From an AP report: FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway […]
The veteran conductor will return to the Nashville Symphony as Music Advisor for the next three years. Slatkin, 80, previously served as Music Advisor from 2006 to 2009. ‘Twenty years ago, it was my privilege […]
From the Hollywood Reporter: According to a memo to culture desk staff Tuesday from Times culture editor Sia Michel, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the four critics: TV critic Margaret Lyons, pop music critic […]
James Inverne’s new play, That Bastard Puccini, opened last night at the Park Theatre, in north London. It relates the rivalry between Giacomo Puccini and Ruggero Leoncavallo as they raced to be first to complete […]
Two Florida orchestras have now ceased operations. The Punta Gorda Symphony, which shuttered last year, has been joined by the Southwest Florida Symphony, based in Fort Myers. Both orchestras suffered setbacks during Covid but the […]
The Universal Music Group labels have achieved a clean sweep of the top ten in Germany this week. Top of the pile is a vinyl reissue of Claudio Abbado’s Mahler 2. Also doing well is […]
A man aged 43 has been arrested in London in connection with the theft of a 1740 violin from The Marquess Tavern on Canonbury Street, Islington. The violin belongs to David Lopez Ibañez, a member […]
Four Russian contestants form the largest national group, with South Korea, in October’s Operalia contest in Bulgaria. The UK is represented by the bass singer, William Thomas, who famously clashed with Sir John Eliot Gardiner. […]
The influential New York violist Karen Ritscher has died after a series of illnesses at the age of 73. Starting out as principal viola at Dallas Opera and Houston Grand Opera, Karen went on to […]
The Italian minikstry of culture, which originally gave its blessing to a concert by the banned Russian conductor, has now changed its tune after protests from the EU and elsewhere. The ministry today says: ‘The […]
