We have received confirmation of the death on Monday of Werner Hink, a cherished member of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1965. Hink, who was 81, was hugely influential at the Pacific Music Festival Sapporo, where […]
A first from our seen-it-all agony aunt: Dear Alma, Remember me? I’m the North German orchestral player who smeared dogshit in a colleague’s mouthpiece after he grabbed my ass. We are still both suspended. The […]
Liang Wang, suspended principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic, today filed suit against New York Magazine/Vox and reporter Sammy Sussman, claiming $100 million in punitive damages. The substance of the suit is this: ‘The […]
Among today’s six recipients of an honorary PhD at Harvard is the LA Phil’s outgoing music director. He is decorated as a doctor of music. Five of the six PhDs are from minority ethnicities. The […]
The conductor Francois-Xavier Roth, who has been accused of sending inappropriate sexual messages to orchestral players, has informed the the Gürzenich orchestra of Cologne that he has ‘decided not to conduct’ while his conduct is […]
IMG Artists has snapped up Bar Avni, winner of the 2024 La Maestra competition in Paris. Avni, 34, will be looked after by Isabelle Cottet, with Kathryn Enticott consulting. The post Biz news: Israeli baton […]
Press release: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra the Orchestra will perform alongside world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and DJ Craig Charles for a unique collaboration at the official naming ceremony of Cunard’s Queen Anne. Bocelli […]
The Brazilian Alex Klein, dismissed yesterday as principal oboe by the Calgary Philharmonic, has issued a Yotube video describing his struggles with the onset of dystonia. ‘I lost just about everything a person can lose,’ […]
The Church of England’s National Director of Human Resources is called Emma Trenier. Ms Trenier lives in Winchester and is married to the Canon Precentor and Sacrist of Winchester Cathedral, Andy Trenier. As head of […]
The Swiss Grand Prix for music has been awarded to the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta. The cash prize is worth 100,000 Swiss francs. That’s US $109,372.00. Gabetta, 43, lives in Switzerland in Switzerland and teaches […]
