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Britten Peard Arts has appointed a career-long artists’ agent to succeed Sir Simon Robey as board chair. Angela Mallinson, 64, has been on the BPA board for five years. She was a founder of the […]

National Theatre Click here for tickets From the Natonal Theatre comes a new online release, All of Us, a play by Francesca Martinez, who is an award-winning author, comedian and actor. In All of Us, […]

The death has been made known of the American  tenor saxophone and clarinet virtuoso John Ruocco, director of the Dutch Jazz Orchestra and of The Hague Conservatory big band. He was 72. Born in September […]

Deborah Rutter, the Kennedy Center CEO who was sacked by the Trump regime, has issued a detailed statement in response to allegations by her amateur successor of financial mismanagement under her regime. Rutter retorts that […]

Sydneysider Jason Henery is to be principal double bass of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, appearing in Strauss’s Alpine Symphony at last night’s concert. Jason’s father, Alex Henery, is co-principal double bass of the Sydney Symphony […]

The death has been made known of the international oboist Harry Wayne Sargous. Originally from Cleveland Heights, Harry was principal oboe of the Toronto Symphony under music directors Karel Ancerl and Andrew Davis from 1971 […]

Opera companies across the US are paying tribute to Dennis Whitehead Darling, who has died of critical injuries from a traffic accident sustained in New York on Saturday night. Darling’s most recent production was ‘L’Amant […]

We have been asked to share pictures of the shocking changing space allocated to members of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Concertgebouw orchestras before their recent concert at the Bozar Hall in Brussels. Our photographer […]

A giant bas-relief of Joseph Stalin has been reinstalled in the Moscow Metro.   A group calling itself USSRdays has posted: Friends, I am glad to share with you great news! On the day of […]

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has launched a competition for amatuer musicians to display their skills. Entrants are required to upload a solo performance of up to three minutes inspired by birds or birdsong. Full details […]