Czech coloratura, 92
The impressive soprano Helena Tattermuschová, outstanding in Janacek and Mozart roles, has died at 92. Her recording of the title role in Cunning Little Vixen reaped international awards. She also caught the eye as the […]
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Andrew Lumsden returns to Oxford
Dr Andrew Lumsden, whose departure as director of music at Winchester Cathedral brought down a clerical house of cards, has moved on to his nex engagement. He writes: Delighted to say that I will be […]
Concertmaster steps down at Concertgebouw
The royal Dutch orchestra has announced the retirement of second concertmaster Marijn Mijnders, after 36 years’ service. Mijnders, 64, is also a member of the Uriël Ensemble. Her husband, violinist Henk Rubingh, preceded her into […]
MIT computer music pioneer dies at 87
From MIT News: Professor Emeritus Barry Lloyd Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab, and a leader in the development of MIT’s Music and Theater Arts […]
30 grand for a recorder player
The German recorder player and ensemble leader Dorothee Oberlinger has been awarded 30,000 Euros for … being a recorder player. The award is the ‘Grand Cultural Prize’ of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland. The jury in its […]
From Jamaica to Llareggub: 2025 Presteigne Festival
George Vass & the Presteigne Festival Orchestra (Photo: Presteigne Festival) This year’s Presteigne Festival, which runs from 21 to 25 August 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), among the […]
A moving immediacy and directness: British Youth Opera in Britten’s Peter Grimes with Mark Le Brocq in the title role
Britten: Peter Grimes; Mark Le Brocq, Emma Bell, Mark Stone, Eugene Dillon-Hooper, Matthew Bawden, Rhian Davies, Oliver Heuzenroeder, Justin Jacobs, Caitlin MacKenzie, Joshua McCullough, director: Will Kerley, Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Harry Sever, British […]
Neeme Järvi takes a fall
The veteran Estonian conductor, 88, suffered a fall in the podium while conducting at the national song festival yesterday. He told local media from his hospital bed today that he’s feeling fine but ‘will need […]
CBSO fails to communicate
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has just completed a well-received tour of Japan. Not a word has appeared on the orchestra’s website, where the news section has not been updated since May 1. The […]
Yes, Ravel’s Boléro Is a Masterpiece
Be sure to watch this wonderful short video from the Philharmonie de Paris. Yes, Ravel’s Boléro Is a Masterpiece by Barry Lenson Like many people, I never thought of Boléro as Ravel’s greatest work – […]
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