label has released the first track from his upcoming album El Viejo […]
Ousted Kennedy chief hits back at Trump
Deborah Rutter, the Kennedy Center CEO who was sacked by the Trump regime, has issued a detailed statement in response to allegations by her amateur successor of financial mismanagement under her regime. Rutter retorts that […]
Aussie wins London principal post
Sydneysider Jason Henery is to be principal double bass of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, appearing in Strauss’s Alpine Symphony at last night’s concert. Jason’s father, Alex Henery, is co-principal double bass of the Sydney Symphony […]
Eminent oboist, 77
The death has been made known of the international oboist Harry Wayne Sargous. Originally from Cleveland Heights, Harry was principal oboe of the Toronto Symphony under music directors Karel Ancerl and Andrew Davis from 1971 […]
US opera director dies after e-scooter accident
Opera companies across the US are paying tribute to Dennis Whitehead Darling, who has died of critical injuries from a traffic accident sustained in New York on Saturday night. Darling’s most recent production was ‘L’Amant […]
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