classical music

The recent kerfuffles at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra are having wider repercussions. A Swedish rock group at the Utilita Arena caused long street queues by insisting that all patrons surrender their phones before […]

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has let is be known that Dean Shelly Berg will depart a year from now. Berg who turns 70 in August, is a classical and […]

At a time when shrinking CD sales have made physical charts meaningless, we are delighted to have obtained exclusive publication right to the Apple classical charts, which represent global usage. We will publish the Apple […]

From the occupied arts center: Step in to The Kennedy Center for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration marking President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Set in the interactive gallery honoring President John F. Kennedy, this unforgettable […]

The long-discordant church of St Thomas Fifth Avenue has named a successor to Jeremy Filsell, who was sacrificed in the lastest upheavals three months ago. The next music director is to be Richard Tanner, director […]

Three years ago, we published a photo of Pope Francis nipping out of a record store in Rome. The Vatican posted a hasty press release, saying he had just blessed the shop after renovation. But […]

Colleagues are mourning the Georgian composer Marianna Tscharkwiani, who lived for a while in Vienna and has died after a prolonged struggle with cancer. Originally immersed in Stockhausen and electronic music, she became a compelling […]

The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music has announced the death of the violist Gad Levertov, long-serving head of its strings department. He was also a member of the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Sol La Re […]