classical music

We’re hearing from Warsaw that the Polish tenor Piotr Beczala changed his recital programme at the last minute to eliminate a group of Russian songs. He said he was ‘furious’ at the deal the Russians […]

Message received from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Today, Opera Theatre is excited to announce that we are under contract for the purchase of a 6.67-acre parcel of land upon which we plan to build […]

The Staatskapelle Dresden (est. 1548) has appointed  Mariano Esteban Barco as its principal oboe. Mariano, 30, is from Calanda in the region of Aragón. He has been principal oboe for the ast three years with […]

On March 24, 2015, we reported the crash of a Germanwings flight in which two opera singers – Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak – lost their lives. They were among 150 victims of the disaster, […]

The music director of the Cleveland Orchestra has written a commentary on recent events for the Backstage Classical site. In it, the Austrian conductor spoke out strongly against artist boycotts, arguing that ‘culture must remain […]

The Swiss composer Pierre Mariétan died yesterday in his 90th year. A former associate of Boulez and Stockhausen, he leaves 300 instrumental, orchestral, vocal and electro-acoustic works. His pièce de résistance is Paysmusique (1991), which […]

The following message has just gone out from the sinking South Bank Centre: Important update: Royal Festival Hall closure on Mondays From Monday 7 April the Royal Festival Hall, including the Members Lounge, will be […]

Announcement from the Black Orchestral Network: We congratulate our friend Dana Kelley who recently won the position of Associate Principal violist with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC. Learn more about Dana: Violist Dana […]