Aged 18, Mozart wrote his comedy La finta giardiniera for Munich in 1775. After the premiere of La finta giardiniera, Mozart wrote home to his mother: “My opera turned out so well that it is […]
The company has said it cannot afford to stage Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ based on George Saunders’ 2017 novel. The opera was dropped from next season’s schedule, announced last night, and will have […]
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Founder Nicola Benedetti at one of the Benedetti Foundation’s live Benedetti Sessions This year the Benedetti Foundation celebrates its fifth birthday; five years of delivering transformative experiences through mass music events, aiming to ensure equal […]
The academic Geoff Baker, emeritus professor at Royal Holloway University of London, has published a reflection on the 50th anniversary of the music education system that has become a propaganda instrument of a criminal regime. […]
The ostracised Russian soprano has uploaded to Youtube a film marking her 30th anniversary on stage. It is made and clunkily narrated by her present manager, Miguel Esteban. The film studiously avoids the hostilty she […]
Warner-owned Erato have issued an album of Sir Stephen Hough performing Mozart’s 9 & 21 piano concertos on Spotify. The music has been chopped into tracks of between 41 seconds and 1:07 to maximise streaming […]
The Swedish music app has published results for the final quarter of 2024, its first full year of profitability. Revenue rose 16 per cent year-on-year to €4.2 billion. Users grew by 12 percent to 675 […]
The Musikverein in Vienna has been home to the music publisher Universal Edition since 1914. That arrangement has now come to an end, reports Axel Brüggemann. The publisher has (been) given notice to leave by […]
The Italian Viola Association has shared news of the death of Massimo Paris, principal viola of I Musici da Roma from 1977 to 2022 and founder member of the Stradivari Quartet. Massimo, who was 71, […]
John Field – Nocturne No.17 in C, H 61Beethoven – Piano Sonata in G minor, Op.49/1John Field – Nocturnes: No.1 in E-flat, H 24; No.2 in C minor, H 25; No.4 in A, H 36; No.10 in E, […]
