classical music

The name of the next music director will be announced in the course of today. Daniele Gatti has been the favoured candidate of the Mayor of Milan and of the company’s Sovrintendente Fortunato Ortombina. However, […]

We have been notified of the death from cancer of Matthew Best, the renowned bass singer and conductor of numerous ensembles. Matthew, who was 68, founded the Corydon Singers in 1973 and was a regular […]

A court in St Petersburg has ordered bailiffs to enter an apartment belonging to the opera singer Anna Netrebko. They have been ordered to inspect unauthorised structural work that may weaken the rest of the […]

Welsh National Opera took its tremendous Peter Grimes to Birmingham last night. At the curtain call, some of the singers wore t-shirts proclaiming ‘Don’t cut the chorus’. The message will have fallen on blind eyes […]

The 24 semifinalists were named overnight, culled from 60 contestants. It looks like most of the Chinese entrants failed to make the cut. The survivors are: Robert Bily Rachel Breen Valère Burnon Jacopo Giovannini Arthur […]

Dear Alma After an end-of-tour party, I wound up in bed with two violinists and a flute. Not as uncommon as you might think, and not wildly exciting, as far as I can remember. In […]

Sienna It was a bustling beacon of commerce and culture, but how exactly did 14th-century Siena revolutionise painting form and style? Filmed on location, in this enthralling video, watch as curators, local experts and artists […]

The California violin and mandolin maker Gary Vessel has been hospitalised after a severe stroke and is in need of assistance. He has no health insurance. There’s a fundraiser here. The post Appeal for top […]