Maestro move: Korea picks an Abbado
The Korean National Symphony Orchestra has named Roberti Abbado as its next artistic director, for three years from January. Abbado, 70, is a nephew of the late La Scala and Berlin chief Claudio Abbado. He […]
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German president’s concert is more than half American
Sunday’s annual charity fundraiser by the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier did not contain a single work by a German or Austrian composer. Very outward looking, especially towards the US. Here’s the rundown: George Enescu […]
Conductor: What about my freedom to remain silent?
‘Am I a criminal?’ demands the Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis in an interview with Der Spiegel. The challenging performer, 53, has been shunned by many western organisations for receiving financial support from the Kremlin and […]
Vikingur: Why I switched back to Bach
Last week we reported much dissatisfaction with the Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, who reverted from a Beethoven recital on his UK tour to last year’s tried-and-tested Goldberg Variations. The switch was all the more aggravating […]
Pegasus True Masters: masterclass with Roderick Williams as fundraiser for Pegasus Opera Mentoring Programme
Pegasus Opera’s mentoring programme with Danielle de Niese in 2024 Pegasus Opera is being joined by baritone Roderick Williams for True Masters, the first of its public masterclass series and a fundraiser for Pegasus Opera […]
One in 5 Germans plays a musical instrument, a huge rise
The German Music Information Center has published a survey showing that 16.3 million people aged six and ove regularly play music, around 21 percent of the population. What is striking is that the figure is […]
Leading German tenor dies after a stroke, at 71
The family and friends have reported the death of Peter Seiffert, one of the most popular singers within his profession and one of the finest Heldentenor performers of recent years. Born in Düsseldorf, Seiffert made […]
Sensational Walton
This is a sensational release. But I think Charlie Lovell-Jones got a bit short-changed on the production. Unlike the recent release of MacDowell orchestral works, where they put a picture of a self-conscious Xiayin Wang on […]
Henning Kraggerud announced as the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s new artistic partner
Norwegian violinist and composer Henning Kraggerud is joining the Irish Chamber Orchestra as its new artistic partner from August 2025. Kraggerud joined the orchestra this month for concerts in Ireland presenting Between the Seasons, Vivaldi’s The […]
Death of a leading cellist
The death has been made known of the Edinburgh based cellist Christian Elliott, a member of the Zehetmair Quartet for the past decade and former principal cellist of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Christian, who was […]
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