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Seven diversities join the Chineke board
The multi-ethnic British orchestras, which is tightening its internal procedures, has added seven new members to its board of three. They include a BBC finance director and a Labour Party activist (pic) who formerly advised […]
An unwary maestro enters the Malyasian trap
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra has a terrible reputation for mistreating foreign players and conductors. After sacking most of its western players, the orchestra was placed under an international boycott – which has not deterred hungry […]
Update: Igor Levit won’t play without Franz
We reported earlier that Franz Welser-Möst had withdrawn from Cleveland’s cycle of Beethoven piano concertos because he is still recovering from the effects of successful cancer treatment. It has just been confirmed that his chosen […]
A broad & eclectic range of calming classical music: BBC Radio 3 Unwind launched on BBC Sounds.
This morning, BBC Radio 3 Unwind launched on BBC Sounds. Billed as a new 24/7 stream showcasing a broad and eclectic range of calming classical music, at first you wonder whether it might be entirely […]
Hollywood’s music king is dead
The inimitable Quincy Jones died yesterday, aged 91. A kid off Chicago’s rough South Side, sharing drug fixes with Ray Charles, he won a scholarship to Berklee and wound up studying in Paris with Nadia […]
Shining a light on the work of women composers & performers: Illuminate Women’s Music’s debut Scottish tour
Established in 2017 by Dr Angela Elizabeth Slater, Illuminate Women’s Music is a touring concert series aim to shine light on the work and creativity of women composers and performers. During December 2024, January and February 2025, […]
Franz Welser-Möst, recovering, withdraws from Beethoven cycle
The Cleveland music director, who has received successful cancer treatment over 15 months, is apparently not quite ready to return for this month’s limelight cycle of Beethoven piano concertos with Igor Levit. The orchestra has […]
What, no doubts about that pretty Chopin waltz?
Last week, the New York Times had a sensational exclusive of a major discovery at the Pierpont Morgan Library. It was an unsuspected last waltz by Frederic Chopin and the joy was so spontaneous that […]
Two violin dealers pull pistols at dawn
The lucrative, secretive business of buying and selling pedigree violins usually keeps its internal disputes well under wraps. Musicians and investors might lose confidence in dealers who slag each other off. But that’s just what’s […]
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