Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has recruited its next artistic director from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Elena Dubinets, 55, joined the LPO four years ago from the Atlanta Symphony, after a formative spell with thee Seattle […]
Nicola Benedetti has chosen ‘The Truth We Seek’ as her theme for next summer’s festival. The programme includes Mary, Queen of Scots from Scottish Ballet, an Australian Orpheus and Eurydice and a visit by Carnegie […]
Opera Zuid, the opera of southern Netherlands, has posted a petition that appeals for public signatures to secure its survival. The Dutch parliament is expected to cut its funding next week, a decision that the […]
The German conductor has postponed his return to duty after having a second bout of surgery on his Achilles heel. He has cancelled an appearance this weekend at the Janáček Brno Festival where he will […]
How Claude Monet Transformed French Painting Today would have been the 184th birthday of Claude Monet except that he died in 1926 at the age of 86. He led the way to twentieth-century Modernism by developing a […]
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Roxanna Panufnik, Gavin Bryars, Errollyn Wallen at the Ivors Classicxal Awards, BFI Southbank, London (Photo: Hogan Media – Shutterstock) On Tuesday 12 November, The Ivors Academy honoured eleven composers with Ivor Novello Awards at the […]
ELEVEN COMPOSERS HONOURED WITH IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS TONIGHT AT THE IVORS CLASSICAL AWARDS, INCLUDING ERROLLYN WALLEN, ROXANNA PANUFNIK AND GAVIN BRYARS #TheIvorsClassicalAwards Roxanna Panufnik, Gavin Bryars and Errollyn Wallen © Hogan Media / Shutterstock In a glittering, […]
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man Born on this day in 1900, Aaron Copland was 90 when he died in 1990. Often referred to as the “Dean of American Composers”, he wrote in a […]
The Pacific Symphony has chosen Alexander Shelley to succeed Carl St Clair as music director, starting in the 2026-27 season. St Clair has led the orchestra for 35 years. Shelley, 45, is presently music director […]
The Metropolitan Opera has appointed Daniele Rustioni as its principal guest conductor to cover for Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s ever more extensive commitments elsewhere. Rustioni’s three-year engagement starts next season. He made his Met debut seven years […]
