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Friends are reporting the death of Harold Meltzer, a prolific composer who taught at Syracuse University. Meltzer suffered a stroke five years ago and was left severely disabled. His works have been recorded on Albany, […]

The Houston Symphony today upgraded its Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth S. Condic to Interim Executive Director. The move takes effect in October when John Mangum leaves to run the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The post […]

The flamboyant Richard LLugner who drew tabloid attention to the fusty Vienna Opera Ball by paying millions to Kardashian-type celebs to turn out as his date, has pranced his final waltz. A construction billionaire, Lugner […]

The winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition is Zijian Wei, 25, from China. Two Americans came second and third. You can watch the final round on youtube. The post Chinese contender wins Cleveland appeared […]

The Australian-British pianist Jayson Gillham has been sanctioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra after making remarks from the stage that were offensive to Israelis and to Jews. Gillham, 37, had inserted a piece that was […]

The choreographer Doris Uhlich has been awarded this year’s state price for dancing naked in January while covering herself in powder in th former imperial resort of Bad Ischl. Must be something original in the […]

When the Swiss French tenor Benjamin Bernheim sang the Hymn to Apollo at the Paris Olympics closing show he had been given a weekend leave of absence by the Salzburg Festival. By rights he should […]

Bolshoi goers have been complaining on Russian social media about huge proce increases at the Bolshoi since Valery Gergiev was granted supreme power last year by Vladimir Putin. A good seat in the stalls has […]

The Divertimento Symphony Orchestra was conducted at the Olympics closing ceremony by its founder Zahia Ziouani. She’s French-Algerian, born in Paris in 1978, twin sister of the cellist Fettouma Ziouani. Benjamin Bernheim sang Fauré’s Hymn […]

In her Lebrecht Interview on BBC Radio 3, Lise Davidsen talked about turning to the mental coach of the Norwegian Olympic team for guidance about motivation and managing her career. ‘I thought, this isn’t for […]