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Gareth Ritter, conductor of Ebbw Valley Brass Band and the Lydbrook Band, has been sent to trial in Cardiff charged with sexual assault, two counts of making an indecent image of a child, and one […]

When Malin Bystrom called in flu-stricken on the morning of Richard Strauss’s rarely-seen Die Liebe der Danae, Bavarian State Opera had just hours to save its new production. Amazingly, there was one other singer from […]

With the Washington coup still ringing in our ears, we learn that Barbara Berlusconi, third daughter of the late Italian president, has been appointed to the board of La Scala Milano by the president of […]

The vast amount of media hype that puffed up the ‘record-breaking‘ sale of a Stradivarius violin owned by the New England Conservatory of Music went up in hot air at Sotheby”s last night. The instrument, […]

The President has spoken on his social media: At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board […]

Silk Roads Rather than a single trade route between ‘East’ and ‘West’ the Silk Roads were an overlapping network that connected Asia, Africa and Europe. ​ Today, with the enthusiastic help of curators Sue Brunning, Luk Yu-ping, Elisabeth […]

PR release: Chicago, IL, February 2025 – Endometriosis Awareness Month highlights the chronic condition affecting 11% of American women, but everyone who menstruates deals with the monthly pain. As science looks into the relationship between […]

Andrés Salado has been appointed principal and artistic director of the Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra, starting this month. Salado is presently in charge of Spain’s Extremadura Orchestra. The post Baton twirl: Costa Rica imports […]

Decca Records US has signed the harpist Ashley Jackson who mixes classical music with Black spirituals. Ashley’s debut album, Take Me To The Water, is out next month. Sample it here. The post Label news: […]

In May last year, Rice University in Texas fired horn professor William VerMeulen after allegations of sexual misconduct with female students, which he denied. VerMeulen was suspended for two months from playing in the Houston […]