classical music

The vocal quartet G4 have made public the death of their former low tenor, Ben Thapa.  No cause has been shared. Ben was known to have been hospitalised last month with kidney disease. G4 say: […]

The Canadian pro-Ukraine activist Keri-Lynn Wilson has been rewarded with the leadership of a Kyiv orchestra. Wilson is married to the Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb. From the AP: NEW YORK (AP) — Keri-Lynn […]

The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg will feature identical concerts in the same week by Christophe Rousset and the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, and by the MCO’s founder Sir John Eliot Gardiner with his newly created ensemble, […]

From the Korea Times: Renowned soprano Angela Gheorghiu caused a stir during a performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” in Seoul, halting the orchestra and interrupting her co-star’s mid-show encore, much to the dismay of opera enthusiasts […]

The Royal Musical Association marks its 150th anniversary with a conference in London this week. Keynote speaker will be the New Yorker critic Alex Ross. His paper is titled: ‘The End of the Family Line: […]

Tributes are flowing for the late Herbie Flowers, whose distinctive twang can be heard on recordings by David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Elton John and, indelibly, on Lou Reed’s Walk On The Wild Side. Herbie learned […]

You may recall that the San Antonio Symphony was liquidated by its board, only to be revived by the musicians as the San Antonio Philharmonic. Sad to say. they are not a happy crew. Music […]

The Eva Marton singing competition in Budapest was won this weekend by a Korean tenor, Jihoon Park, 33. It was not without incident. Our man on the spot reports: In his semi-final Jihoon Park sang […]

The tenor is sick this week. Next week, he’s expected in the Bowl.# Soprano Diana Damrau writes: In less than a week, @tenorkaufmann and I will reunite once again to sing a program of operetta […]