Kedrick Armstrong gave his first downbeat as Music Director of the Oakland Symphony on October 18, drawing raves from the crowd and critics: “A striking debut, promising an exciting new era for the symphony… “ Leoni […]
From a guest essay by Jonathan Biss in the NY Times: In 2015, when I broke my arm and needed to cancel several weeks of concerts, no one suggested to me that I shouldn’t tell […]
The American condcutor James Gaffigan has dumped AskonasHolt as his main agency, transferring his general management to New York boutique Primo Artists. Gaffigan, 45, is music director of Komische Oper Berlin and of Palau de […]
The Vienna Philharmonic, on its first Beijing visit for 11 years, gave the audience just what they came for – Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch Polka and one of Josef’s waltzes. ‘Chinese classical music enthusiasts know […]
It has just been announced that Benedikt Fohr, Chief Executive of the HK Phil since April 2019, will leave next July. Fohr, 60, was previously head of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern. He recently […]
From the Bavarian press: The singer Anna Netrebko will perform with Yusif Eyvazov in the Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival in Regensburg’s St. Emmeram Castle on July 27, 2025. The programme includes Giacomo Puccini’s most […]
London’s state-funded South Bank Centre is seeking a Director of Communications. Ethnic minorities only. People with hearing difficulties are preferred. From the SBC website: We are looking for an experienced Director of Communications to lead […]
Dear Alma, I have been with the same agency for more than 20 years. Initially they were keen and hard-working, and organized tours beautifully. But it has slowly been declining – number of concerts, type […]
We are saddened to report the death, aged 71, of the singer Sarah Leonard, a focal performer for the past half-century. Starting out for five years in the BBC Singers, Sarah became a leading interpreter […]
Dancers of Damelahamid Click here to register Jacob’s Pillow, the Dance Festival in the Berkshires, is making available, free, performances from this past summer. Just register and check out each of these company dances. First […]
