Memorial for London pianist, 27
From the family and friends of Emily Hoh: We are hosting a memorial concert to celebrate the life of our beloved daughter, sister and friend, collaborative pianist Yining Emily Hoh, who passed away on the […]
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Death of Covent Garden principal, 96
The death has belatedly been brought to our attention of Jeannette Sinclair, principal soprano at the Royal Opera House from 1956 to 1966. She died on April 11, her 96th birthday. Jeannette sang Sister Constance […]
Lights in the Dark: Vasily Petrenko & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra explore the ways composers have responded to the existential threat of war and oppressive regimes
For their series Lights in the Dark at the Royal Festival Hall (with two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and music director Vasily Petrenko explore the many ways in which […]
Chicago Symphony nets $50 million gift
The orchestra’s main suppporter, the Zell family, put in an extra fifty mill yesterday to ‘to secure long-term financial stability.’ They must be feeling pretty secure this morning around Symphony Center. Here’s the official announcement: […]
News of Great Joy: Christmas from St John’s College, Oxford
Looking towards the sixtieth anniversary (2025) of Elizabeth Poston’s Penguin Book of Carols (1965), initially undertaken with Ralph Vaughan Williams, this new recording presents music associated with these two composers (including Poston’s arrangement of Peter […]
Inspired by Auden & Isherwoods’ The Ascent of F6, Nathan Williamson’s new opera for London Youth Opera has a clear message
London Youth Opera’s latest production is a new opera, The Quest inspired by the Auden and Isherwood play, The Ascent of F6. The opera has a clear, contemporary message both for the young performers and for […]
Fundraising concert for Nadine Benjamin
As many of you are probably aware, the soprano Nadine Benjamin is suffering from severe and debilitating complications from Long Covid and she currently needs 24 hour care to keep her safe and help her get […]
Strike at Opéra de Paris
Hey-ho, what else is new? The premiere of the ballet Paquita was cancelled on December 5 , half an hour after it should have started. Further performances on December 6 and 8 were also blacked […]
UK star soprano quits UK management
The Welsh-Ukrainian soprano Natalya Romaniw, currently singing Tosca at Covent Garden, let it be known this morning that she is leaving Intermusica for more personal management. She will be represented for general management by Kristin […]
US revolutionary Marxist to be honoured at Royal Albert Hall
Women of the World have commissioned Master of the King’s Musick Errollyn Wallen to write a choral piece for International Women’s Day at the Royal Albert Hall. So far so nice. Now read this: WOW […]
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