LA Phil cellist, RIP
Steve Custer, who has died aged 81, won an LA Phil audition with Zubin Mehta in 1974 and played in the cello section until 2010. He appeared in more than 5,000 concerts following the batons […]
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The first British GMD in Germany, RIP
The death has been recorded, aged 94 of the Scottish conductor James Lockhart, a formative force in British and German opera houses. Early in his career, Lockhart spent five years in Cardiff as music director […]
Make Ethics Matter: Conway Hall’s annual Ethical Gala with Songhaven receiving the Ethical Award, celebrating Ukrainian students from LPAM, and solo flautist Daniel Shao
Conway Hall Ethical Award: recipient Vivien Connacher and members of Songhaven with Conway Hall’s Carmen D’Cruz Last week (6 March 2025) Conway Hall presented its 2025 Ethical Gala, the annual celebration of their mission to […]
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Power and poetry: all-Prokofiev programme from Igor Levit, Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer at Royal Festival Hall
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes – Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra – Southbank Centre (Photo: Pete Woodhead for the Southbank Centre) Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes; Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor; selection […]
The Czech Philharmonic in London: Mozart and Mahler
Mozart, Mahler Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov. Barbican Hall, London, 09.03.2025 Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat, K 365 (1779) Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (1901/2) […]
Orpheus mourns artistic director
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is mourning its former artistic director and viola player, Christof Huebner, who died last week in Baltimore, aged 61. An Austrian, born in Graz, Christoph won an orchestral audition at 19 […]
Just in: $23 million Strad breaks 14-year record
On violinist.com, Laurie Niles reports the private sale of the 1715 Baron Knoop Stradivarius violin for a world record $23 million. The last record was set in 2011 when the 1721 Lady Blunt went for […]
Breaking: Norway has new chief conductor
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra today chose Holly Choe as principal conductor. She fills the gap left by the Czech Petr Popelka, who resigned in 2023. Holly Hyun Choe was born in South Korea and raised […]
Review: Martha bangs it out with Lahav
Review from Tel Aviv by Dan Yakir: The special chamber concert with Martha Argerich and Lahav Shani yesterday at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium was sold out. The hall has 2,500 seats and a few extra […]
Carnegie Hall selects Asian-heavy national youth orchestra
Carnegie Hall today named its annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, to go on tour with conductor Gianandrea Noseda. The largest ethnic group is East Asian. Oh, and British Columbia is […]
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