This was posted today by UK Gov: Open call for evidence Arts Council England review – Lead Reviewer and Advisory Panel members Lead Reviewer The Rt Hon the Baroness Margaret Hodge of Barking DBE Advisory […]
The former music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, which resides at the Kennedy Center, has responded to a Washington Post article criticising President Trump’s takeover. Slatkin writes: ‘I am reminded of what Leonard Bernstein […]
The University of Michigan is seeking the dismissal of Associate Professor Scott Piper, former chair of the Music, Theatre & Dance Department, following a student’s allegations of sexual harrassment. Piper had an international career as […]
The soprano, 66, will make her directing debut in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Aspen Festival this July, it has been announced in Colorado. “It’s supposed to be royalty or aristocracy,” she said. “I’m […]
Save Our Souls VENI Ensemble. Slovenian National Gallery, Bratislava, 11.02.2025 Daniel Matej (b, 1963) Save Our Souls (2015, version for picc/piano) Sciarrino Let me die before I wake (1982) Lenka Novosedlkovà (b. 1989) Obraz I […]
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra has named Jean-Marie Zeitouni as its next music director. Zeitouni, 51, from Montreal, has been music director of the Columbus Symphony and principal conductor and artistic director of I Musici de […]
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, artistic director of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, had a turbulent childhood with two older sisters who competed for a music career. Her mother died when she was 14, and that changed […]
It’s not bad enough that the French Republic has ignored Ravel in his 150th annivesary year. The Chatelet in Paris is mocking the composer with asomething called Rave-l Party. Blurb: Immersive evening From an intimate […]
Sad message from Ensemble Klang: We’re devastated by the sudden loss of our dear, dear friend, magnificent colleague, saxophonist extraordinaire Erik-Jan de With. Words can’t fill this unexpected void. We’ve had more than 20 years […]
There are six new productions in the Met’s 2025/26 season announced today, and two of them are world premieres that the public may struggle to embrace. The rest is led by a tissue of 21 […]
