In a reshuffle following Dickon Stainer’s promotion to head of UK, Natasha Baldwin has been appointed President, Global Classics, Jazz & Screen. She will not have overview of Decca, DG and Verve, as well as […]
The Royal Opera has created a new post of associate director for Netia Jones. She will take charge of the indeterminate Linbury Theatre and share responsibility with Oliver Mears for commissioning new work in the […]
From the Times obituary of the sadly missed Laura Samuel: … During her first weeks studying violin at the Royal College of Music with Itzhak Rashkovsky she met the Romanian violinist Corina Belcea. Together they […]
The organ in Salisbury Cathedral was originally built in 1876-77 by Henry Willis (“Father” Willis), conservatively rebuilt by Henry Willis III in 1934 so that no tonal alterations were made and no pipes removed, the […]
Le Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace has joined up with Opéra national du Rhin to issue an official joint portrait of their famous first teams. The poster goes on sale in Strasbourg today. Marc Keller, […]
Faced with rising seasonal demand, the Bolshoi theatre has reserved some tickets for the December Nutcracker run to be sold in an online auction. Due to soaring wartime inflation, most Bolshoi tickets have doubled in […]
Ferec Necef at St Nicholas Church, Chiswick Melodies without Borders: Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Faure, Weber, Dvorak, Sarasate, Rachmaninoff, Popper; Ferec Necef, Rasim Yagiz Ilhan; St Nicholas Church, Chiswick15 November 2024 Two Turkish musicians come together for […]
Voltaire and Candide Francois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) was better known under his nom de plume of Voltaire. He was born 330 years ago this week on Nov 21 1694. He was an historian and philosopher of […]
The Cleveland Orchestra today published its results for year ending June 30, 2024. Both total revenues and total expenses stood at $66 million, up 7.7 percent on 2022-23. The Orchestra’s endowment increased by $29 million […]
The classical guitar world is in mourning for Valérie Duchâteau, who died today of cancer. In addition to her international career, Valérie was joint director of Guitare Classique magazine with her husband, Jean-Jacques Voisin. She […]
