President Vladimir Putin honoured bass singer Ildar Abdrazakov at the Russian Federation National Awards on Wednesday. Abdra, a pal of Gergiev and the Netrebkos, told Putin: ‘”Vladimir Vladimirovich, thanks to you, I started playing hockey.’ […]
We have been notified of the passing on June 11 of the Swiss tenor Eric Tappy. Born in Lausanne, he sang Tito in Mozart’s Clemenza at Covent Garden in 1974 and Don Ottavio at the […]
The French pop star Francoise Hardy, who died on Tuesday aged 80, was known worldwide for one simple song above all: Tous les garcons et les filles de mon age. Release in May 1962 it […]
The Metropolitan Opera has released its end-season performance statistics. Overall, it played to 72 percent capacity (down from 75% pre-Covid) and to 64% of potential ticket revenue, after discounts and freebies. General manager Peter Gelb […]
The international Mirjam Helin singing competition in Helsinki has been won by the Chinese mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu. She takes home 50,000 Euros. The jury consisted of Soile Isokoski, Dawn Upshaw, Bo Skovhus, Randi Stene, Luca […]
Winchester Cathedral has hastily appointed Andrew Lucas as Interim Director of Music, replacing the ousted Andrew Lumsden who is leaving at the end of July. Lucas, a credible candidate, has been Master of the Music […]
Songs for Peter Pears: Berkeley, Britten, Arthur Oldham, Richard Rodney Bennett, Geoffrey Bush; Robin Tritschler, Malcolm Martineau, Sean Shibe, Philip Higham; Signum ClassicsReviewed 11 June 2024 Exploring the wide variety of music written for and […]
Billed as “Classical Music’s answer to K-Pop,” Yuncham Lin offers a debut recording of distinction. He won the Cliburn Competition in 2022 (at 18, the youngest ever winner); on July 29 he will make his […]
The death has been reported of Kevork Mardirossian, professor of violin at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 2008. His partner Lee Phillips writes: Dear friends, loves, I write to share what many […]
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is mourning Charles Geyer, a member of the trumpet section from 1966 to 1978. He died in Houston, Texas, on June 11, 2024, following a long illness. He was 79. The […]
