classical music

We reported yesterday that Abigail Pogson, head of the Gateshead Glasshouse (formerly Sage), had refused to sign Nicholas Serota’s letter defending the Council’s box-ticking Let’s Create policy. Pogson, a Council member for the past three […]

We understand that David Chan, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 25 years and a faculty member at Juilliard, is giving it all up to be full-time professor of violin at Rice University’s Shepherd […]

And the orchestra plays on, under its American conductor Hobart Earle. The post On April 10, 1944 Odesa was liberated. Today, its concerthall is bombed appeared first on Slippedisc.

The regulatory Ofcom has authorised the BBC to continue with Radio 3 Unwind, the classical station’s slow-paced subsidiary. The sub-channel will remain on BBC Sounds and will now become available on DAB+ digital radio. The […]

The German violinist Eckart Lorentzen brought the Isael Opera audience to its feet after playing his final performance. He joined the Israel Symphony Orchestra in 1997. Before that, from 1984 to 1987 Eckart had played […]

The Armernian baritone David Babayants saved Giordano’s opera at the Vienna State Opera last night, rushing over for the third act after Luca Salsi was doubled up with sickness. Der Standard reports: ‘The curtain had […]

A Virginia guitarist and composer, Yasmin Williams, reached out politely to interim KenCen chief Richard Grenell for guidance on changes to artist bookings under the Trump administration. The responses she received were off-the-scale personal and […]

The London Philharmonic Choir has chosen Madeleine Venner as its Chorus Director, starting in September. She succeeds Neville Creed, who is retiring after 30 years. Venner is former Choral Director for the Hallé Concerts Society […]

The distinguished expat violinist Roberto Cani has died at his home in LA, aged 57. A prizewinner at the Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, Cani studied in Milan and Moscow and played concertos with major orchestras. […]