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There are further concerns at the likely authority of the next director of music at the troubled Cathedral. Ten local choirs have been called in for talks. The Dean has issued a statement: ‘We have […]

The death was confirmed today of Ofri Gofer, head of music at the national broadcaster, Kan. Ofri had been battling cancer. So many go too soon. The post Israel music chief dies at 40 appeared […]

The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain has cancelled Andrew Batterham’s Trumpet Concerto from its Summer Course concert in Blackburn next Saturday. Batterham, 56, has been charged with alleged child sex offences in Melbourne, […]

The award-winning English cellist Richard Harwood is playing out his final month in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra before making a change of direction. He writes: A couple of months ago, I reached the sad decision […]

The French label has signed the French-Swiss mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti whose voice floated high above the Olympics opening show in Paris last weekend. Viotti, 38, dressed for that occasion as a female pirate. She is […]

Our session for Radio 3’s Lebrecht Interview with MTT lasted almost two hours and much of the sidebar stuff ended up in BBC bins. However, not to be forgotten is Michael’s pledge to return to […]

The HRF, an international charity dedicated to protecting human rights under authoritarian regimes, has issued the following message: Last night, Gustavo Dudamel, the famous Venezuelan conductor, gave a concert directing the Maduro regime’s top youth […]

We understand that principal trombone Jay Friedman will retired from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in September 2025. He may well be currently the longest serving principal player in any leading orchestra worldwide. Auditions have been […]

We are sad to learn of the death of Yehudi Menuhin’s beloved daughter Zamira, a benign and constructive figure in musical affairs. The child of Menuhin’s first marriage to Nola Nicholas, he have her the […]

The Russian pianist Pavel Kushner died today in a Birobidzhan detention center while awaiting trial for allegedly ‘inciting terrorism’. His offence was to read anti-Putin poems on a Youtube channel with five subscribers. Kushner went […]