All the boys and girls my age
The French pop star Francoise Hardy, who died on Tuesday aged 80, was known worldwide for one simple song above all: Tous les garcons et les filles de mon age. Release in May 1962 it […]
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Revealed: the Met’s least popular operas
The Metropolitan Opera has released its end-season performance statistics. Overall, it played to 72 percent capacity (down from 75% pre-Covid) and to 64% of potential ticket revenue, after discounts and freebies. General manager Peter Gelb […]
50 grand for Chinese mezzo
The international Mirjam Helin singing competition in Helsinki has been won by the Chinese mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu. She takes home 50,000 Euros. The jury consisted of Soile Isokoski, Dawn Upshaw, Bo Skovhus, Randi Stene, Luca […]
Sinister goings-on at Godforsaken Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral has hastily appointed Andrew Lucas as Interim Director of Music, replacing the ousted Andrew Lumsden who is leaving at the end of July. Lucas, a credible candidate, has been Master of the Music […]
A disc that makes you think, but also satisfies as a recital in its own right: Songs for Peter Pears from Robin Tritschler & friends
Songs for Peter Pears: Berkeley, Britten, Arthur Oldham, Richard Rodney Bennett, Geoffrey Bush; Robin Tritschler, Malcolm Martineau, Sean Shibe, Philip Higham; Signum ClassicsReviewed 11 June 2024 Exploring the wide variety of music written for and […]
Chopin Etudes from Yunchan Lim
Billed as “Classical Music’s answer to K-Pop,” Yuncham Lin offers a debut recording of distinction. He won the Cliburn Competition in 2022 (at 18, the youngest ever winner); on July 29 he will make his […]
Indiana U laments violin professor
The death has been reported of Kevork Mardirossian, professor of violin at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 2008. His partner Lee Phillips writes: Dear friends, loves, I write to share what many […]
Solti trumpet dies
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is mourning Charles Geyer, a member of the trumpet section from 1966 to 1978. He died in Houston, Texas, on June 11, 2024, following a long illness. He was 79. The […]
Death of a leading Brucknerist
Message from Christopher Stager: William Carragan (1937-2024) It is with a great deal of sadness that I announce the passing of William Carragan. He was an incredible scholar and musicologist and a dear friend. He […]
Canada opera goes black on white
Aportia Chryptych opens tomorrow in Toronto. Might it have something to do with the COC general director’s abrupt departure? Here’s the blurb. Nova Scotian contralto Portia White was the first Black Canadian concert performer to […]
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