The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina, a regional orchestra of no significant pedigree, has raised more than $50 million in a three-year campaign that should push it way up the industry rankings. The music […]
The London Mozart Players is seeking a new chief executive. The incumbent, Flynn Le Brocq, has found a job as director of admissions at a boarding school in Rutland. Le Brocq lasted four years at […]
Wise Music Group has published news of the passing of the Danish composer Per Nørgård. The foremost musical Dane since Carl Nielsen, Nørgård composed eight symphonies, six operas, ten concertos, choral music, much chamber music […]
The Israeli-American pianist talks to David Krauss on Speaking Soundly about growing up with two brother musicians with parents who were dedicated scientists. She married the US conductor David Robertson ansd their teenaged son is […]
The 2025 Fanny Mendelssohn Composition Prize has been awarded to a 29-year-old Hungarian, Abigél Varga. She receives 10,000 euros and a commission to compose a chamber music work for zither and trumpet. Since the announcement […]
The Broadway star Patti LuPone has told New Yorker writer Michael Schulman that the DC arts centre should be eliminated now that it has been taken over by the Tump administration. ‘She’s even angrier at […]
Cardiff University has cancelled plans to abolish teaching of music and modern languages. Vice Chancellor Wendy Larner said music would have ‘revised entry targets and content’ and modern language programmes would have ‘smaller cohorts.’ Face-saving […]
We have been notified of the passing two weeks ago in France of Neville Dilkes, founder of the Midland Sinfonia, which became the English Sinfonia. Neville, who was 94, made several fine recordings of English […]
Yale Symphony Orchestra has named a successor to William Boughton, who has retired after seven years in charge. She is Elizabeth Askren, presently on the music staff of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She will […]
The composer and all-round musician Simon House died this weekend, aged 76. A founder of the Hawkwind band, he left to join the iconic David Bowie in 1978 as violinist, keyboard player and mandolinist. The […]
