Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SF Symphony have announced the appointment of Joshua Elmore as Principal Bassoon. He is apparently the orchestra’s first black principal player in 50 years. The SF Symphony have also […]
The death hnas been reported of the venerable violinist Marta Kushnirskaya, soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre orchestra for three decades and artistic director of the all-female Marta Kushnirskaya Violin Ensemble. Marta was 91. The post […]
,%20Jessica%20Cale%20(Giulietta)%20(c)%20Richard%20Hubert%20Smith.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Musical magic moments: Bellini's The Capulets & the Montagues at English Touring Opera takes us firmly into the 1950s and New York's mean streets")
Bellini: The Capulets & the Montagues – Brenton Spiteri, Jessica Cale, Masimba Ushe – English Touring Opera, 2025 (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Bellini: The Capulets and the Montagues; Jessica Cale, Samantha Price, Brenton Spiteri, […]
The Oper! awards, voted by a panel of music critics and reporters, have been presented. Best opera house of 2025 is La Monnaie in Brussels. The jury chair said: ‘Brussels opera house La Monnaie / […]
The former KISS guitarist and singer Karl Cochran has been killed in a car accident in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Cochran, 61, was in the passenger seat of a 2015 Subaru Legacy, driven by his mother, […]
The Brooklyn Academy of Music has unseated its president Gina Duncan after a three-year term. Neither side is saying why. Duncan was the first non-white person to head BAM and she arrived with excellent qualifications. […]
Richard Grenell, Donald Trump’s new KenCen chief, has made his first programming announcement at a Conservative conference in Maryland, promising ‘a big, huge celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas.’ Grenell said: ‘How crazy […]
The British octet are suddenly down to seven: In a momentous moment for the group, we are saddened to announce that Andrea has made the decision to step down as a member of VOCES8. The […]
The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam is interesting firstly in that they boast beautiful vintage instruments and they perform Tchaikovsky with unwound gut brings nd period bows. It is the continuation of a journey begun in 2020 […]
Götterdämmerung Richard Wagner spent twenty-six years perfecting the final part of his Ring, from the first sketches for the scenario to the completion of the composition. The score is a fascinating blend of motifs from the […]
