Overnight message: LOS ANGELES (February 13, 2025) – The LA Phil announced today engagement extensions for two longtime collaborators: Herbie Hancock will continue his role as Creative Chair for Jazz through May 2027 and Thomas […]
This was in 2008, apparently. Why has the music industry tolerated this monster? View this post on Instagram A post shared by @thepersianjewess The post Amy Winehouse was first to call out racist […]
.jpg.webp?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Music in the Museum: London Transport Museum's Transported by Culture: Music presents a weekly programme of music in the museum's gallery")
Starting today (14 February 2025) and running until 24 October 2025, the London Transport Museum’s Transported by Culture: Music presents a weekly programme of music in the museum’s gallery at 2pm every Friday, apart from holidays. The young musicians […]
This is an extraordinary reading of an extraordinary piece. Jérémie Rohrer came o the piece afresh, escheiwing recorded versions. He performs it at A = 430 Hz (which apart from its historical prescience, helps the […]
.png?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Make some noise to save the School of Music: Musicians gather in mass demonstration to protest proposed axing of Cardiff University’s School of Music on Saturday 22 February")
Last month (28 January), Cardiff University confirmed plans to close Cardiff University School of Music, a facility that has produced outstanding musicians, boasting a wealth of alumni, including lWelsh composers Karl Jenkins, Grace Williams and […]
‘Someone must have slandered Josef K, for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.’ This is the famous opening line of Franz Kafka’s novel Der Prozess (The Trial). Gottfried von Einem’s opera […]
Romeo & Juliet Click here to subscribe It’s Valentine’s Day so how could we not have Romeo and Juliet this week? Major new classical ballets are rare and usually take years between commission and performance. […]
Remember the London Chamber Orchestra, which went bust a year back? Many players are unlikely ever to be paid, says the Musicians Union: Dear Member, I am writing to update you on our efforts to […]
The Los Angeles classical music radio station KUSC is being merged with San Francisco’s KDFC. Both are owned by the University of Southern California and the reason for the merger is opaque. James Muhammad, president […]
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has opted for interim management after the withdrawal for health reasons of its intendant, Christoph Meyer. Meyer’s assistant Marwin Wendt will become acting artistic from April 1. Alexandra Stampler-Brown will […]
