Oscar Wilde’s 170th Birthday In the West End theatre season of 1895, the playwright Oscar Wilde had three plays running simultaneously in the West End. Lady Windermere’s Fan came first, in 1892, A Woman of No Importance (1893) and An Ideal Husband (1894). He […]
Unsuk Chin, Bartók, Debussy, Ravel Bertrand Chamayou (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dinis Souza (conductor) Unsuk Chin Alaraph, ‘Ritual of the heartbeat’ (2022, London premiere) Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119 / BB 127 (1945) Debussy La […]
We reported a week ago that Yuja Wang had found a new global agent at Opus3 in NY and Chicago. Today, Opus3’s UK wing Askonas Holt rounded out the deal. Here’s what they say: Yuja […]
The Canadian Opera Company has renewed the contracts of COC Music Director Johannes Debus and Chorus Master Sandra Horst to 2029. COC says: Our audiences know that an opera with Johannes at the podium and […]
The once-independent French classical label, based in Arles, was bought out by the Belgian group Pias in 2015. Two years ago, Universal took a 49% stake in Pias. Today it absorbed the rest of the […]
Conductor Jay Fishman will give his last concerts with the Minnesota Sinfonia this weekend. After that, the orchestra will cease to exist. Fishman, 77, founded it in 1989 to play concerts in schools and for […]
Friends have reported the death of Leonardo Navarro, a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble since 2017. No cause is yet known. Leo was 38. A Chilean who sang his first roles in at […]
Months after signing on for an orchestral tour with German management firm K D Schmid, the Australian comedy duo TwoSet Violin has split up, taking down all their videos on social media. Their parting message […]
The Dutch flag carrier has lived up to national courtesy standards by refusing to board cellist Maja Bogdanović, her husband, violinist Daniel Rowland and their children aged one and three. KLM officials said the cello […]
The archetype British popster has enviable stamina. For his 85 birthday a year from now, he has announced tours Down Under and back home. Can’t be be long before he duets with Domingo. They are […]
