classical music

It is no secret that, for the past couple of years, Antonio Pappano has been pushing gently for the Royl Opera to re-engage Anna Netrebko, banned for her past affinities with Vladimir Putin. Pappano is […]

The orchestra and its music director Thomas Søndergård have chosen James Vaughen as principal trumpet, succeeding Manny Laureano who is retiring after 44 years. Vaughen, 25, is presently assistant principal trumpet at the Detroit Symphony […]

Message from the Maestro: Today, I am proud to celebrate my father, Oscar Dudamel, on the announcement of his upcoming salsa album, Sueño Alcanzado, out May 30 on Platoon. Salsa music has been a part […]

Pentatone’s Vice President for Artists and Repertoire, Renaud Loranger, has resigned. The label is owned by San Francisco Coinservatory of Music and changes are apparently afoot. Renaud says: Looking back on almost a decade at […]

Message received: Diana Byer, Founder and Director of New York Theatre Ballet School will step down from her position in June following the 2024-25 school year. Byer, who founded New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) and […]

Covent Garden removed her today from its Putin-sanctions list (Donald Trump is removing Putin from the list). Old pals are rallying round. The Met originally sanctioned Netrebko for her early support of Putin’s Crimea adventures. […]

A number of reports are suggesting that the Lang Lang effect is wearing off among the Chinese middle-classes. New piano sales in China are thought to be down to half of the peak 400,000 and […]

The Russian soprano will return to London in Turandot next year, at the instigation of incoming music director Jakub Hrusa. Netrebko has been suspended for three years, since the Putin invasion of Ukraine. Her return […]