Founding music director retires after 52 years
The founder of Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman, has decided this will be his last season in charge. He says: ‘When Boston Baroque started 50-plus years ago, it was at a time when there were no […]
classical music
Conservatoire chief sings his way into the job
Alexander Brose was confirmed yesterday, after a probationary year, as President and CEO of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He greeted the appointment by issuing a video of himself singing ‘A Nightingale Sang […]
Seattle no longer sleepless for lack of music director
The Seattle Symphony, whose last music director stormed out two years ago in a flurry of emails, has found someone to take over next year. The new music director will be Xian Zhang, music director […]
Opéra de Paris in Slippedisc debut
Opéra national de Paris makes its Slippedisc and OperaVision debut with Gaspare Spontini’s La Vestale, a rarely performed opera that was triumphantly received when it premiered on this very stage in 1807. Stage director Lydia […]
Eton organist banned after ‘gay little boys’ search
An outstanding organist on the staff of Eton College has been banned from teaching for life after searches for ‘gay little boys’ were found on his computer. David Goode, 52, has been organist-in-residence at Christ […]
Cambridge Music Festival announces 2024 Artist Programme
Cowbridge Music Festival is proud to unveil plans for its 2024 Young Artist Programme, which showcases the remarkable talents of Wales’ emerging musicians. This year’s Young Ensembles will be the Cardiff-based Bute Wind Quintet, and RWCMD graduates Quartet […]
Discovering Imogen: A relatively underrated British composer, Imogen Holst is put centre stage in this brand-new recording on NMC
Discovering Imogen – Imogen Holst: Overture Persephone, Suite in F Allegro assai for strings, Suite for Strings, Variations on ‘Loth to Depart’, What Man is He?, Festival Anthem, On Westhall Hill; BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC […]
Itzhak Perlman slashes $17m house price
Itzhak and Toby Perlman have relisted their Upper West Side townhouse for sale at a considerably reduced price. Last put up for sale for $17.5 million in March 2022, the pad if now going for […]
Who’s making how much at the NY Phil
The accounts are in for the fiscal year ending August 2023, and here are the top earners: Music director Van Zweden (via Bajada Productions) … $1,525,711 Executive director Deborah Borda … $1,317,344 plus $400,000 bonus […]
Gustavo Dudamel: I’m not leaving LA
The apparently departing music director has gone to great lengths to reassure the West Coast that, whatever happens in New York, home stays home. From an interview with Mark Swed of the LA Times: “I […]
Latest Posts
.png?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "From Mozartian connections in Salzburg & Vienna, to London success: Joseph Wölfl's Duos for Harp and Piano from Duo Praxedis on Toccata Classics")
