classical music

From the Lebrecht Album of the  Week: Some artists stop at nothing to get attention. Others shy away from it like birds of an endangered species. No prizes for guessing which category Martha Argerich belongs […]

Dear Alma, There is a member of our orchestra who constantly engages with our soloists. It’s very annoying to be around, he shows signed photos to us and brags about it. I am sure the […]

From the small print of a five-year agreement signed this weekend by Manhattan School of Music and the Arts-MSM union: Under the terms of the new agreement, the minimum hourly wage will immediately rise to […]

Message from the Reine Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, which starts tomorrow: As some of the 70 candidates have withdrawn, 60 pianists will participate in the first round, starting on Monday 5 May at 3pm. The […]

Messages of sorrow and sympathy have poured in overnight for Pierre Audi, director of the Aix-en-Provence festival, who died suddenly at 67. Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam: It is with great sadness that we learned of the […]

Shakespeare Click here to sign up As far as I’m concerned, it’s Shakespeare’s birthday every day. There’s so much Shakespeare available now online from a multiplicity of websites. Starry casts for Much Ado About Nothing (David Tennant), The […]

Hanna Balcer, 14, who went missing in outer London, was brought home by police at 6am yesterday after being recognised by a member of the public from media appeals. Her mother said: ‘I can’t put […]

Shocking news has arrived of the death of Pierre Audi, director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival and one of the most influential creators of new works of opera. Pierre, who died in Beijing without warning during […]

AskonasHolt has signed the Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, winner of the 2024 Leeds piano competition. He is from British Colombia, of Hungarian-Ukrainian heritage. The post Leeds winner finds agent appeared first on Slippedisc.