The restless David Chan, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra for the past 24 years, was named last night principal conductor of the Apollo Orchestra of Washington DC. Earlier this month Chan was appointed director […]
We understand that the violinist Nicola Benedetti, director of the Edinburgh Festival, gave birth on Monday to her first child. Mother and baby are doing well, friends say. Benedetti, 35, is in a relationship with […]
The outspoken pianist and composer Gabriela Montero, an unflinching opponent of the Venezuela militarist regime, has received the 2024 Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent from the Human Rights Foundation. Montero, 54, has exposed the […]
Emerging Dancer 2024 – English National Ballet Click here for event Every year, six of the English National Ballet’s most promising dancers are selected by their peers to take on the challenge of performing a […]
The Calgary Philharmonic has fired principal oboe Alex Klein and principal clarinet Slavko Popovic after an external, month-long investigation into ‘deeply troubling comments posted online.’ The comments are alleged to have been disrespectful to women […]
The Théâtre des Champs Élysées has replaced François Xavier Roth as conductor of tonight’s concert. Adrien Perruchon is stepping in. Roth was accused today in a French magazine of inappropriate sexual messaging. The post Paris […]
Going up to receive the Polar Prize in Stockholm, the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen had distinct streaks on his cheeks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Polar Music Prize (@polarmusicprize) The post Esa-Pekka […]
The international violinist Renaud Capuçon has lost an appeal against conviction for failing to declare earnings on a dozen concerts. The news site L’informé reports that the musician omitted to declare 5 concerts in 2013 […]
The family of Jan Kaczmarek have announced his death in Krakow, aged 71, of the neurodegenerative condition Multiple system atrophy. Kaczmarek won an Oscar in 2005 for his score for the Miramax film Finding Neverland. […]
The Royal College of Music this morning named Gary Ryan as Head of Strings. He has been acting head of department since Mark Messenger was suspended seven months ago. Messenger left the RCM after an […]
