The great Finnish conductor died yesterday, aged 80. Record producer Robert von Bahr: ‘He was a totally unique figure, and possibly the most talented musician I have ever met – pianist, violinist, composer, conductor, recorder […]
Page 6 in the NY Post – not the first pace you’d turn to for opera reviews – has a speech made by Peter Gelb at a private fundraiser, lambasting Zachary Wolfe of the NY […]
The Corn Is Green – National Theatre Click here for tickets Just now available on the National Theatre At Home platform is The Corn is Green, an autobiographical play by the actor and writer Emlyn Williams about his coming of age […]
This is Edward Cowie‘s 80th birthday year, and Métier as a number of new recordings are in progress, including the third volume in the Bird Portraits series, and music for string quartets and other chamber groupings. But […]
Alma Mahler remains a fascinating figure. Musically active as a composer, albeit for a relatively short time, her life has been rather overshadowed by her relationships. She married the composer Gustav Mahler, the architect Walter […]
Philip Glass: Akhnaten – English National Opera, 2016 (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Philip Glass: Glassworks plus excerpts from Satyagraha, Akhnaten and The Photographer; Lisa Bielawa, Peter Hess. Mick Ross, Sam Sadigursky, Andrew Sterman, Philip […]
It has been announced tonight that Patrick Summers will step down as Artistic and Music Director at Houston Grand Opera in the spring of 2026. He has been in the post for 23 years. He […]
The prolific Finnish symphonist and conductor died today aged 80, his son has reported. After an education that he rounded off at Juilliard, Segerstam became chief conductor at Finnish National Opera, and at Stockholm’s Royal […]
The mediaeval mystic, Margery Kempe (ca.1373-1448) is a fascinating figure. She freed herself from the restraint of marriage and embarked on pilgrimages to sacred sites in Europe and the Middle East, dressed usually in white. […]
The last French maker of accordions, Maugein, has gone into liquidation after 105 years. They blame unfair competition from China, along with the slump brought on by Covid. The last instrument leaves the factory next […]
