Artist dumps agency
From pianist Frank Dupree: Thank you to everyone at IMG Artists for being part of my journey over the past 13 years! Special thanks to my managers Stefan P. Escher and Emma Farmer for their […]
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Ivan Fischer mourns a musician ‘of beautiful style’
The conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra has issued a video, mourning principal oboe Victor Aviat, who has died in Berlin, aged 42, of an aggressive brain tumour. Watch Ivan’s tribute here. The post […]
Leonard Bernstein heirs still support Kennedy Center
A statement by the great man’s three children in the NY Times today: Our father, the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, liked to tell us about the time Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis called to ask him […]
Spivakov is named Hero of Labour
The violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov, head of Moscow’s International House of Music, has been awarded a state honour by his friend in the Kremlin. Spivakov, 80, joins a list of hard-handed sons of toil. […]
Sad death of principal oboe, 42
The Gustav Mahler youth orchestra has announced the death of its former member Victor Aviat, after a short illness. Victor was principal oboe of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, widely known and well liked. He also […]
Just in: Berlin culture chief quits
The controvesial culture senator Joe Chialo who was responsible for dopuble-digit cuts across the traditional arts resigned this morning, saying he was unhappy with the cuts he was forced to make. Chialo said: ‘Last year, […]
An anti-depressant for all: introducing Soundabout, the UK’s Learning Disability Music Charity
Joint Workshop with National Children’s Choir of Great Britain in April 2025 ‘absolute magic, the only side-effect is joy’ Until Thursday (1 May 2025) I had not really heard about the work of Soundabout the […]
Alastair Macaulay reviews: Two plays about masculinity (Including Britten)
From our critic in residence, Alastair Macaulay reviews Patrick Marber and Mark Ravenhill: “Dealer’s Choice” and “Ben and Imo”. The abiding subject of the playwright Patrick Marber is masculinity: which, for him, includes male bonding, masculinity […]
The sheer joy of performing together: Music in Secondary Schools Trust’s 12th Annual Concert
MiSST Together Orchestra in rehearsal at the Barbican The Music in Secondary Schools Trust’s 12th Annual Concert; Barbican CentreReviewed 23 April 2025 Over 300 students from beginners to Grade 8 come together to celebrate 12 […]
Making connections between styles & eras: violinist Holly Harman & friends launch their album Ground with a mix of 17th century violin virtuosity, folk directness & sheer imagination
Holly Harman Ground: Nicola Matteis, Heinrich Biber, Turlough O’Carolan/James Oswald, Marco Uccellini, Alice Zawadzki, Sid Goldsmith; Holly Harman, Carina Cosgrave, Oliver John Ruthven, Kristiina Watt, Sid Goldsmith; Stone NestReviewed 30 April 2025 Launching her album, […]
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