This is a remarkable two-CD set comprised entirely of first releases including never-before-issued performances led by the renowned conductor Pierre Monteux. Among these is a legendary 50th Anniversary performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with the composer in attendance, given […]
Magical encounters This is a lovely short video from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. It was just an ordinary day for Met Security Officer Armia Malak Khalil, born in Egypt but a New York resident for many […]
A letter has gone out from the Department of Education to presidents of colleges and music schools, outlawing positive discrimination for students of under-represented backgrounds. The key paragraph is this: The Department will no longer […]
We hear the BIS founder, Robert von Bahr, is no longer working with Apple, which bought his company, BIS, 18 months ago. Robert’s company email has been deleted and he is not responding to messages. […]
It has just been announced that Markus Poschner will become chief conductor of the ORF Symphony from September 26. He succeeds Marin Alsop. Poschner, 54, is presently chief of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz. The post […]
The death has been conveyed of violinist Mitsuru Tsubota, a member of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble since 1989. A student of Felix Galimir, Misuru was co-founder of the Strathmere Ensemble and concertmaster for all of […]
Someone explain this to me. The Chicago Symphony has announced a Eurtope tour with Jaap Van Zweden, former music director of the NY Philharmonic. He was not a success in NY. Why are Chicago running […]
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Guildhall Chamber Music Festival. Photo by Paul Cochrane. From 14 to 16 March 2025, Guildhall School of Music & Drama presents its annual chamber music festival at Milton Court Concert Hall, bringing together most talented current […]
Julian Joseph All things piano are being celebrated at the Piano in the Elms Festival, curated by World Heat Beat. The festival takes place from 12 to 15 March 2025, at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, state-of-the-art digital […]
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France has appointed a new principal second violin. She is Savitri Grier, former associate concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich, and an international soloist. A Londoner of […]
