Joint leaders quit Britten
Two violinists who have led the Britten Sinfonia for more than a decade have jointly stepped down. Jacqueline Shave and Thomas Gould will be replaced at the east of England chamber orchestra by the BBC […]
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Who’s playing Slava’s cello?
A 1783 Guadagnini cello once owned by Mstislav Rostropovich has been placed on loan with the Norwegian cellist Amalie Stalheim. Slava owned several Guadagninis. This one was bought by the Norwegian foundation Dextra Musica, which […]
Berlin Phil seeks a concertmaster
Among the auditions posted on the elite orchestra’s website is one for concertmaster, the best seat in the house. Also auditioning this month are solo clarinet, three tutti violins and a cello, a second flute […]
Just in: Idagio enters Chapter 11
A false report in today’s Tagespiegel alleges that the Berlin-based streaming service has filed for bankruptcy. This is inaccurate. Idagio, we understand, is in the process of restructuring and has entered what the US courts […]
Lammermuir Festival 2025: Laura van der Heijden in residence, complete Ravel piano music, Walton/Ravel opera double bill
This year’s Lammermuir Festival runs from 4 to 15 September 2025, your chance to hear some of the world’s finest musicians in the historic venues and stunning landscape of East Lothian The festival’s artist in residence this […]
Thorliefur Örn Arnarsson’s interpretation of ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at Bayreuth is a well-planned and thoughtful affair.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 1) – Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Andreas Schager (Tristan), Jordan Shanahan (Kurwenal), Camilla Nylund (Isolde), Günther Groissböck (Marke) – Bayreuth Festival, 2025 (Photo: Bayreuther Festspiele / Enrico Nawrath) Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Andreas […]
Just in: Covent Garden cancels Israel
Three days after 182 anonymous staff members attacked its Gaza silence, the Royal Ballet and Opera has scrapped a plan to share its new Tosca production with Israeli Opera next year. Chief exec Alex Beard […]
Met Opera mourns a solo bass
The chorus has posted this message: The Chorus is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of our beloved Seth Malkin. A member of the company since 1996, Seth sang bass in the Metropolitan Opera […]
It’s sleepy time in the streaming charts
Only Max Richter’s everlasting snooze is rising in this week’s Apple classical top ten: 1 Mozart: Violin Concertos Chloe Chua, Ziyu He, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf 2 Sleep Max Richter 3 Sommernachtskonzert 2025 Wiener […]
140,000 died in Hiroshima 80 years ago. No-one called it genocide
On the anniversary of the first nuclear-bomb attack on August 6, 1945, spare a moment for the human tragedy that was meant to bring the Second World War to an end. The immediate death toll […]
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