From the brand-new website of Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Springhead Constellation: Key Principles Our commitment to a safe and supportive environment means that any form of discrimination, harassment, or bullying will not be tolerated. Everyone […]
Singers’ agents tell us of a tsunami of depression that is sweeping through the profession. Opera budgets have been cut, contracts arrive late and the basic security of the profession is under threat. One agent […]
The Munich Radio Orchestra is performing the Downton Abbey soundtrack tomorrow at 7 pm in concert and on stream. The piano soloist is John Lunn, the Scottish composer who wrote the series’ background music. Never […]
The young German musician Till Schuler has won the audition for solo cello in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Till, 24, has been until now a member of the orchestra’s academy. View this post […]
Colleagues are mourning the unexplained death of the Milan-based Korean tenor Sehoon Moon. We have no details at this moment of the cause. Sehoon Moon was in the midst of a busy season. He was […]
The National Chorus and Orchestra of Spain have named Kent Nagano as their chief conductor and artistic director from September 2026. Nagano, 73, has been until now general music director in Hamburg. Kent Nagano comments: “The […]
Present Laughter Click here to subscribe This week marks the 125th birthday of Sir Noel Peirce Coward. For those not old enough to remember, Noel Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, […]
The British bad-boy violinist, 68 next week, has appointed ex-CAMI agent Doug Sheldon to revive his US career. Sheldon writes: Sheldon Artists is pleased to announce the addition of violinst Nigel Kennedy to its roster, […]
From the Berlin Phil website: During and immediately after pregnancy, (expectant) mothers and their babies are vulnerable to stress factors such as pandemics, environmental disasters, war or flight. Maternal stress has long-term effects for several […]
The BBC has parked a new interview with Yuja on one of its most obscure outlets. But then upped it onto Youtube. No BBC contributor or producer is credited with conducting the interview. The post […]
