Hamburg Ballet has announced its new Artistic Director. Demis Volpi, 39, is German-Argentine, born in Buenos Aires. He has been Chief Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Ballett am Rhein and has some 30 works […]
The Madrigal Reimagined: Claudio Merulo, Johann Nauwach, Claudio Monteverdi, Cipriano de Rore, Cristofano Malvezzi, Giulio Caccini, Emilio de’Cavalieri, Giovanni Gabrieli, Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Lorenzo Tracetti; Hannah Ely, Toby Carr, Monteverdi String Band, Oliver Webber; Resonus […]
William Fox is leaving to become Director of Music at St Albans Cathedral in September as part of a merry-go-round of Anglican high-benchers. William’s successor was announced today. He is James Orford, Organist and Assistant […]
Marios Papadopoulos and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra The centrepiece of Marios Papadopoulos and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2024/25 season is Bach Mendelssohn Festival focusing on the music of the two composers with concerts, smaller scale concerts and […]
The London Symphony Orchestra has informed ticket-holders: Conductor François-Xavier Roth has withdrawn from his engagements with the London Symphony Orchestra in the 2024/25 season. The LSO is grateful to Thomas Adès for stepping in to […]
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John Savournin as Sante in Il segreto di Susanna at Opera Holland Park (Photo: Ali Wright) July on Planet Hugill: Acis, Galatea, Susanna and two Figaros Our e-newsletter is now out, featuring a lively digest […]
You would be forgiven for thinking that London’s second major arts centre is designed for short-term prisoners. In the chaos that followed Nick Kenyon’s beheading, Claire Spencer was recruited from Arts Centre Melbourne, specifically for […]
The SF Symphony Orchestra has announced seven new recruits for what will be Esa-Peklka Salonen’s final season as music director. We hpope they know what they’re diving into. The newbies are: Bass Trombone Christopher Bassett, […]
The budding conductor Aliisa Neige Barriere, daughter of the late composer Kaija Saariaho, gets the biggest opportuinity of her career this weekend. Designated Young Artist of the Year at the Mikkeli Festival in Finland, Aliisa […]
Meet the Millenium (sic) Ensemble of Dresden. Somebody needed to proofread their branding. One missing letter can spell an awful lot of embarrassment. The post The German ensemble that can’t spell its name appeared first […]
