More skewed priorities at Yale
Yale School of Music has a new assistant dean. That ought to be good for academic and playing standards, right? No, says, Yale, she here for feelgood purposes. We’re excited to announce the appointment of […]
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Australia concertmaster dies in London
Message received: Opera Australia pays tribute to the extraordinary Aubrey Murphy, Concertmaster of the Opera Australia Orchestra from 2001 to 2012, who passed away in London this week. Aubrey led the Orchestra under Opera Australia […]
Dutch conductor, 64
The Dutch choral world is in mourning for Bas Ramselaar, an imperious bass singer and chorus conductor who has died after a seven-month illness. Bas enjoyed an international career as soloist with majopr orchestras. […]
New kid on the block, New London Harmonia brings two premiered by Welsh composer Charlie Barber to its final concert of the season
Charlie Barber at the premiere of his The Fall of the House of Usher with the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales in 2012 Welsh composer Charlie Barber, who celebrated his 75th birthday last year […]
BBC slaps down gender claims at the Proms
A report, described as ‘new research’ by the Donne Foundation and the Independent Society of Musicians, shows what are claimed to be ‘significant gender and racial inequalities’. The report shows that: – 89.9% of music, […]
Baton handover at BBC Singers
The BBC has named a new chief conductor of the BBC Singers, to succeed Sofi Jeannin a year from now. He is Owain Park, principal guest conductor since 2022. The post Baton handover at […]
Exclusive: Italian minister breaks ban on Putin’s conductor
A concert has been arranged on July 27 at the Royal Palace of Caserta in which Valery Gergiev will conduct ‘soloists of the Mariinsky Orchestra of St Petersburg’. This will be Gergiev’s first appearance in […]
Who is the Bird of Paradise?
Described as a musical comedy by its composer, Franz Lehár’s last operetta has more in common with Puccini’s great operas than classic American musicals, as demonstrated by its premiere amid great fanfare at the Staatsoper […]
Ruth Leon recommends… The Prayer – Liz Callaway and Nicholas Callaway Foster
The Prayer I’ve known and admired Liz Callaway for years. She is a Tony and Grammy nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and recording artist. She made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We […]
Yunchan Lim’s epoch-making performance of Rach 3
Yuncham Lim cerainly made waves wt this performance: live at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He was 18.. Lim’s debut studio album Chopin Étude was the subject of a post on Classical Explorer here. […]
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