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Trump grabs Kennedy Center for his 100th Day

Trump grabs Kennedy Center for his 100th Day

From the occupied arts center: Step in to The Kennedy Center for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration marking President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Set in the interactive gallery honoring President John F. Kennedy, this unforgettable […]

Cancer claims versatile composer, 52

Cancer claims versatile composer, 52

Colleagues are mourning the Georgian composer Marianna Tscharkwiani, who lived for a while in Vienna and has died after a prolonged struggle with cancer. Originally immersed in Stockhausen and electronic music, she became a compelling […]

Tel Aviv mourns head of strings

Tel Aviv mourns head of strings

The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music has announced the death of the violist Gad Levertov, long-serving head of its strings department. He was also a member of the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Sol La Re […]

Running for Beethoven

Running for Beethoven

From Daria van den Bercken: 18 Apr 2025 A running event during a classical piano concert. Is it possible? Yes! On the final day of the Piano Biennale Festival in the Netherlands, we held Running […]

The principal guest dances

The principal guest dances

The Czech Phil with its principal guest conductor gets grooving with the firt set of Dvorak Slavonic Dances. We ran the second set a few weeks back. The post The principal guest dances appeared first […]

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – for voices

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – for voices

Message received: A Season To Sing is a choral re-imagining of Vivaldi’s enduringly popular set of violin concertos, The Four Seasons, first published 300 years ago in 1725. RSCM composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange is rearranging […]